#Disaster Recovery Manager (Full Time) - #Job - #SanDiego #California

Job Profile     Disaster Recovery Manager (Full Time)

Role Level      L3 Role

Location:        San Diego, CA

Description

A Disaster Recovery Manager is responsible for Planning and Managing the Recovery propositions and Plans of existing / deployed IT Infrastructure including Datacenter and Office Work location for a Client organization. This would involve – Planning for necessary Recovery documentations, Reviewing Recovery Plan(s) with various technology tracks supporting and other concern entities in the business environment for the recovery of necessary Business related Information Technology environment.

Managing Drill exercise(s) Planning and execution; managing true-life recovery during disaster declaration; Reporting and managing incidents during recovery execution. Team Management and Stakeholder (Senior Management) Communication are the key responsibilities.

Work Experience

•                     Overall IT professional experience 8+ year

•                     At least 3+ year Disaster Recovery Planning and Management experience

•                     the resource needs to have the knowledge and experience for Building a DC

Responsibilities

•                     Conducts Risk assessment of critical technology assets from a Recovery preparedness aspect.

•                     Recovery Technology solution evaluation with various infrastructure Technology tracks.

•                     Define Contractual requirements for necessary recovery proposition with external suppliers / Contractors / Sub-contractors.

•                     Planning recovery of Office Work Space at Alternate Work Location.  

•                     Manages Disaster Recovery Plans Review periodically and on-need-basis.

•                     Manages Updates of Disaster Recovery Plans with respective technology tracks (Internal & External parties).

•                     Drill Planning with all participants.

•                     Drill co-ordination, execution and management.

•                     Drill Reporting.

•                     Disaster Recovery Compliance Reporting and Audit (Internal & External) Support.

•                     Drill Issues and Incident closure Tracking & Reporting.

•                     On-going Recovery Infrastructure Monitoring, Readiness and Preparedness Review management.

•                     Disaster Recovery Management Processes definition and Enhancements.

•                     Co-ordinate with BCM Committee for necessary alignment of DR Plans to Business Continuity Plans.

•                     Perform true-life Recovery management during disaster declaration by Client.

Skills and Specifications

•                     Ability to work independently and to take emergent decisions on one’s own.

•                     Should have undergone specialized training / Certification in Disaster Recovery & Management.

•                     Team Management.

•                     Network / Security / Storage / Backup Technology related experience.

•                     Virtualization technology experience would be added advantage.

•                     Communication & Presentation Skills.

Education & Qualifications

•                     Bachelors degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Systems or a related field.

•                     At least 5+ years of experience in computing or related area with a focus on technology, management, policy and security.

•                     Must have professional IT security certifications such as CBCP/ BS25999/CISSP/GIAC/SSCP/CISA.

•                     Technology related Certifications will be an added advantage.

Thanks & Regards,

Abraham | Ph: 678-720-3170

Talent Acquisition Lead

VDart Inc | www.vdartinc.com

http://www.linkedin.com/in/ibrahimka/

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#New_Job - #Service_Level_Manager / #Solution_Architect Position in Sunnyvale, CA

Job Description – Senior Service Level Manager

Los Angeles, CA / Sunnyvale, CA – Full Time Position

Candidate has to deliver projects in CA

Service Line Manager (SLM) is responsible for providing technical/non-technical consulting & advisory services for clients, leading and executing Datacenter transformations and/or transitions.  The SLM functions in both pre-sales and post-sales capacity with broad horizontal skill sets and a core competency in networking and security technologies.  SLMs are competent in key areas such as solution design, implementations, operations, relationship building and client interaction. Responsibilities include understanding and evaluating current Data Center implementation and operations at client sites, and designing and implement new solutions.  Demonstrates experience in leading a team of technical experts while working with sales, delivery and support teams to analyze, design, troubleshoot, and implement network architectures and solutions in order to best meet client requirements, and follow best practices.

Responsibilities

- Strategic and Operations planning including staffing for a number of projects/programs

- Set the direction and actively lead a team of SMEs, Technical experts and participates in implementations, migrations, transitions and escalation support on projects

- Demonstrate technical and advisory skills for customers, sales and other consultants, and effectively communicate the technical and business message

- Work with Sales and Delivery teams to provide technical and business expertise

- Establish and maintain excellent relationship with Customer and Business Units

- Audit infrastructure, create roadmaps and provide recommendations

- Provide other team members with in depth knowledge of new advances in Data Center related technologies

Required Skills

- Minimum 14 to 18 years relevant experience in leading teams in architecture, implementation, support, operations and migrations in a datacenter environment

- Must be able to independently lead diverse and multi-region teams, and take complete ownership and responsibility of the teams and solutions

- Must have experience in managing large teams

- Must have the ability to work on multiple large scale projects

- Must have hands on experience in virtualized environments

- Must have experience in converged infrastructure like Vblock or Flexpod etc.

