Enterprise Tools Engineer

Reed Business Information is a leading provider of critical information and marketing solutions to business professionals in targeted industry sectors. Our market-leading properties include more than 100 business-to-business publications, over 75 Web sites, and a range of services, including Web development, custom publishing, research, business lists, and industry events.Reed Business Information offers an outstanding compensation package along with generous vacation, sick and holiday pay. For qualified positions, we also offer comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental and life insurance as well as retirement benefits, including a 401(k) program and an Employee Pension Plan.Reed Business Information is committed to workforce diversity. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation or national origin. We invite all applicants to confidentially self-identify when applying. The Company complies with applicable laws governing non-discrimination by state and locale.To learn more about us visit: www.reedbusiness.com Reed Elsevier ValuesPlease take a moment to review our values. If our values strike a warm familiarity with you, then you may be exactly the person best suited to perform in our culture. Customer Focus-Valuing Our People-Passion for Winning-Innovation-Boundarylessness.

Position Description:

We are seeking a Developer/Systems Administrator skilled in specifying, designing and deploying data-center class tools for search and discovery as well as job management. This individual will have a minimum of 7 years experience in systems administration/software development, defining and supporting large scale, multi-tiered applications; mentoring teammates in best practices and working closing with infrastructure partners.

Qualifications:

Responsibilities:• Automating job scheduling and coordination within the existing and new systems• Define and coordinate tool upgrades within the organization• Developing custom solutions that leverage job scheduling and /or search tools to fully automate index creation and deployment• Integrating with existing systems• Educating both developers and infrastructure staff on best practices and use of the tools• Supporting the Production IT team and development when tool-related issues arise.• Evaluating and recommending tool roadmap changes.Qualifications:• 7+ years of software development and/or Systems Administration experience • Hands on experience in design, development and deployment of large scale complex applications in enterprise-class environments.• Strong verbal and written communication skills • Detail oriented • Work within a team environment; high energy and self-motivated with the ability to work independently or lead a small sub-team • Development experience with C# and .Net environments a plusTwo or more of the following• Knowledge of and experience with search tools (Verity, Autonomy, FAST)• Knowledge of and experience with job scheduling solutions (AppWorx (UC4), Tivoli, BMC (Control-M)).• Experience deploying and supporting MS Enterprise technologies like SharePoint and BizTalk • OS level automations, batch scripting and domain integration. No relocation will be provided and local candidates will have first priority. If you meet the above qualifications and would like to make a profound impact on one of the nation's fastest growing industries, we invite you to apply now using the "Apply Now Button" or by applying online at www.reedbusiness.apply2jobs.com and reference requisition number 302879.