Operations Systems Engineer
CurrentI support a team that monitor the water dams and wind farms and make sure that their systems are working to a good standard. Currently testing software to make sure it can run on their current systems and the systems they will be upgrading to in the near future.I also play a part in making sure that the networks required are working as they should and if they aren't making sure we follow certain procedures to ensure the systems are back up and running as quick as possible. When there are changes to firewalls, software updates, etc. I will run the applications that get used 24/7 on a test desk to make sure they all still function as they should before any updates are rolled out onto live desks.A small side project I am currently working on is setting up KVM's for each desk, we currently run 2 pc's each with their own job, on each desk. I am wiring up the KVM's with their LED's so the user can see where the mouse is across 8 monitors. This will allow each user to only require 1 set of Keyboard and Mouse giving them more desk space and less confusion.A common task that I do on a weekly basis is use NetSupport to access different PC's that are in a variety of locations to check their uptime's so the control rooms can plan on when to restart their machines. This also comes in handy when checking if different machines have the access required to specific applications without having to drive to each location for a five minute test.
