Systems Administrator at Confidential company

Job Description

JOB TITLE:                             Systems Administrator

DEPARTMENT:                        Advanced Technology & Services

FUNCTIONAL AREA:               IT

REPORTS TO:                         Manager, IT Systems

DIRECT REPORTS:                  None

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JOB SUMMARY:

The Systems Administrator position is responsible for installing, maintaining and upgrading the AT&S infrastructure, hardware and software both locally and nationwide. Accountable for ensuring maximum uptime of complex systems, detecting and competently resolving outages in an expedient manner. Additionally, the Systems Administrator will participate in and facilitate cross training in all IT disciplines.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Work safely and collaborate in a positive and professional manner with team members and customers
• Maintain essential IT operations, including operating systems, security tools, applications, servers, email systems, laptops, desktops, software, and hardware
• Assemble and deploy servers & workstations from scratch
• Respond to general system outages & perform root-cause analysis of issues in a timely manner, including off hours as required
• Lead systems installations on or off site
• Configure and set up servers in an HA (High Availability) environment
• Promotes system improvements by recommending new technologies and strategies to the team
• Maintain a thorough understanding of the basics of computing, services, and networking
• Create and maintain detailed SOP documentation for server creation and installations

CORE QUALIFICATIONS: 

• VMWare - Advanced User
• Windows - Desktop Support (Active Directory, Antivirus, Software Install & Support, etc.)
• Windows - Server Support (MSSQL, File, etc.)
• Veeam - Backup systems
• Network Configuration Support - basic knowledge of switching protocols, VLAN's, Subnetting, Wireless etc.
• Windows Server Support (MSSQL, File Server, IIS Server, WSUS)
• Desktop Imaging (MDT or other platform)

PREFERRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:

• Linux - Administration and troubleshooting a plus (system logging, memory, network analysis, OpenSSL etc)
• Experience with Google Office Suite (Mail, Docs, Drive, Meet etc.)

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or equivalent experience
• 5+ years administering an IT infrastructure of 50+ servers in an HA environment
• Lead hardware deployments at remote facilities
• Collaborate and support multi-disciplinary engineering teams and highly complex systems

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

• Occasionally (up to 20%)

COMPUTER SKILLS:

• Moderate to Advanced Experience with Google Kite
• Linux, esp RHEL Linux preferred
• Comfortable learning new software as needed.
• Computer Networking
• Familiar with network and system monitoring tools
• Comfortable analyzing system logging to aid troubleshooting

COMMUNICATION and/or CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS:

• Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations
• Ability to write routine business reports and business correspondence in English
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from employees and/or customers
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals using the English language
• Superb organizational skills
• Excellent presentation skills related to the teams’ projects
• Comfortable adapting to tight deadlines and/or changing priorities