- Must have a good understanding of all DC areas like Network, Compute, Storage and Backup with expertise in at least one of the areas

- Must have architectural or implementation experience in core technologies like

·         Unix – Solaris, AIX, HP-UX

·         Windows, VMWare

·         Storage &  backup – EMC, Hitachi, HP, IBM, Symantec,  etc.

·         Database – Oracle, SQL, Sybase

·         DC Network and Security

- Worked in large DC Migrations for enterprise clients. Must have done Transitions, transformations, Technical client management and led at least 4 migration projects

- Good knowledge and experience with project management methodologies

- Exceptional communications capabilities, giving presentations and public speeches

- Must be a good leader able to build, nurture, motivate and mentor team members

- Must be a solid team player with excellent analytical skills and a strong desire to continue learning and expanding skill sets

- Bachelor’s degree in IT/ Engineering/MBA or other management qualification

Desired Skills

- Experienced in delivering solutions using Cloud Services

- Certification(s) in areas of expertise: CCNP, CCIP, Vmware, VCE Vblock etc or equivalent or higher

- Certification in Project Management like PMP will be a plus

Thanks & Regards,

Abraham | Ph: 678-720-3170

Talent Acquisition Lead

VDart Inc | www.vdartinc.com

http://www.linkedin.com/in/ibrahimka/

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#NewJob - #BusinessAnalyst - #Dubai, UAE - #Airline_Domain ||| Relocation Expenses Paid

NOTE:

The position for Business Analyst/ Senior Business Analyst is for one of the clients of VDart. VDart is an IT Solutions organization, headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia with operational presence in the US and India. VDart is also a preferred vendor to dozens of Fortune 500/1000 Corporations, and other IT consulting firms. 

Role:

·         Business Analyst                 (08-10 Years)

·         Senior Business Analyst       (15-21 Years)

Location:

·         Dubai, UAE

Domain:

·         Airline Domain (Mandatory)

Position Type:

·         Full Time/ Permanent

Eligibility:

·         Citizens of the mentioned countries ONLY:

US Citizen / Canadian / Brazilian/ European/ British / Australian

(Must have Valid Passport)

·         Willing to Relocate to Dubai (All Expenses will be taken care by client)

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Role 1:

Business Analyst – PSS

Total Experience: 8 to 12 years
Qualifications/ Trainings: Degree (BS, BSc, BE, or Eq) in a subject relevant to IT (12+3 or equivalent) from a recognized institute.

Experience & Profession Skills:

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a Business Analysis role, with a proven track record in Requirements specification, Business Analysis and Business Domain Knowledge.
• Minimum working SDLC experience in at least 1 end to end project.
• Skilled in Requirements Gathering, Use Cases, Process Maps, Screen Mechanics Excellent and assertive communications and influencing/negotiating skills ideal pre-requisite for all positions.

Other BA skill sets like - Presales support including demonstrations, tender responses, etc. - Ability to elicit, understand and document requirements from customer - Ability to recommend product to solution fit for customer airline - Transformation of business information to IT and vice versa - Product or project implementation experience acceptance etc.

• Experience in a similar capacity in related Business areas of which at least 5 years should preferably have been in the transportation industry in PSS.
• A proven track record in business system analysis is preferred. Requirements specifications Business analysis. Business Domain Knowledge.

Job Specific Competencies 

• Effective Communication
• Attention to Detail and Quality
• Adaptability and Innovation
• Interpersonal Ability
• Continuous Learning
• Business Awareness 

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Role 2:

Senior Business Analyst – PSS

Total Experience: 15 to 21 years
Qualifications/ Trainings: Degree (BS, BSc, BE, or Eq) in a subject relevant to IT (12+3 or equivalent) from a recognized institute.

Experience & Profession Skills:

• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in a Business Analysis role, with a proven track record in Requirements specification, Business Analysis and Business Domain Knowledge.
• Minimum working SDLC experience in at least 2 end to end project.
• Skilled in Requirements Gathering, Use Cases, Process Maps, Screen Mechanics Excellent and assertive communications and influencing/negotiating skills ideal pre-requisite for all positions.

Other BA skill sets like - Presales support including demonstrations, tender responses, etc. - Ability to elicit, understand and document requirements from customer - Ability to recommend product to solution fit for customer airline - Transformation of business information to IT and vice versa - Product or project implementation experience acceptance etc.

