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Microsoft System Engineer (Citrix XenDesktop and XenApp) - Nationwide Job

Date: May 5, 2012

Location: US

Microsoft System Engineer (Citrix XenDesktop and XenApp) - Nationwide(Job Number: 11984)

Description

At Avanade, business and technology consulting isn't just your career…it's your passion. And that means more than just working with new innovations. It means using technology to solve business problems in ways that make a real difference to you, your customers, and the world.

At Avanade, we:

- Are passionate about pushing the limits of Microsoft technologies to help our customers achieve their goals
- Thrive on open dialogue and debate. We share best practices and solve problems through teamwork.
- Are committed to growth - as an organization and for each individual.

Currently we have opportunities available inthe following cities: Chicago, Houston, New York, Washington DC, Baltimore, Boston, Atlanta, Seattle, Northern/Southern California (Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Sacrameto), Phoenix.

As a Systems Engineer Manager, you will lead teams to design, install and configure server infrastructures, plan and implement enterprise technology infrastructures, design network security and develop operations solutions to manage Microsoft and multi-vendor environments. Additionally, you will coach, train, and mentor team members and customers. And, you will be involved in the selling of Avanade solutions, proposal development, change requirements, some marketing/PR initiatives, and developing customer relationships and analyzing the customer's business. You will apply functional knowledge and technical expertise in the designing of systems to support customer needs and you will contribute to our vast repository of intellectual property.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

- 4 - 8 years of years consulting expertise and large project management experience
- 1 - 2 years of management experience
- Deep knowledge and experience with Windows Server 2003/2008 R2
- 5+ years Microsoft messaging infrastructure experience
- Network protocols/services and Network infrastructures experience
- Demonstrated successful proposal experience
- Demonstrated successful use of project management methodologies
- Demonstrated team leadership and team mentoring
- Bachelor's Degree Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field
- Ability to travel 80% of the time to the customer location

Preferred Qualifications:

5+ years of experience in the following:

Demonstrated technical architecture design, configuration & implementation, migration & coexistence expertise for medium to large sized enterprise messaging platforms the following technologies:

- Microsoft Exchange Server 2003/2007/2010

- Microsoft Office Communication Server 2007 & Lync 2010

- Microsoft Virtualization (Hyper-V) experience

- Microsoft Active Directory experience

Demonstrated migration & coexistence from Lotus Notes and/or Groupwise with Exchange using Quest, Binary or Microsoft migration tools.

Demonstrated strong knowledge and proficiency in two or more of the following:

- Infrastructure

- Architecture

- Operations

- Management

- Security

Demonstrated strong project delivery experience with regard to estimates, planning and deliverables

Demonstrated ability to understand a customer's needs and articulate messaging technologies to key stakeholders

Experience in developing and presenting technical requirements based on business requirements

Strong communication skills both verbal and written skills

Ability to travel 80-100% of the time to the customer location

Certifications

- MCTS : Microsoft Exchange Server 2010, Configuration (MCTS)

- MCTS : Windows Server 2008 R2, Server Virtualization (MCTS)

- MCITP: Exchange 2010 Messaging Solutions Administrator (MCITP)

- MCITP: Enterprise Administrator

- MCSE 2003

Avanade® Is An Equal Opportunity Employer. Avanade promotes equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, status as a protected disabled or Vietnam Era Veteran, disability, or any other legally protected status.

Primary Location: United States
Travel: Yes, 75 % of the Time
Job Type: Standard
Region: US Service Lines: ASL - Infrastructure
Job: Systems Engineer
Capability Group: Con/Sol - Infrastructure

LOC:USA