UNICON International, Inc.
Bridgman, Michigan
Job Description Job Description Job Title: Infrastructure Engineer Staff Location: Bridgman, MI Work Model: Onsite POSITION OVERVIEW Working independently, responsibilities include the following related to Computer, Network, Storage, Cloud and End-User infrastructure: Perform infrastructure project assignments. Plan, research, evaluate and design infrastructure solutions. WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING Firewall planning, configuration, installation and maintenance for Cisco ASA, Fortigate firewalls and FTD's Participate in a rotating on-call schedule to provide 24x7 support. Develop and plan network incident resolution, configuration audit and updates, as well as vulnerability remediations. Provide a high level of technical support and analysis, operation, administration, and troubleshooting activities. Adhere to client's approval processes as part of change management, incident management and trouble response scenarios. Prepare cost estimates, justifications, application requirements, alternative solutions, and technical recommendations. Prepare technical documentation including procedures, manuals, and reports. Review and adhere to budgeting and approval processes while assisting with annual and project planning. May provide training and mentoring, as well as work direction, to others on the team. WHAT'S NEEDED Seven years in direct support of Network Operations in a large enterprise environment, preferably within the utility or energy sector. ServiceNow or similar ITIL experience is a plus. An advanced understanding of network communications technologies and an demonstrate the ability to analyze, troubleshoot, coordinate and resolve complex network issues and projects. Proficiency in networking protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP) Strong knowledge and experience with IPAM-DDI solutions Knowledge of network security practices Experience with configuring and support with hardware (routers, switches, firewalls) Experience with network monitoring tools (Splunk, Solarwinds) Knowledge in routing and switching protocol, WAN technologies including MPLS, Point to Point, MAN and Wireless; LAN technologies including LAN design standards and best practices, Data Center network Design and Wireless solutions; and security standards with firewall, design and best practices Experience in Unix/Linux Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, with the ability to clearly communicate complex findings and present them to ensure audience appeal at various levels of the organization and with clients Licenses/Certifications: Cisco CCNA/CCNP COMPENSATION & BENEFITS Medical, dental, and vision insurance 401(k) Other standard benefits as applicable Distribution List: IT/Technical ABOUT UNICON UNICON is a workforce solutions provider with over 35 years of experience supporting organizations across a variety of industries. We partner with our clients to deliver skilled professionals while maintaining a strong focus on quality, compliance, and long-term relationships. UNICON is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
Job Description Job Description Job Title: Infrastructure Engineer Staff Location: Bridgman, MI Work Model: Onsite POSITION OVERVIEW Working independently, responsibilities include the following related to Computer, Network, Storage, Cloud and End-User infrastructure: Perform infrastructure project assignments. Plan, research, evaluate and design infrastructure solutions. WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING Firewall planning, configuration, installation and maintenance for Cisco ASA, Fortigate firewalls and FTD's Participate in a rotating on-call schedule to provide 24x7 support. Develop and plan network incident resolution, configuration audit and updates, as well as vulnerability remediations. Provide a high level of technical support and analysis, operation, administration, and troubleshooting activities. Adhere to client's approval processes as part of change management, incident management and trouble response scenarios. Prepare cost estimates, justifications, application requirements, alternative solutions, and technical recommendations. Prepare technical documentation including procedures, manuals, and reports. Review and adhere to budgeting and approval processes while assisting with annual and project planning. May provide training and mentoring, as well as work direction, to others on the team. WHAT'S NEEDED Seven years in direct support of Network Operations in a large enterprise environment, preferably within the utility or energy sector. ServiceNow or similar ITIL experience is a plus. An advanced understanding of network communications technologies and an demonstrate the ability to analyze, troubleshoot, coordinate and resolve complex network issues and projects. Proficiency in networking protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP) Strong knowledge and experience with IPAM-DDI solutions Knowledge of network security practices Experience with configuring and support with hardware (routers, switches, firewalls) Experience with network monitoring tools (Splunk, Solarwinds) Knowledge in routing and switching protocol, WAN technologies including MPLS, Point to Point, MAN and Wireless; LAN technologies including LAN design standards and best practices, Data Center network Design and Wireless solutions; and security standards with firewall, design and best practices Experience in Unix/Linux Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, with the ability to clearly communicate complex findings and present them to ensure audience appeal at various levels of the organization and with clients Licenses/Certifications: Cisco CCNA/CCNP COMPENSATION & BENEFITS Medical, dental, and vision insurance 401(k) Other standard benefits as applicable Distribution List: IT/Technical ABOUT UNICON UNICON is a workforce solutions provider with over 35 years of experience supporting organizations across a variety of industries. We partner with our clients to deliver skilled professionals while maintaining a strong focus on quality, compliance, and long-term relationships. UNICON is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
UNICON International, Inc.
