[computer-jobs] Direct Client Needs HP Openview Administrator IN Madison,WI

Role : HP Openview Administrator

Location : Madison,WI

Length : 02/20/2012 to 06/30/2012

Rate : $85/hr on C2C

Submittals : 02/09/2012

Job Description

The State of Wisconsin is looking for an experienced HP OpenView
administrator to provide support, expertise and administration of their
current monitoring environment. In addition to managing the existing HP
OpenView environment, the administrator will also be expected to assist as
needed in the evaluation and implementation of a replacement monitoring
tool.

Experience / Skills Needed:
1) Experience administering, maintaining and troubleshooting the following
products:
. HP OpenView NNM v7.53
. HP OpenView NNM-I v9.x
. HP Performance Manager v8.2
. HP Operations Manager v8.1
. HP OpenView Internet Services (OVIS) v6.1
. HP NNM 7.5 Data Warehousing using Oracle
2) Strong scripting experience using PERL, VBS and JYTHON
3) Strong experience configuring SNMP MIBS, traps and alerting thresholds
4) Strong networking knowledge including ports, protocols and types of
equipment
5) Ability to manage HP NNM on a HPUX server
6) Ability to install agents on servers with various operating systems
including SUSE and Red Hat LINUX, HPUX, AIX and Windows.
7) Ability to manage JBoss on an NNMi server?
8) Very strong communication skills with State customers and technical staff

9) Experience implementing and upgrading new software packages such as NNM
-to- NNMi
10) Ideally candidate would have experience with What's Up Gold

Expected Duties:
. Patch, maintain and test HPOV application, console and agent software on
each system
. Remove existing HPOV SPI and nWorks software which is no longer being used

. Create, maintain, update and test HPOV alert email and ticket creation
scripts on each system (PERL)
. Create, maintain, update and test HPOV report, system health check and
policy scripts on each system (PERL, VBS and JYTHON)
. Push upgrades to HPOV agent software on servers
. Troubleshoot and repair any problems with HPOV agent installation on
monitored servers
. Configure Device SNMP Settings
. Familiar with ports and protocols typically used in HP OpenView
environments
. Add devices to OpenView products
. Provide product expertise to help map business needs to the State owned
OpenView product's capabilities
. Create, test, deploy, maintain and troubleshoot custom policies (some are
VBS or PERL)
. Create, test, deploy, maintain and troubleshoot dynamic views scripts
(PERL)
. Install and configure MIBs on NNM Server
. Administer and debug security issues for all OpenView products
. Knowledge with the ability to manage and troubleshoot NNM data warehousing
on an Oracle database
. Create, maintain and troubleshoot report templates and scripts (including
custom reports)
. Create, maintain and troubleshoot new customers, service groups, service
objectives, targets, notification templates and enable probes
. Request device or probe to be put in maintenance mode to stop RMS ticket
creation. Email alerts will still be sent
. Mentor and train State technical staff as needed
. Provide best-practice expertise on how best to configure and utilize
monitoring systems
. Assist in setting up and configuring other monitoring tools as part of the
evaluation or implementation of another monitoring tool (current Proof Of
Concept is with "What's Up Gold")

Work Schedule & Location:
This position is scheduled to start immediately and may go as long as one
year, but needs to remain flexible based on the State's requirements. The
Contractor will be working standard business hours and will need to be
onsite at one of the two Department of Administration offices in Madison,
Wisconsin (the specific building will be specified by the State). Any
travel, parking or living expenses are the responsibility of the Contractor.

SKILL MATRIX:

Qualifications

Description

Requested Rating

1

2

3

4

5

Low

High

Your Rating

(Check appropriate box and include years of experience for each skill set in
this column).

Example Skill Category--Complete the remaining categories in the same manner
(Right-hand Column ?)

Sample Skill Set

Sample Skill Set Description

X

4 (Very Strong) of 5 (Expert)

and 5+ Years of experience.

X

And _8_ Years of experience.

Qualification

Description

Requested

Your Rating

Information Technology - Monitoring

NNM implementation and administration experience

NNM implementation and administration experience

3+ Yrs.

___ Years of experience.

SNMP MIBs and Trap Configuration and Collections.

SNMP MIBs and Trap Configuration and Collections

3+ Yrs.

___ Years of experience.

Information Technology - System Monitoring/Automation

HP Openview

HP Openview

X

5 (Expert) of 5 (Expert)

and 3+ Yrs.

And ___ Years of experience.

Best Regards,

KENNETH CAUTELA
Resource Manager,
Zen Solutions Inc, 1221 Abrams Road, Suite# 109
Richardson - TX - 75081
Phone: (214) 295-6666 x 101
<mailto:ken@zensoftsolutions.com> ken@zensoftsolutions.com

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