Come work downtown Chicago for a dynamic and dedicated multi faceted trading firm! My client is looking for a Systems Monitoring Engineer to architect, design, implement and support a systems monitoring infrastructure. This Engineer will lead the implementation of the monitoring system that will proactively alert support staff of any problems in the system. One of the main responsibilities of this Monitoring Engineer role is working with the application support team to monitor applications and database servers and the developers to add any instrumentation needed to monitor software status. This candidate must have 4+ years of Microsoft Windows and Linux/UNIX experience. In this role you will create a visual and physical representation of the current system status on large viewable monitors throughout the trading floor, covering three continents. You will work with IT to put all the following under active monitoring; External connectivity (exchanges, NY, LDN, CME/CBOT booths), internal network health: line status, throughput, and capacity, operating system health (memory, disk space, etc), hardware and power traps, server room temperature, power consumption, water detection, and UPS state. To be considered, candidates must have BA/BS in Computer Science or an equivalent degree. Join this world class team!
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Experience: Qualifications:
Strong knowledge of Windows Server 2000/2003; good Active Directory knowledge. Must understand performance counters and WMI.
Strong knowledge of networking
Must have some knowledge of TCP/IP, UDP multicast and NTP
Must understand routers, switches and other networking devices
Strong knowledge in software management technologies
Must have 2+ years of Microsoft Operations Management experience or any other equivalent monitoring framework.
Must understand performance counters and WMI/WBEM.
Must understand SNMP traps
Strong knowledge of software engineering best practices.
Strong knowledge in at least one language (scripting or otherwise)
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Excellent analytical skills
Excellent documentation and knowledge management skills
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