Systems Administrator (39048)

Company Description

IDEALFORCE has a CONTRACT position available immediately for a Systems Administrator to join our customer in Phoenix Arizona. This is an ONSITE position. Please find below additional details about this job. Kindly respond with your most up to date resume if you would like to pursue this opportunity. Client is considering only LOCAL CANDIDATES for this position.

Job Description

The primary purpose of this solicitation is to contract for a qualified IT resource to work with COSC technical staff in the migration of our current Microsoft Project Server 2003/PWA environment to a Microsoft Project Server 2013/PWA environment. In addition, we will be reviewing existing configurations, processes and procedures, and updating or redesigning them based on our current needs.

The selected candidate will be responsible for providing "best practice" recommendations, systems administration, programming, software applications, database, hardware, and project documentation.

Candidate Responsibilities

Responsibilities for the position will include (but is not limited to) the following:

A. Review of our current Microsoft Project Server 2003 (EPM) environment.

- PWA

- SharePoint

- SQL Server databases

B. Project Server 2013/PWA architecture and system requirements.

- Number of projects, typical project sizes, custom fields, dependencies.

- Concurrency of users, security permissions, geographic location of users.

- Workload conditions, average page requests, average session time.

C. Project Server 2013 design and planning.

- Client tier, application tier, and database tier.

- Installation of new hardware/software.

- Configuration of new hardware/software.

- Data migration (projects, documents, etc.).

D. Authentication planning.

- Active Directory

- SQL Server

E. Project Server 2013 and SharePoint security.

- Permissions

- Groups

- Categories

- Security templates

- Resource breakdown structure

F. Performance and capacity planning.

G. Reporting and business intelligence (BI) planning.

H. Disaster Recovery (DR) planning.

- DR architecture.

- DR processes and procedures.

I. Written documentation.

- System architecture and configuration.

- System processes and procedures.

- System security and permissions.

- Administration guides and documentation.

- User guides and documentation.

J. Knowledge Transfer (IT Systems Administrators)

- Administration

- Troubleshooting

- Maintenance

- Backups

Qualifications

Server/Database Administration Experience:

• Microsoft Windows Server 2003

• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2

• Microsoft SQL Server 2000

• Microsoft SQL Server 2014

Application Software Experience:

• Microsoft Project Sever 2003/PWA/SharePoint

• Microsoft Project Sever 2013/PWA/SharePoint

Preferred Experience:

• Upgrade/Migration planning.

• Disaster Recovery planning.

• Technical documentation.

Additional Information

Additional Information : 

- "All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines".

 - All candidates who are authorized to work in US are encouraged to apply. 

- Most of our positions require Candidate to clear the Background check prior to commencing the assignment. 

THIRD PARTY CANDIDATES:

Email your candidate/s resume to  joseph dot shelton at idealforce.com along with the following details: Rate, Current location and Availability.

Disclaimer : 

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.