IIS Technical Leader - Platform Run

CITY: Universal City STATE: CaliforniaCOUNTRY: USAEssential Functions (Responsibilities):Responsible for managing and providing technical leadership for enterprise IIS 5/6/7 hosting platforms. Responsibilities include assisting and mentoring a high performing engineering staff and interacting with key stakeholders in both the business and technology units across the company. Responsible for managing outages and providing technical solutions in enterprise hosting environments during off hours. In addition, this role is also responsible for supporting highly available and scalable IIS and SSO environments as well as establishing best operational practices for IIS and SSO platforms.Ensure standards and policies are followed in the IIS environments supported.Lead and participate in outage management.Manage Root Cause Analysis and drive Corrective ActionsManage client priorities and expectations by establishing agreed service levels. Assist in the mentoring and coaching of team members.Troubleshoot and provide technical solutions to environment related issues encountered by new and existing applications in the environment.Actively monitor the hosting environment to increase efficiency, improve reliability, and minimize operating expenses.Responsible for supporting projects as a technical lead, providing design and implementation standards to team members.Drive efficiencies through automation and operational excellence. Demonstrate a strong sense of internal customer satisfaction as a top priority. Provide on-going communication of status of projects, Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and solution implementation.Create a positive, supportive, and team-focused working environment.Play a proactive role in developing and applying "Best in Class" approaches/practices to our operational readiness.Partner with the Build Technology team to establish sound handoffs and detailed documentation standards before new builds are accepted into the production environment. Qualifications/Requirements: Bachelors degree Minimum 5 years of technical experience in infrastructure and hosting technologies.Web Hosting: In-depth product knowledge and minimum 5 years of hands on experience in configuring and trouble shooting IIS and .net environment.Minimum 5 years experience in Windows 2000/2003 admin including security policies, COM objects, MTS, MDAC, windows services, task schedulers, windows scripting.Minimum 5 years experience in working with enterprise environments supporting 24/7 production applications. Eligibility Requirements:Interested candidates must submit a resume/CV through nbcunicareers.com to be considered (note job#: 840525). Willingness to travel and work overtime, and on weekends with short notice.Must be willing to work in Universal City, CA.Must be willing to take drug test and submit to a background investigation.Must be 18 years or older.Desired: B.S. degree in Information Technology, Business Administration or other technical discipline.Problem Solving: Proven record to solve problems in IIS, Single Sign On, Tomcat, JBOSS, F5 Load Balancer or Firewall. Knowledge and experience with application high availability, web security with integration of LDAP and single sign on tools is a plusChampion organizational changes and creates an environment where people willingly participate in initiatives, programs and NBC Universal community. Self-starter that demonstrates initiative and ability to work independently with little supervision. Promote an organizational climate that energizes, motivates and facilitates teamwork; encourages responsible risk-taking.Proven ability to identify and remove large obstacles or barriers on behalf of the team.Ability to grow and mentor new and existing staff members to be productive technology leaders.Proven project management and customer service skills; demonstrated planning and organization skills.Excellent written and verbal communications; effective interpersonal skills; strong formal presentation abilities.Experience with Windows and Linux Operating system.Knowledge of/ability to learn J2EE a plusGeneral:NBC Universal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We develop, produce and market entertainment, news and information to a global market. NBC Universal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, and world-renowned theme parks.Media WorksNBC Universal Media Works aligns four major media disciplines: Technology, Operations, Software Solutions and Corporate Support. The organization is positioned to leverage a world-class technology team, the best media operations and production facilities in the business and to build strong partnerships enabling NBCU continue execution of growth initiatives. Media Works team members represent every area of our business, from technology and innovation to film and television production and are an integral part of making NBC Universal one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies.