Principal Systems Engineer

Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT) is the world's leading information technology research and advisory company. Gartner delivers the technology-related insight necessary for its clients to make the right decisions, every day.

* Lead the Systems Infrastructure team and execute upon tactical and strategic directions to provide the IT operating platform that is essential to run Gartner’s business, applications, and data management * Collaborate with worldwide managers and staff to ensure consistent application of the tactical and strategic directions of Gartner. * Ensure 24x7 availability for critical systems; participate in the strategic planning of the enterprise infrastructure; troubleshoot and resolve performance or hardware issues; perform day-to-day administrative tasks, participate in 24x7 escalations for critical systems errors/issues/outages * Develop and implement Systems Infrastructure plans, including; standards, documentation, processes, procedures and best practices for improving Gartner’s IT infrastructure * Contribute to the evaluation, selection, design, development, implementation, and administration of Gartner’s global infrastructure platforms and support tools * Execute strategy in providing systems automation and efficiency, 24/7 server and data availability, system health monitoring, inventory management * Drive efficiencies in Gartner’s investment in infrastructure; Servers, Storage, Backups, etc. * Stay up to date on changes in the systems infrastructure industry to provide continuous improvement in process, procedures, tools, technologies, and capabilities * Participate with the selection of technology solutions to improve Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, reliability, availability within the Gartner enterprise. * Make recommendations for the next generation technology

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or related discipline, or equivalent work experience. * 10 or more years of information technology experience, at least 6 years in a relevant IT infrastructure leadership role. * Good judgment, prompt decision-making ability, responsibility and accountability * Experience leading an IT Infrastructure team * Ability to guide or mentor other members of the IT Infrastructure team in server and storage technologies * In-depth knowledge of Storage Area Networks and underlying storage systems; HP Storage preferred, Replication methods, and Brocade SAN Switches * Functional Knowledge of Operating systems including; Windows Server, Linux and Unix * X86 Server hardware, management, and monitoring systems * Deployment and automation practices for Server and Storage * Working knowledge of Hypervisor / Virtual System technologies; VMWare, MS HyperV, KVM, etc * Working knowledge Network architecture and network/application protocols * Fundamentals of Database systems design * Data Protection Strategies * Participation in on-call rotation as needed * Commitment to teamwork as both a contributor and a leader * Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with customers, technical and business teams * Understanding of SOX requirements.