Job Title:Server Engineer

Status:Permanent

Hours:9:00am - 17:00pm/ Monday to Friday. *office based 5 days a week

Salary:£42,000 per annum + travel expense up to Zone 6

Location:London

Global IT company is looking for a Server Engineer.

Server Engineer - Responsibilities:

• Provisioning, detailed planning, design and implementation of core systems and services, including hardware, software, servers and applications.
• Network element configuration including day-to-day service delivery.
• Network and server implementation and optimization.
• Consideration of the most profitable system and implementation methods.
• Creation of handover documents, providing internal training as necessary.
• Documentation for implementation and modification.
• Development and implementation of new features and services.
• Migration planning and execution.
• Proof of concept testing and acceptance testing.
• Vendor negotiation and control.
• 2nd/3rd level troubleshooting with relation to company divisions and external customers if required & escalation contact (if necessary, outside of working hours)
• Maintain secure operations and keep the environment tidy.
• Project and service delivery schedule management.
• Project and service delivery arrangement with HQ and European Branches.
• Periodical status report to your line manager.
• Endeavour to reach the project target provided by your manager.
• Time management and project coordination for smooth implementation.
• Report any incident to your superior in timely manner Ad-hoc tasks as requested by line management.
• Administration, management of company’s European 'intranet' server/site.

Server Engineer - Requirements:

• Extensive work experience in LINUX/Windows server environments.
• ISP related server application knowledge and experience. I.E. SMTP, DNS, HTTP, Radius.
• Detailed knowledge of monitoring applications such as zabbix, nagios, icinga, SolarWinds, OpManager and others.
• Detailed knowledge of server and storage hardware.
• Detailed knowledge of server security hardening.
• Detailed knowledge of server virtualization (hypervisor).
• Facility Management, Network Cabling, Equipment Installation.
• Knowledge and proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio and Microsoft Outlook.
• Strong time management/multi tasking & organisational skills.
• Strong work ethic.
• Reliable time keeping and attendance.
• Good communication skill.
• Fluent in English.

We would be grateful if you could send your CV as a Word document. If your application is successful, you will be contacted within 7 days. We regret that due to the high volume of applications we receive we cannot provide feedback on individual CVs. Please note that we can only consider candidates who are eligible to work in the UK and are able to provide relevant supporting documentation.

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