• Experience in a similar capacity in related Business areas of which at least 5 years should preferably have been in the transportation industry in PSS.
• A proven track record in business system analysis is preferred. Requirements specifications Business analysis. Business Domain Knowledge. 
• Experience in a similar capacity in related Business areas of which at least 10 years should preferably have been in the transportation industry in PSS.
• A proven track record in business system analysis is preferred.

Job Specific Competencies 

• Customer Service Orientation
• Organizing for Results
• Adaptability and Innovation
• Leadership
• Problem Solving and Decision Making
• Influence and Negotiation  

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Abraham | Ph: 678-720-3170

Talent Acquisition Lead

http://www.linkedin.com/in/ibrahimka/

VDart Inc | www.vdartinc.com

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#NewJob #Websphere_Administrator - Weehawken, NJ - Permanent Hire

Websphere Administrator

Location: Weehawken, NJ

Permanent Hire/ Full Time Position

·         Should have good experience in Unix/Linux platforms and Shell scripting

·         Should have hands-on experience in middleware products such as Web sphere 6, 7, 8.5, IHSv7 , Apache Tomcat 2.X, and MQ 6, 7

·         Should have good knowledge on SSL Certs, IBM WebSeal, TFIM, Policy Servers, LDAP, TAMeB

·         Good Understanding of DNS, Networks and troubleshooting

·         Exposure on banking products with windows/Unix platform from L2 support

·         Should possess good verbal and written communication skills and be customer service orientated.

·         Good understanding of ITIL processes and Production support experience

Desired Candidate Profile :

·         Provide 24x7 Support and willing to work in shifts.

·         Provide on-call support on a need basis during weekends and holidays.

·         Good understanding of banking domain is desirable.

·         ITIL/ ITSM Certified professionals

Duties include, but are not limited to:

·         Resolve day-to-day support issues/incidents raised by business users

Thanks & Regards,

Abraham | Ph: 678-720-3170

Talent Acquisition Lead

VDart Inc | www.vdartinc.com

http://www.linkedin.com/in/ibrahimka/

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#JobAvailable - #Windows Engineer - #SanDiego, CA ---- Contract/ Permanent / Contact Now to setup interview

Windows Engineer L3

San Diego, CA

Contract/ Permanent

• Min 5-7 Yrs. of experience in managing and administer Windows 2003/2008 Environment.
• At least 2 years of experience in deployment & testing.
• Install, Configure and build Windows 2003/2008 infrastructure based on business requirement.
• Perform security patching, password update and other routine maintenance activity.
• Perform/Monitor end-to-end software deployment (Installation of all software and configuration changes associated with the release)
• Strong working knowledge of IIS Installation, Configuration, Management & Troubleshooting.
• Good experience in Database Administration in SQL Server
• Experience in troubleshooting and resolving database integrity issues, performance issues, blocking and deadlocking issues, replication issues, log shipping issues, connectivity issues, security issues etc.
• Experience in Performance Tuning, Query Optimization, using Performance Monitor, SQL Profiler and other related monitoring and troubleshooting tools.
• Ability to detect and troubleshoot SQL Server related CPU, Memory, I/O, disk space and other resource contention.
• Strong knowledge of backups, restores, recovery models, database shrink operations, DBCC commands, Clustering, Database mirroring, Replication
• Good knowledge of Power Shell scripting and Windows APIs
• Working knowledge of Hyper-v, SharePoint,
• Ability to operate complex, secure, and highly-available environment.
• Ability to pro-actively identify issues and recommend improvements.
• Responsible to create and update knowledge base based on changes to operational procedures and production platform.
• Should possess excellent communication skills.

Thanks & Regards,

Abraham | Ph: 678-720-3170

Talent Acquisition Lead

VDart Inc | www.vdartinc.com

http://www.linkedin.com/in/ibrahimka/

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#Job #Windows VMWare Consultant - L3 - Palo Alto, CA

