Web & Application Engineer

What you will be doing:

Providing web application architecture and administration expertise in a Microsoft IIS .NET environment as well as administering a variety of multi-tiered application environments, while providing level 3 support/incident resolution.

This person will work in a team environment and will be based in Stamford, CT. The team currently supports 150+ multi-tiered and web applications.

Responsibilities:

 Installation, configuration and ongoing maintenance of Microsoft IIS 5.0/6.0 ASP & .NET web based environments on Windows 2000/2003. Responsibilities include new site and virtual directory creation, server tuning using application pooling, creating web farms etc.
 Management and configuration of F5 Big-IP Content Switches, at a network and application layer. Responsibilities include System Integration work with existing IIS or Java-based web applications to function in a load-balanced environment.
 Interact with and support development teams through application changes/deployments, while monitoring the web and application environments to maintain availability.
 Installation, configuration and ongoing maintenance of internally developed and vendor published distributed applications on Windows Server 2000/2003.
 Assist development teams throughout life cycle on engineering application architectures and standards.
 Provide level 3 support to Help Desk and Network Operations Center on application issues per established Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
 Open, manage, and resolve application issues with external application vendors.
 Create and maintain technical documentation for the web and application environments, including network diagrams, installation and configuration procedures, troubleshooting guidelines, and operational procedures.
 Provide Help Desk and Network Operations Center documentation/procedures for resolving common or recurring problems.
 Provide Disaster Recovery services for the web and application environments by maintaining recovery inventory, plans and actively participating in DR testing.
 Monitor application performance and provide recommendations to improve performance when appropriate.
 Establish application monitoring standards and ensure applications are proactively being monitored to reduce downtime.
 Work with Network Operations Center and Monitoring team to fine-tune system and application monitors.
 Develop, communicate, and coordinate plans for application, OS, and hardware upgrades.
 Be an advocate of technology and global IT standards.

Minimal Skills Required:

 A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent related experience required.
Experience with Microsoft .NET 1.1/2.0 deployments required.
 Minimum 3 years experience supporting Microsoft IIS in a Windows 2000/2003 environment required.
 Minimum 5 years Windows server administration experience required, including application connectivity to SQL Server through ODBC/ADO.
 Experience with hardware & software load balancers, such as F5 BIG-IP and Microsoft NLB required.
 Knowledge of scripting languages, such as VBScript or PERL required.
 Experience with Single-Sign-On architectures, such as RSA Cleartrust or Netegrity required.
 Experience writing technical documentation and procedures required.
 Experience developing application monitoring or working experience with enterprise application monitoring tools preferred.
 Experience with TCP/IP and Active Directory preferred.
 Ability to train other team members on supported applications.
 Experience developing application monitoring or working experience with enterprise application monitoring tools preferred.
 Self-starter with the ability to take ownership and initiative requiring minimal supervision.
 Strong problem solving skills with experience to support performance & configuration issues.
 Excellent organization skills and an attention to detail.
 Strong written and oral communication skills.
 Be able to consult and meet with personnel at all levels of the matrixed organization to discuss business requirements and potential solutions.

About Indigo Partners
Based in Fairfield, CT, Indigo Partners provides efficient, high-quality IT placement services in the tri-state area. We have a particularly strong presence in Fairfield and Westchester counties and recently were voted "Best Employment Agency" in Fairfield County by clients and candidates in the local marketplace. We believe in forming long-term partnerships with both our clients and candidates and we have an impressive client list that spans financial services, insurance, hedge funds, software, marketing, high-tech, travel, consumer products, and manufacturing companies.

Technical positions we place include senior IT leadership, application development, infrastructure management and support, security, quality assurance, project management, and business analysis. Please visit www.indigopartnersinc.com to learn more about our firm. We look forward to helping you make the next step in your career!