System Operations Engineer – Junior and Mid-level

Column’s DevOps practice is continuing to grow at a rapid pace, and there is an immediate need for consultants in the New York area to assist with Presales, Training and Implementation effort for Puppet, ServiceNow ITOM and AppDynamics solutions.

NO 3rd party agencies and NO contractors please. This is a direct hire position with Column Technologies/ Highmetric based in New York, NY.

Will only consider local candidates.

Good Communication Skills and ability to work on own or within a team

Good understanding of Windows and UNIX environments and Scripting: UNIX: Linux Red hat, AIX, HP-UX, Solaris, CentoOS, Ubuntu

Good understanding and usage of the following programming languages: JAVA, Java Script, .NET, Node.js, PHP, C, C++, Ruby, VB Script, Batch, UNIX Shell Script, Perl, HTML, XML

Databases: Hadoop, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Microsoft SQL 2008/2012, MySQL

Web Servers: Jakarta Tomcat, Apache, NGINX, IIS

Virtual: VMware, IBM-HMC, Solaris Zones

Cloud: AWS Azure OpenStack

Protocol: TCP/IP, Ethernet, Token Ring, FTP, SSH, T1 & Firewalls

Technologies: AppDynamics, Puppet Labs, ServiceNow ITOM certifications for any AppDynamics, ServiceNow ITOM and Puppet Fundamentals, Practitioner and Architect are a plus

Application Performance Management (APM) and Infrastructure Monitoring knowledge are a plus

Application DevOps, Orchestration and Infrastructure Configuration knowledge are a plus

Willing to Travel on a regular bases

We don’t expect a candidate to have all of these skills, but a basic grasp of them and an understanding of UNIX, Programming, Networking and databases are what we are looking for.

Responsibilities

Individual will be employed at Column Technologies as a Mid-Level AppDynamicsPuppetServiceNow ITOM Engineer for presales and post sales to architect, deploy, support, and train users in the product to our growing nationwide customer base. Responsibilities will include but not limited to:

Presales Demo and Proof of Value for prospective customers.

Teach DevOps (AppDynamics and/or Puppet and/or SN-ITOM) solution using provided or custom syllabus

Configuration of DevOps solutions

Customization of DevOps solution

Conduct Requirements Analysis sessions and customer workshops

Provide solution designs based on requirements

Scope and instrument custom applications

Provide system and customization documentation

System and application instrumentation troubleshooting

Installation and configuration AppDynamics, Puppet, ServiceNow ITOM solution

Implement integration points to third party solutions

Provide technical assistance on pre-sales calls and demos

Provide maintenance tips for the AppDynamics, Puppet, and ServiceNow ITOM solution

Assist the Frontline Support when not working on active projects

You will primarily serve our customers who are located in your region but travel will be required based on project needs. All training will be supplied by Column.

Preferred Skills:
A four-year undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems or a related field

Demonstrated mastery of documentation software (e.g., Microsoft Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint, and Visio; Adobe Acrobat; a graphics editing package such as Photoshop, etc.)

References indicating a proven track record of working well with technical subject matter experts (SMEs) AND with non-technical managers and project stakeholders

Experience in business process and/or technical consulting

Experience with IT systems and technology platforms

Good Communication Skills and ability to work on their own or within a team

Excellent communication, documentation, presentation and interpersonal skills. Able to explain technical information in everyday language

Expert-level knowledge of Java programming and SQL

In-depth knowledge of Agile methods

Good incorporation of training materials and media

Uses hands-on training approaches to make the material easier to learn

Strong understanding of best training practices

Mid-Level experience in architecture, design and development of distributed systems, e-commerce, m-commerce, workflow and IVR applications.

Top quality architecture and development skills using latest technologies including Java,.Net, C++, EJB, RMI, JMS, wireless technologies and in-depth knowledge of J2EE.

Excellent knowledge of XML, XSL, XML parsers, SOAP, UDDI and WAP.

Solid background in Object-Oriented analysis and design. Very good at various Design Patterns, UML and Enterprise Application Integration EAI .

Mid-Level skills in Designing and Implementing web servers solutions and deploying Java Application Servers like Websphere, Web Logic, configuring Apache Web Server and configuring various Servlet engines.

Comprehensive knowledge of physical and logical data modeling, performance tuning.

Candidates must be willing and able to:
Work remotely (usually from home) or on Client Sites much or most of the time, coordinating with managers and colleagues who are dispersed over a wide geographic area

Travel is a requirement

Take, at company expense, training classes in DevOps solutions

We offer a competitive base salary

The best training in the industry

An amazing team of people to work with

An open working environment

Open door policy

Full benefits

A LAPTOP – Macs all the way!!!

$ for your phone + internet

A corporate credit card

And so much more!!!

Equal Opportunity Employer/Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran