IT SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR - CB & VR - FULL TIME - DAY SHIFT

Mesquite Entertainment•Mesquite, NV

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The System Administrator is responsible for a diverse, mission-critical infrastructure spanning virtualized environments, midrange systems, and multi-platform server estates. The System Administrator is hands-on technical depth, a methodical troubleshooting mindset, and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced 24/7 operational environment. This administrator is responsible for the day-to-day administration, monitoring, maintenance, and continuous improvement of our server, virtualization, and disaster recovery infrastructure.

Requirements

5+ years of progressive experience in a System Administrator or equivalent infrastructure role.
Demonstrated production experience administering VMware vSphere/ESXi and vCenter.
Hands-on experience administering IBM iSeries / IBM i (AS/400 lineage) in a production environment.
Strong Windows Server administration skills, including Active Directory and core infrastructure services.
Solid Linux administration skills (CLI fluency, scripting, service management, troubleshooting).
Demonstrated ownership of, or significant participation in, Disaster Recovery planning, testing, and execution.
Strong software troubleshooting ability and ability to isolate complex issues across multiple layers (OS, network, application, storage).
Solid networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, routing, firewalls).
Ability to work occasionally after-hours, on-call support.
State of Nevada Gaming Permit
Valid Driver’s License
D.M.V. Driving History Printout (no more than 30 days old)
Proof of Unexpired Personal Vehicle Insurance Coverage
Minimum Age Requirement: 21 Years Old

Nice To Haves

Casino experience preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Administer, monitor, and maintain VMware vSphere/ESXi environments, including host management, vCenter operations, resource allocation, snapshot/backup integration, and patching.
Participate in capacity planning, performance tuning, and lifecycle management of virtualized workloads.
Administer IBM iSeries (Power Systems / IBM i) PaaS systems, including user/library management, subsystem and job queue administration, journaling, and PTF/firmware maintenance.
Administer Windows Server environments (Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, file/print, RDS, certificate services, patching, server migrations and upgrades).
SAN/NAS storage administration experience (iSCSI, NFS, SMB, fibre channel).
Perform OS hardening, vulnerability remediation, and routine patching across both platforms.
Own and continuously improve the Disaster Recovery program runbooks, recovery time/point objectives (RTO/RPO), replication, failover, and documented restore procedures.
Produce and maintain clear, accurate technical documentation: architecture diagrams, runbooks, change records, and recovery procedures.
Contribute to knowledge transfer and cross-training within the team.
Other job-related duties as assigned and instructed by management.