Role: Windows VMWare Consultant

Location: Palo Alto, CA

Duration: Permanent

• Install new / rebuild existing servers and configure hardware, peripherals, services, settings, directories, storage, etc. in accordance with standards and project/operational requirements (BMP & SCCM for Windows 2003 & Windows 2008 Servers).
• Repair and recover from hardware or software failures. Coordinate and communicate with impacted constituencies.
• Mounting & Extending Storage Disks
• Knowledge on Creating & Managing MS Cluster.
• Antivirus management(McAfee)
• Disk management(space, defrag, disk types)
• Security Management using User Rights, Local Group Policy, Local Account Policy.
• Monitoring Security Events using Event Viewer and Audit Policies.
• Monitoring and optimizing system performance using Task manager and Performance monitor.
• Installing, Configuring and troubleshooting of DNS services.
• Installing, Configuration and troubleshooting of DHCP.
• Installing, Configuration  and troubleshooting of  WINS
• Installing, configuring and troubleshooting Windows 2003 servers & 2008 Servers
• File and Print Server management
• User management, Back Up and restore management of AD objects.
• Performance monitoring and fine tuning of Server 2003, 2008 and Active directory.
• Good understanding about AD FSMO Roles and sizing the Roles.
• Cluster Handling and configurations
• Addressing performance bottlenecks & ensuring maximum server uptime.
• Suggesting improvements in the operations and processes to make the system foolproof.
• Configuring, Managing and troubleshooting AD related issues.
• Administrating Group Policy (Windows Security)
• Administrating Disk Management Tool (Basic & Dynamic)
• Assigning Disk Quotas and Special NTFS Permissions
• Good knowledge in assigning folder Security permission in Windows 2003/2008
• Firmware updates for all server hardware
• Installation of latest patches for fixing security bugs on relevant platform using SCCM.
• Configuring Raid controller RAID0,1,5,10,50 and knowledge on controller version
• Knowledge on Server Decommissioning process and procedures.
• Recovering the system to its normal condition for the client and server.
• Knowledge on Backup and policies.
• Installation and troubleshooting knowledge in VMware.
• Adding and configuring new disks to volume groups and creating logical volumes.

Thanks & Regards,

Abraham | Ph: 678-720-3170

Talent Acquisition Lead

VDart Inc | www.vdartinc.com

http://www.linkedin.com/in/ibrahimka/

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#Job - #Citrix Administrator - San Diego, CA

Role: Citrix Administrator

Location: San Diego, CA

Contract

Responsibilities :-                           

-            Adhering to SLAs                        

-            ITIL Processes awareness and adhering to                   

-            Reporting to the Track Lead / Team Lead                    

-            Helping team members in case of Issues/Technical Problems                       

-            Handling tickets / requests                     

-            Troubleshooting technical issues                       

-            Ensuring that the processes are adhered to                           

-            Understanding of Multi-geo support environment                    

-            Responsible for successful completion of Installation, configuration and migration                        

-            Ensure maximum uptime according to the SLA                       

-            Responsible for building / maintaining a test environment                            

-            Improves and maintains customer and employee satisfaction                       

-            Implementing new technologies and design changes                          

-            Implementing Backup/Restoration Strategy for 24x7 operation support                   

-            Applying patches/upgrades to maintain security level                        

-            Assist in implementation of Data centre consolidation                        

-            Perform H/W & performance monitoring and implement recommendations                        

-            Day-to-Day reporting tasks                   

-            Vendor co-ordination & followup                       

                            

Technical Requirements

·         Computing or similar subject related degree                           

·         Interpersonal sensitivity and customer responsiveness                       

·         Excellent spoken and written communication skills                   

·         Ability to communicate complex technical contents plainly and simply                       

·         CCA Certification is compulsory.                         

·         MCP / MCTS/ MCSA/MCSE or MCITP in Windows 2000 or above would be added advantage.                      

·         2-3 years experience in one or more of : W2K/W2k3/W2K8                                  

·         Strong system administration skills on Win 200x servers                    

·         Usage of remote connectivity tools like Terminal Services, PC Anywhere, etc                      

·         Working Knowledge of Active Directory, WINS, DNS                          

·         Hardware knowledge and troubleshooting experience                         

·         1-2 years experience on Citrix Metaframe XP or Presentation Server 3.0/4.0/4.5 or XenApp                                 

·         Administration of Citrix Servers and Farm management.                    

·         Citrix load balancing and load management.                           

·         Troubleshooting of Web interface (Nfuse Server) and configuration of secure gateway <- Might not be needed in your case.                   

·         Resource manager and reports generation.                            

·         Experience in Installation manager and publishing applications on Citrix.                    

·         User administration and print management on Citrix.                         

·         Troubleshooting of Citrix servers and user issues.                   

·         Exposure on Citrix licensing.                   

·         PNA / ICA client configuration and management.                     

·         Suggesting improvements in the design/process                      

·         Preparing daily/monthly reports                        

·         Preparing the incident report/root cause analysis reports                    

                            

Soft Skills                             

·         Excellent communication and conversation skills (Verbal and Written)                       

·         Good documentation skills                      

·         Good working knowledge of MS OFFICE (Including MS Project and Visio)                  

·         Should have a great customer handling skills                          

·         Able to handle unforeseen situations                            

·         High level of acceptance                        

·         Can drive value and its methodology                   

                            

Other Skills / Experience                         

·         Citrix Certification                     

Thanks & Regards,

Abraham | Ph: 678-720-3170

Talent Acquisition Lead

VDart Inc | www.vdartinc.com

http://www.linkedin.com/in/ibrahimka/

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