Greensboro, North Carolina
Job Description Job Description Job Title: Senior Infrastructure Architect/Engineer (Compute Infrastructure Lead) Location: Greensboro, NC Work Model: Onsite Compensation: $131-136k 3rd Party Suppliers: Not accepting 3rd party suppliers for this role Work Type: Onsite/ 4 days/wk Travel: 5-10% Overtime: 5-10 hours/wk POSITION OVERVIEW Own OS, virtualization, compute-platform, VDI-infrastructure, and DR operations, lifecycle, availability, patching, and technical standards. Lead incident response, troubleshooting, RCA, vulnerability remediation, and service-restoration activities for assigned platforms. Perform and coordinate hands-on data-center infrastructure work for assigned platforms, including hardware installation and removal, rack/stack, cabling, diagnostics, parts replacement, RMA activity, remote hands, vendor coordination, and technical decommissioning. Plan and execute platform upgrades, capacity reviews, recovery runbooks, DR exercises, and corrective actions. Coordinate compute workload administration, platform integrations, and changes with global, regional, application, network, security/IAM, and data-platform teams. Administer and maintain platform-specific access controls for assigned infrastructure in accordance with client security and access-management processes. Provide technical oversight of vendor/MSP support concerns and project delivery, including case initiation, troubleshooting coordination, escalation, resolution validation, validation of changes and operational deliverables, and communication of service concerns to client management. Maintain runbooks, architecture documentation, monitoring requirements, cross-training, and secondary coverage for storage-related recovery. WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING The Senior Compute Platform Administrator is accountable for the reliable operation, lifecycle management, security, resilience, and continuous improvement of server, virtualization, virtual desktop, infrastructure, cloud-workload, and disaster-recovery platforms supporting the HACI environment. The role provides hands-on engineering leadership across Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, VMware, Nutanix, Cisco UCS, Lenovo/IBM xServers, Nvidia agents/licensing for VDI and applicable Windows workloads and AWS compute workloads. The position owns infrastructure recovery planning and testing, leads complex incident resolution, and provides secondary coverage for storage connectivity and recovery operations. The role operates within global standards, ITSM controls, vulnerability and patch programs, and governance expectations. WHAT'S NEEDED Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; or an associate degree, military/industry training, and equivalent professional experience. 10+ years of progressive enterprise infrastructure or systems-administration experience. 5+ years administering enterprise server and virtualization platforms 3+ years supporting DR planning, exercises, failover, or infrastructure recovery. Advanced VMware vSphere experience, including installation/upgrade of ESXi hosts, host and datastore cluster configuration, virtual switch VLAN configuration, performance and capacity management, and end-to-end operational support. Advanced Windows Server (2016 and higher) and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (7.x and higher) administration experience. Advanced Cisco UCS platform experience, including configuration and ongoing management of server profiles/templates and Fabric Interconnect network/storage connectivity. Experience with Nutanix AOS platform and other x86 server hardware. Experience supporting AWS EC2 workloads and related platform integrations. Experience with operational automation using tools such as Ansible or comparable scripting and configuration-management tools. Working knowledge of NAS, SAN, and backup platforms; experience with Dell PowerStore, Isilon/OneFS, Avamar, Data Domain, and Cisco SAN switching preferred. Experience with ITSM, 24x7 operations, change control, patching, vulnerability remediation, major incidents, and RCA. Strong preparation and presentation skills for upper Management Levels as well as stakeholder's status reports. Preferred: Experience with Red Hat Satellite; SCM platforms such as GitHub or GitLab; Horizon VDI; NVIDIA vGPU; Windows Group Policy and DHCP; HPC Hardware, and infrastructure monitoring platforms. Works independently on complex issues and leads major incident and recovery activities. Creates standards, runbooks, technical diagrams, lifecycle plans, and management-ready risk/status communications. Translates architecture and security requirements into operationally supportable solutions. Mentors others, supports cross-training, and demonstrates secondary coverage for data-platform recovery. Preferred training/certifications: VMware VCP, RHCSA/RHCE, Microsoft, and/or ITIL Foundation. COMPENSATION & BENEFITS • Medical, dental, and vision insurance • 401(k) • Other standard benefits as applicable ABOUT UNICON UNICON is a workforce solutions provider with over 35 years of experience supporting organizations across a variety of industries. We partner with our clients to deliver skilled professionals while maintaining a strong focus on quality, compliance, and long-term relationships. UNICON is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. COMPENSATION & BENEFITS • Medical, dental, and vision insurance • 401(k) • Other standard benefits as applicable ABOUT UNICON UNICON is a workforce solutions provider with over 35 years of experience supporting organizations across a variety of industries. We partner with our clients to deliver skilled professionals while maintaining a strong focus on quality, compliance, and long-term relationships. UNICON is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
