Integration Systems Engineer - Data Center
Piscataway, NJ

Job Description

About SHI

Innovative Solutions. World Class Support.

Constantly growing in response to the needs of our customers in all sectors and verticals, SHI has transformed itself from a $1 million "software-only" regional reseller into a $10 billion global provider of information technology products and services.

From software and hardware procurement to deployment planning, configuration, data center optimization, IT asset management and cloud computing, SHI offers custom IT solutions for every aspect of your environment.

Privately-held and under the guidance of our current ownership since 1989, SHI has experienced tremendous growth in size and scope through neither merger nor acquisition. Our organic growth and two decades of stability are a direct result of backing a highly-skilled and tenured sales force with software volume licensing experts, hardware procurement specialists and certified IT services professionals.

Headquartered in Somerset, NJ, SHI supports their clients from over 30 offices throughout the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Germany, France and Hong Kong. SHI's goal is to foster long-term, mutually-beneficial relationships with its customers and partners, every day.

What SHI Can Offer:

* World Class Facility includes on site gyms, restaurants and community events
* Ongoing opportunities for personal and professional growth and development due to our strong promote from within philosophy
* Work in an up-beat, creative, and fun environment
* Benefits, include medical, vision, dental, 401K, and flexible spending

Job Summary

The Integration Systems Engineer will help build out, maintain, and enhance our rapidly expanding internal automation infrastructure. She/he will be part of a talented team of engineers in our Integration Data Center Services team that demonstrate superb technical competency, delivering data center critical infrastructure and ensuring the highest levels of availability and performance. The Integration Systems Engineer will be responsible for supporting a growing deployment network and all underlying systems related to supporting Integration Services workloads and IT project deployment. The Systems Engineer will utilize critical thinking and problem solving in concert with industry tested and internally developed tools to deliver a stable platform that the build technicians can use to analyze, configure, and deploy hardware devices within the customer defined architecture. This position is required to report to the Piscataway office location.

Responsibilities/Job Function

* Install, configure, validate, and troubleshoot data center hardware, software, and systems.• Proactively ensure the highest levels of internal systems and infrastructure availability.• Maintain internal infrastructure, network, and automation environment.• Write and maintain custom scripts to automate tasks including configuration and hardware verification in order to increase efficiency and remove human error. • Participate in the design of automation, information and operational support systems.• Provide high level support and insight related to builds both internally and to customers.• Liaise with vendors and other IT personnel for problem escalation and resolution.• Provide support for dynamic client information technology needs.• Interface with Project Management and Quality Control teams in order to determine integration requirements and expectations.• Participate in customer and internal technical calls and meetings.• May be required to work beyond normal shift to finish projects.
* It is expected that the candidate is motivated, disciplined and able to produce quality results under pressure.
* The candidate may need to stay late or work extended hours to meet deliverables.

Qualifications/Minimum Skills Required

Qualifications

* Minimum 3-5 years of working experience in installing, configuring and troubleshooting servers, switches, routers, firewalls, and other datacenter appliances.• Minimum 3-5 years of working experience in installing, configuring and troubleshooting UNIX/Linux/Windows Server/ESXi environments.• Minimum 3-5 years of infrastructure and network monitoring/management systems.• Minimum 3-5 years experience working with large scale IT projects related to deployment and configuration.• Minimum of 2-3 years of experience with scripting (e.g., shell scripts, Python, Perl).
* College Degree in technology related discipline is desired but not mandatory. • Certifications in technology related disciplines such as Networking (CCNA, CCNP) or Server Infrastructure (MCSE) is desired but not mandatory.

Required Skills:

* Solid networking knowledge/skills (OSI network layers, TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, Routing).• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.• Ability to work individually without much direction while also working as part of a team towards a common goal.• Ability to multitask while retaining strong attention to detail.• Ability to communicate with customers at all levels.• Demonstrated scripting skills (e.g., shell scripts, Python, Perl).• Ability to master new technologies• Ability to conceptualize capabilities and document the technical plan• Ability to train other team members and hand off tasks when necessary• Distribute workloads to other team members and move action items forward• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and have the ability to articulate ideas succinctly.
* The ideal candidate is reliable and can be depended upon to show up, complete tasks and is required to give plenty of notice when scheduling time off.
* It is expected that the candidate is motivated, disciplined and able to produce quality results under pressure.

Preferred Skills:

* Experience with infrastructure automation tools (xCAT, Ansible, Cobbler, Chef, etc.)• Experience working with RESTful APIs.• Experience and capable operating in CLI-based environments.• Experience with modern data center technologies and concepts.

Equal Employment Opportunity - M/F/Disability/Protected Veteran Status

Certifications Required

Certifications in technology related disciplines such as Networking (CCNA, CCNP) or Server Infrastructure (MCSE) is desired but not mandatory.