Infrastructure Administrator

Everest Search Partners • Missoula, MT

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Everest Search Partners has a client in Montana looking for an Infrastructure Administrator. This position is onsite, fulltime and a direct hire opportunity.
General Function: Responsible for performing complex project planning and maintenance tasks independently, this position will also provide Tier 3 support to resolve issues that are assigned to the IT project engineering team. Being able to learn new technologies quickly and adapt to new ideas and new methodologies is a must. This position is expected to participate in the critical system support structure with other IT departments. The Principal Infrastructure Administrator is expected to function with a very high degree of autonomy and self-direction once assigned work.

Requirements

• Ability to implement, administer, and troubleshoot system infrastructure devices, including active directory, DHCP, DNS, current Microsoft Windows Server OS and virtual environments.
• Ability to implement, administer, and troubleshoot network infrastructure devices, including switches, routers, and firewalls.
• Ability and willingness to travel to all branch locations.
• Ability to be periodically available on an on-call basis to ensure availability of systems. This includes the availability to support the 24/7 on-call staff as needed.
• Ability to work nights and weekends as needed, which may include holidays or non-standard business hours.
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize and organize day-to-day responsibilities with attention to detail and timeliness.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to work with others in an effective manner, listen well, share work-related information and be tolerant of others’ work styles.
• Competent with Microsoft Office; ability and willingness to work with a variety of office equipment and software systems.
• Ability and willingness to interact calmly and professionally with people from all backgrounds.
• Ability to lift up to 75 lbs. to overhead positions with or without accommodation.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, MIS or a related subject.
• 5+ years related employment experience.
• Currently have (or willing to obtain within the first 12 months) - MCSA, Azure Administrator Associate or other certification(s) within the field of an equivalent level.
• 3-5 years of work experience managing networking infrastructure lifecycle, including installations, configurations, upgrades and replacements.
• 1-3 years of work experience managing Windows and Linux/Unix based server systems.
• 1-3 years of work experience with Virtualization or SAN systems.

Responsibilities

• Participate, engage, and occasionally lead team meetings, team building activities, and other opportunities to strengthen the department.
• Execute project-related tasks from concept, planning, design through project completion.
• Actively maintain education and cross-training on infrastructure areas of expertise.
• Prepare, lead, and attend training when available and appropriate.
• Participate in the evaluation and estimation of infrastructure work requests, and major projects.
• Provide management with insightful systems recommendations that include detailed work plans along with supporting documents such as VISIO diagrams.
• Participate in infrastructure project development and planning.
• Troubleshoot system outages and performance issues in support of key business processes and core services.
• Configure and install systems equipment to ensure their reliable operation for fulfilling business objectives and processes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees