Sr Systems Administrator - NetSteady
Hilliard, OH
About the Job
Description
Role Summary: The Sr System Administrator is responsible for the administration, implementation, and architecture of technology solutions for NetSteady's internal and external customers. The Sr System Administrator will partner directly with cross functional teams and stakeholders to achieve desired outcomes that adhere to internal and external policies and frameworks. The Sr Systems Administrator will primarily work with Microsoft, VMware and Hyperconverged platforms and services in a multi-cloud environment.
Principal Accountabilities: (essential job functions)
- Provide systems administration and engineering support for applications and services running in both on-prem and cloud environments in a majority Windows environment.
- Implementation and management of high-profile projects, often concurrently
- Ensure maximum uptime of IT assets including, but not limited to, Active Directory, VMware vSphere, Firewalls, Cisco Networking, et al.
- Ensure recoverability of IT assets in accordance with Disaster Recovery objectives
- Perform regular audits and reviews of systems and risks in accordance with new and existing policies in collaboration with information security team
- Regularly review client technology portfolio and recommend solutions or projects to improve performance, reliability, or security
- Serve as an escalation point for support requests
- Provide infrequent after hours support and engineering in support of active projects.
- Collaborate and engage with 3rd party vendors for ongoing support and projects
- Creation and maintenance of documentation, including runbooks, diagrams, and knowledgebase articles.
- Mentoring and information sharing with other members of the SA Team to support collaboration and career growth
This job is not open to C2C or visa sponsorships.
Applicants must live in or around the Columbus, Ohio area currently.
Key Responsibilities
Essential Skills and Experience
- B.S in Computer Science or related field, or 6+ years of relevant professional experience.
- Expert Experience with Windows operating systems operating on VMware vSphere and Azure
- Experience supporting Windows domain services such as Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, DFS, Group Policy, NPS and Certificate Services.
- Strong experience with Microsoft M365/O365, and email security technologies such as email security gateways and phishing response platforms
- Knowledge of backup platforms and procedures in a virtualized environment
- Intermediate to expert knowledge of core datacenter technologies such as VMware vSphere, Hyperconverged Infrastructure, Disaster Recovery, and Cisco networking infrastructure.
- Intermediate understanding of network technologies and principles.
- Experience with different cloud technologies and services, including IaaS, SaaS and PaaS cloud services.
- Experience supporting database systems such as Microsoft SQL, Postgres, and MySQL.
- Must possess strong communication, organization, and teamwork skills with a willingness to learn new technologies and skills.
- Experience working with ITIL frameworks and processes including incident response handling, change management and asset management
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Beneficial Skills and Experience
- Experience with network and application performance monitoring tools such as SolarWinds.
- Familiarity with DevOps principles
- Experience with macOS and Linux operating systems.
- Industry certifications from Microsoft, Cisco, VMware or other relevant certifications.
Physical Challenges:
- Regular and consistent use of keyboard and mouse is necessary.
- Ability to climb stairs on occasion.
- Must be able to occasionally lift up to 25 pounds.
- Majority of the job is located inside the office, during regular hours of operation.
Benefits
This job can be 1099 or W2.
This is an awesome opportunity to start working with an amazing company! Do you think you could be the perfect fit?
Here’s what NetSteady will offer to the successful W2 candidate:
• Competitive Salary commensurate with education and experience
• Benefits package (Paid Time Off, 401k, Health, Dental, Vision)
• Opportunities for career advancement
• A fun and active work environment
• Opportunities for travel, meeting new people, and new experiences
Source : NetSteady