ROLE: System Engineer
CONTRACT: W2 for 12 months
LOCATION: New York, NY– Remote - M-F 9AM-6PM EST

The System Engineer aims to coordinates the details relating to the infrastructure to support the applications from initial design through testing and deployment.

Qualifications

• At least 8 years of experience in administering and maintaining Linux OS servers, iPlanet Web Servers, IBM MDM/IIS, Oracle WebLogic Application, Portal Servers, Windows Servers on-prem and on the cloud.
• A minimum 8 years of experience in writing SQL.
• Strong technical expertise in cloud-based technologies, such as AWS, Azure Clouds.
• Ability to write scripts (Ant, Maven and Shell) for configuration management (CM), build and deployment activities, and routine day to day functions.
• Experience on Single Sign On (SSO) configuration using SiteMinder with iPlanet/Oracle Weblogic Servers.
• Experience using Oracle 19c, AWS RDS/MySQL and/or a database appliance.
• Understand basic design principles behind a scalable application.
• Experience with service-oriented architecture and RESTful web services.
• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Perform the technical design, development, and component testing of repository changes.
• Setup and maintain cloud-based servers and services.
• Engage with the development teams to provide production management support input for the design of new application builds.
• Create optimal data pipeline architecture that is coherent and scalable, based on best practices of integrating data into a consolidated repository. 
• Coordinate execution of break fixes in the production and nonproduction environments.
• Investigate and follow-up with various stakeholders to resolve issues.
• Ensure that deliverables from the internal and vendor development teams meet requirements, including ensuring code matches server software stacks and specifications.
• Provide support during testing and deployment by monitoring servers and providing feedback.
• Create, update, and maintain system documentation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand data requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Perform special projects and initiatives as assigned.