Sr Platform Engineer
Hays

Job Info

The final salary or hourly wage, as applicable, paid to each candidate/applicant for this position is ultimately dependent on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate's/applicant's qualifications, skills, and level of experience as well as the geographical location of the position.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Sponsorship not available.

Our client is seeking a Sr Platform Engineer in Celebration, FL/ Hybrid.

Role Description

• Vendor Based Software support experience
• Engage as technical point of contact with vendors, peers, and infrastructure operations partners.
• A basic understanding of security best practices and experience implementing them - engaging the vendor as needed
• Provide support for multiple levels of testing prior to upgrades or releases of new infrastructure, software, and service layer components.
• Perform daily activities to ensure availability and stability
• Participate in evaluating, developing, and implementing tools and automation to facilitate platform maintenance and administration to ensure operational efficiency, and reliability.
• Potential 24/7 on call support per the established policies and procedures including the Incident, Problem and Change Management Processes
• Participate in planning and executing projects for business unit initiatives and updating existing infrastructure, roadmaps, products and/or services.
• Proactively ensure compliance with Security standards
• Create and maintain required system documentation
• 24x7 on call support - this is minimal.. Maybe 1-2 calls/month. This person will be Primary but there is a secondary to back them up

Skills & Requirements

• Senior position - 5+ years of troubleshooting experience - take a situation, identify what is happening, resolve, etc
• Experience writing queries (SQL) to access and manipulate the database - MS SQL and Oracle, not a DBA but someone that knows their way around a database.
• Knowing their way around WindowsOS - not a server engineer but being able to talk to a vendor to then relay to the server team.
• Networking - knowing how data flows, firewalls, but not a network engineer, good understanding enough to relay to network team.
• Great communication skills - you will work very closely with all the vendors and business and really be able to explain and understand and gain knowledge on what the business is really looking for. Will need to get a grasp on each application being used, steep learning curve. Strong tech background to better learn and understand the applications and how they are used.
• Cloud-hosted services like Azure, AWS, Google Cloud - Cloud experience - in the process of moving one app to the cloud, however cloud instance is gonna run as an EC2 instance (cloud infra doesn't pertain here, but AWS. Not taking advantage of any cloud services).
• IT Service management tools (ServiceNow)
• CICD Deployment
• Industry Based Experience
• Cruise Operations experience or Medical Systems / Risk Management or Logistics Management or Marine Maintenance / Operations Experience.

Benefits/Other Compensation

This position is a contract/temporary role where Hays offers you the opportunity to enroll in full medical benefits, dental benefits, vision benefits, 401K and Life Insurance ($20,000 benefit).

Why Hays?

You will be working with a professional recruiter who has intimate knowledge of the industry and market trends. Your Hays recruiter will lead you through a thorough screening process in order to understand your skills, experience, needs, and drivers. You will also get support on resume writing, interview tips, and career planning, so when there's a position you really want, you're fully prepared to get it.

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Hays is committed to building a thriving culture of diversity that embraces people with different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better we serve our candidates, clients, and employees. We are an equal employment opportunity employer, and we comply with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, creed, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, genetic information, HIV-positive status, as well as any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. One of Hays' guiding principles is 'do the right thing'.
We also believe that actions speak louder than words.
In that regard, we train our staff on ensuring inclusivity throughout the entire recruitment process and counsel our clients on these principles. If you have any questions about Hays or any of our processes, please contact us.

In accordance with applicable federal, state, and local law protecting qualified individuals with known disabilities, Hays will attempt to reasonably accommodate those individuals unless doing so would create an undue hardship on the company. Any qualified applicant or consultant with a disability who requires an accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of the job should call or text 813.336.5570.

Drug testing may be required; please contact a recruiter for more information.

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