Job Description:

100% Remote

Contract to Hire

City: Washington

State/Province: District of Columbia

Zip/Postal Code: 20065

PURPOSE:

Ensures the stability, integrity and efficient operation of the organization information systems that support organizational functions. This is achieved by monitoring, supporting and optimizing all networked software and associated operating systems. Assesses architecture and current system limitations, defines and designs system specifications, disaster recovery procedures and evaluates input/output processes and working parameters for hardware/software compatibility.

 How will you do it

50% Assisting with the work associated with our Disaster Recovery exercises to our South Carolina datacenter. This includes 4 quarterly planned exercises. Work includes planning, setup, configuration, documentation, support and troubleshooting of these exercises.

10% Installs, tunes, upgrades, troubleshoots, and maintains all computer systems relevant to the supported applications including all necessary tasks to perform operating system administration, user account management, disaster recovery strategy and networking configuration.

10% Develop and implement techniques to prevent system problems, troubleshoots incidents to recover services and supports root cause analysis

10% Automates the installation and configuration of applications in development and productions environments.

10% Evaluates new systems by performing in-depth tests, including end-user reviews. Researches software and related products to support recommendations and purchasing. Determines systems integration issues by evaluating components; developing and completing performance tests; analyzing test data; studying project requirements; analyzing user and potential user input; evaluating similar and related products and systems. Develop system automation and system integration of business processes.

10% Improves engineering job knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies.

What we look for

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable

accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Education Level: Bachelor's Degree

• Education Details: Information Technology or Computer Science

• Experience: 5 years software, hardware and/or systems engineering related experience

• In Lieu of Education

• In lieu of a Bachelor's degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required in addition to the required work experience.

• Preferred Qualifications

• Disaster Recovery

• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs)

• Knowledge of programming languages and web based technologies., Advanced

• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications., Advanced

• Ability to collaborate to solve technical problems across teams., Advanced

• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal., Advanced