System Administrator - Hired by Matrix

Pay Rate: 39.28-42.85 $/Hour

At-a-Glance:
Are you ready to build your career by joining a global pharmaceutical company:, If so, our client is hiring an System Administrator!
 
Position Type:
Contract
Onsite
 
Required: 

• BS in Systems, or Network Administration, or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of experience managing Windows client and Server operating systems in an Active Directory environment.
• Experience with:
  • Linux Operating Systems (Ubuntu, CentOS, RedHat, or AWS Linux)
  • Networking and troubleshooting network protocols
• Demonstrated problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
• Familiarity with web and application servers
• OKTA and/or Azure AD experience are a plus.
• Ability to:
  • Learn quickly and perform under timeline expectations.
  • Prioritize & manage several tasks, work independently, and accomplish broad objectives.
  • Collaborate and work productively with IT staff and research scientists of highly diverse backgrounds
• Excellent creating and maintaining technical and user-focused documentation
• Must have/be:
  • Excellent customer service skills and enjoy working in a small collaborative team
  • Experience and commitment to excellent customer service (on the phone, remotely, in person)
  • Comfortable with and able to lift 50lbs) move standard IT equipment (computers, printers, etc.), and able manage computer and equipment setup requiring accessing cabling behind desks and on the floor. 
• Desired Qualifications
• Experience or exposure to:
  • SDDC (VMware Cloud)
  • Database administration (Oracle, SQL, MySQL, Postgres)
  • Cloud service delivery
  • Management of systems in a VMWare environment
  • DevOps technology (automation, containerization, log aggregation)
  • Backup technologies (Veeam, NetBackup)
• Experience working effectively with Managed Services Providers (MSPs) to deliver targeted solutions.

• Supporting day-to-day hybrid IT Operations.
• Responsible for the daily systems administration in support of on-premises (VMware) and cloud (AWS) environments and applications.
• Operation of Infrastructure services, and backups (NetBackup, Veeam, AWS backup) including incident response and coordination of MSP response.
• Manage disaster recovery (DR) for servers, databases, and file shares.
• Administration of endpoint dependencies, including central patching, application delivery, and updates.
• Supporting, maintaining, and implementing Window Servers (Vmware).
• Manage Windows client and Server operating systems in an Active Directory environment.
• Supporting and managing infrastructure devices LAN, WAN, VPN, Firewall, Switches, Routers, Server Hardware.
• Management of security certificates.
• Maintain technical configuration and knowledge base documentation.
• Monitoring/Alerting response and resolution.
• Troubleshoot and address hardware, software, and OS-related issues.
• Manage escalations (internal and external).
• Participate in testing and implementation of new or upgraded servers and software applications.
• Participate in local, regional, and global projects under the supervision of senior staff.
• Support, and supplement available training for, end user service or application issues, including Linux OS.
• Provide support to on-prem and Cloud storage systems based on NetApp platforms.
• Participate and provide mentoring in the IT department’s Co-Op program. Assist Co-Ops with improving IT workflows and processes, while enabling them to learn and apply new technologies.
• Participate in rotational backup support of 24/7/365 global applications as part of an on-call rotation is required.

Get in Touch:
We want to hear from you! If you think you'd be a good match, submit your resume and reach out to Karmina at (862) 658-6689 to learn more.