Job Description Job Description Job Title: Senior Infrastructure Architect/Engineer (Compute Infrastructure Lead) Location: Greensboro, NC Work Model: Onsite Compensation: $131-136k 3rd Party Suppliers: Not accepting 3rd party suppliers for this role Work Type: Onsite/ 4 days/wk Travel: 5-10% Overtime: 5-10 hours/wk POSITION OVERVIEW Own OS, virtualization, compute-platform, VDI-infrastructure, and DR operations, lifecycle, availability, patching, and technical standards. Lead incident response, troubleshooting, RCA, vulnerability remediation, and service-restoration activities for assigned platforms. Perform and coordinate hands-on data-center infrastructure work for assigned platforms, including hardware installation and removal, rack/stack, cabling, diagnostics, parts replacement, RMA activity, remote hands, vendor coordination, and technical decommissioning. Plan and execute platform upgrades, capacity reviews, recovery runbooks, DR exercises, and corrective actions. Coordinate compute workload administration, platform integrations, and changes with global, regional, application, network, security/IAM, and data-platform teams. Administer and maintain platform-specific access controls for assigned infrastructure in accordance with client security and access-management processes. Provide technical oversight of vendor/MSP support concerns and project delivery, including case initiation, troubleshooting coordination, escalation, resolution validation, validation of changes and operational deliverables, and communication of service concerns to client management. Maintain runbooks, architecture documentation, monitoring requirements, cross-training, and secondary coverage for storage-related recovery. WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING The Senior Compute Platform Administrator is accountable for the reliable operation, lifecycle management, security, resilience, and continuous improvement of server, virtualization, virtual desktop, infrastructure, cloud-workload, and disaster-recovery platforms supporting the HACI environment. The role provides hands-on engineering leadership across Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, VMware, Nutanix, Cisco UCS, Lenovo/IBM xServers, Nvidia agents/licensing for VDI and applicable Windows workloads and AWS compute workloads. The position owns infrastructure recovery planning and testing, leads complex incident resolution, and provides secondary coverage for storage connectivity and recovery operations. The role operates within global standards, ITSM controls, vulnerability and patch programs, and governance expectations. WHAT'S NEEDED Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; or an associate degree, military/industry training, and equivalent professional experience. 10+ years of progressive enterprise infrastructure or systems-administration experience. 5+ years administering enterprise server and virtualization platforms 3+ years supporting DR planning, exercises, failover, or infrastructure recovery. Advanced VMware vSphere experience, including installation/upgrade of ESXi hosts, host and datastore cluster configuration, virtual switch VLAN configuration, performance and capacity management, and end-to-end operational support. Advanced Windows Server (2016 and higher) and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (7.x and higher) administration experience. Advanced Cisco UCS platform experience, including configuration and ongoing management of server profiles/templates and Fabric Interconnect network/storage connectivity. Experience with Nutanix AOS platform and other x86 server hardware. Experience supporting AWS EC2 workloads and related platform integrations. Experience with operational automation using tools such as Ansible or comparable scripting and configuration-management tools. Working knowledge of NAS, SAN, and backup platforms; experience with Dell PowerStore, Isilon/OneFS, Avamar, Data Domain, and Cisco SAN switching preferred. Experience with ITSM, 24x7 operations, change control, patching, vulnerability remediation, major incidents, and RCA. Strong preparation and presentation skills for upper Management Levels as well as stakeholder's status reports. Preferred: Experience with Red Hat Satellite; SCM platforms such as GitHub or GitLab; Horizon VDI; NVIDIA vGPU; Windows Group Policy and DHCP; HPC Hardware, and infrastructure monitoring platforms. Works independently on complex issues and leads major incident and recovery activities. Creates standards, runbooks, technical diagrams, lifecycle plans, and management-ready risk/status communications. Translates architecture and security requirements into operationally supportable solutions. Mentors others, supports cross-training, and demonstrates secondary coverage for data-platform recovery. Preferred training/certifications: VMware VCP, RHCSA/RHCE, Microsoft, and/or ITIL Foundation. COMPENSATION & BENEFITS • Medical, dental, and vision insurance • 401(k) • Other standard benefits as applicable ABOUT UNICON UNICON is a workforce solutions provider with over 35 years of experience supporting organizations across a variety of industries. We partner with our clients to deliver skilled professionals while maintaining a strong focus on quality, compliance, and long-term relationships. UNICON is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. COMPENSATION & BENEFITS • Medical, dental, and vision insurance • 401(k) • Other standard benefits as applicable ABOUT UNICON UNICON is a workforce solutions provider with over 35 years of experience supporting organizations across a variety of industries. We partner with our clients to deliver skilled professionals while maintaining a strong focus on quality, compliance, and long-term relationships. UNICON is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.