Open Position 2: Technical Architect

The Corporate Technology Management department of a major U.S. company is expanding  its  current  domestic  infrastructure  support  to  include their businesses in Japan. This new expansion of international support will span four technology platforms: Network (voice and data), Mainframe, Wintel, and UNIX.    The   successful   incumbent   will   have   experience  in  these towers/platforms  and  in  addition, the ability to successfully transition into a lead engineering role in the future. Position is Technical Architect.

Location:   Newark, NJ
Target Start Date:  ASAP
Years of Experience:  At least 5 years
Right to hire:  Yes (within first 3 months)
Salary  Range:  Based on candidate’s experience

Candidates for this position must have experience in programming/development, deploying vendor software in a global environment and strong core skills in Unix and Windows OS. Programming language like C/C++ or a scripting language like perl or VBScript, should be able to write code in one of those languages but don't need to have developed a complete application. 

This not a developer position, but for a portion of the work the candidate will have to update/test exiting code and scripts. Good project management skills and very good communication skills (English as well as Japanese).

The client is seeking a Technical Architect to join their Corporate Enterprise Systems Management team who can assist in the communication and translation with their Japanese staff.  While a critical aspect of this position will be documentation  and  meeting translation and/or interpretation as needed, we are   not   looking   for   a   "translator"  so  professional  translation certifications are not required.

Additional requirements:

1. B.S. in a technical field or equivalent experience
2. Minimum two years system administration experience
3. Solid knowledge of operating system internals, file system structures, and machine architectures on UNIX and Windows operating systems
4. Experience with common system administration tools
5. Working experience with scripting tools, C++, Perl, CGI, etc.
6. Knowledge of relational databases, preferably Oracle
7. Proven problem solving skills with an emphasis on quick problem resolution  and the ability to work on many tasks simultaneously
8. Basic LAN and WAN network knowledge
9. Experience with web development technologies such as HTML, XML, XSL, Java
10. Previous experience in a high availability, 24X7 environment
11. Strong desire to learn and work with multiple applications, tools and technologies with minimal guidance and assistance
12. Strong communication and documentation skills
13. Experience in organizing, writing and reviewing system documentation and operation procedures
14. Work with the Japanese team to understand application environment and criticality levels       including impact on infrastructure and vice versa (infrastructure change impact to applications)
15. Help coordinate across 10-15 teams
16. Experience working in both Japan and US
17. Understanding of Data Center coordination and consolidation methodologies preferred
18. Fluent in Japanese and English
19. Travel to Japan will be required

Experience with the following tools is a plus: 

• Tivoli TBSM, Tivoli availability monitoring (Candle/Micromuse based Tivoli product line)
• IBM Director
• HP Enterprise Discovery and Asset Center. HP Business Availability Center and SiteScope
• CA AutoSys
• CA Wily Customer Experience Manager
• Remedy ARS
• Websphere Portal Dashboard and Portlet Factory

If you are interested in this position and have the required qualifications, please contact: yvonne@burtonconsulting.biz OR Joe@Vypak.com. Use Code JUSNEWS2. Mention where you saw the job ad.