Mid-Level IT Server Administrator

Spirit AeroSystems • Wichita, KS

3h

About The Position

This role is at Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, supporting Spirit’s Commercial Business Units (“Spirit Commercial”). Spirit Commercial designs and builds commercial aerostructures, including for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, one of Boeing’s three business units and the premier manufacturer of commercial jetliners for decades. Spirit Commercial’s core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components, with a focus on innovative composite and aluminium manufacturing solutions. The IT Server Administrator is responsible for managing, maintaining, and administering the organizations core IT infrastructure, including Windows Server enviormentsand VMware virtualization platforms.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience installing, configuring, troubleshooting, and administering Unix Servers (AIX, CentOS, Ubuntu, or similar)
• 5+ years of experience installing, configuring, troubleshooting, and administering Windows Server (2016 or later) and Windows desktop OS (Windows 10 or later)
• 3+ years of experience with designing, implementing, and maintaining group policy objects within a Microsoft Active Directory environment
• 3+ years of experience supporting software distribution platforms
• Experience with software credential repositories, including CyberArk Conjur, HashiCorp Vault, and Spring Cloud Vault
• Experience with integrating Unix authentication with services such as AD, Single Glass, and eDirectory
• Experience writing PowerShell, Bash, Perl, or other scripts to automate deployment and configuration of operating systems
• HS Diploma or GED

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field
• CompTIA Linux+ or related certificates
• Experience with Unix file system management for distributed data across arrays (NFS, GPFS, and similar VFS)
• Experience with DFSR, ESXi, SQL Server, Azure Active Directory (AD) Connect/Amazon Web Service (AWS) integrations
• Experience working with support tickets to resolution on platforms such as ServiceNOW.
• Experience with strong communication, training, and cross-team collaboration
• Experience with domain consolidation and migration
• Experience working in role-based permission systems
• Experience with Python programming
• Experience with Intune co-management, Workspace ONE, and enterprise backup/Disaster Recovery (DR) planning

Responsibilities

• Manage Unix Operating Systems such as RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu, AIX, SunOS
• Manage AD integrations with Unix Operating Systems.
• Implement and manage IBM ESS storage and IBM Power.
• Manage AD at an enterprise scale, including security groups, Organizational Units (OUs), GPO creation, testing, and troubleshooting, as well as domain consolidation and AD hardening.
• Install, configure, and maintain virtual machines (VMs) and cluster environments (ESXi).
• Manage Windows Server Operating Systems (2016/2019/2022) including DFSR, DNS, DHCP, and print services.
• Implement security controls, apply security patches, manage vulnerability remediation (e.g., WSUS, SCCM/MECM, SUMA, Defender, Fortra), and handle user access control.
• Support enterprise-wide IT operations and system availability
• Collaborate with internal teams and vendors on infrastructure solutions
• Provide technical leadership to the team, create/maintain runbooks, and mentor junior administrators.

Benefits

• health insurance
• flexible spending accounts
• health savings accounts
• retirement savings plans
• life and disability insurance programs
• paid and unpaid time away from work

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED