Managed Services Systems Administrator

JMS Technical Solutions•Buffalo, NY

4d•$70,000 - $90,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Our client, a managed services provider in Western New York, is seeking a Managed Services Systems Administrator to join their team! This is a hybrid/full-time/direct-hire position. The Managed Services System Administrator is responsible for resolving complex, high-severity, and systemic technical issues across managed customer environments. This role supports Managed Services by serving as the final technical escalation point when issues exceed Level 1 and Level 2 scope, requiring deeper technical expertise, cross-system analysis, and permanent resolution. This position requires advanced technical capability across Microsoft 365, identity, endpoint management, networking, servers, cybersecurity tools, and customer environments. The Managed Services System Administrator strengthens service delivery by identifying root causes, implementing permanent fixes, improving system stability, and reducing repeat escalations.

Requirements

Advanced technical capability across Microsoft 365, identity, endpoint management, networking, servers, cybersecurity tools, and customer environments.
Understand how identity, access, permissions, Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint, Intune, and sign-in behavior impact the user experience and can resolve or escalate complex tenant, security, or policy issues with clear technical context.
Understand how device management, cloud access, endpoint compliance, application deployment, and remote work tools impact the user experience and managed customer environments.
Understand how traditional infrastructure, Active Directory, servers, permissions, group policy, DNS, DHCP, file shares, and hybrid environments impact daily operations and support stability.
Understand how network availability, routing, access, firewalls, VPNs, switching, wireless, VLANs, ISP issues, and infrastructure issues impact customer experience and system reliability.
Understand how security controls, user behavior, access policies, endpoint protection, email security, and customer risk impact support delivery and technical decision-making.
Use structured troubleshooting to identify the actual cause of complex or recurring issues instead of relying on temporary workarounds.
Maintain clear ticket notes, document complex resolutions, update IT Glue when documentation is missing or inaccurate, and escalate with full context and recommended next steps.
Communicate clearly with customers and internal teams during escalations, support Level 1 and Level 2 technicians, and contribute to a more consistent service experience.
Steady, analytical, and technically strong administrator who works well within established structures, adheres to standards, documents clearly, and takes ownership of complex issues.
Calm under pressure, curious, accountable, and focused on permanent resolution rather than temporary fixes.
Resolves complex and escalated issues accurately, documents work clearly, identifies root causes, and escalates with the right technical context when needed.
Authorized to work in the U.S.

Nice To Haves

Identify environments, tools, configurations, or processes that do not align with standards.
Identify gaps, conflicts, unsupported workarounds, or technical risks.
Provide clear technical context when standards are unclear or difficult to apply.

Responsibilities

Resolve complex, high-severity, and systemic incidents that require deep technical expertise.
Troubleshoot issues across users, workstations, Microsoft 365, networking, security tools, servers, and customer environments.
Own escalated issues through resolution, reassignment, or proper escalation.
Communicate findings, impact, and next steps clearly during critical issues.
Perform advanced troubleshooting to improve reliability, performance, and scalability.
Identify configuration, performance, or system issues creating recurring support impact.
Implement approved optimizations that improve customer environment stability.
Recommend improvements when systems or tools create unnecessary support load.
Serve as the highest technical escalation point within Managed Services.
Provide decisive resolution when issues exceed Level 1 and Level 2 scope.
Support the team by clarifying technical direction during complex escalations.
Escalate to the CTO when architectural direction, standards changes, or exceptions are needed.
Identify root causes of recurring, critical, or high-impact issues.
Implement permanent corrective actions to prevent repeat incidents.
Recognize patterns across tickets, customers, tools, and environments.
Recommend training, SOP, documentation, or standards updates when needed.
Execute technical work in alignment with CTS technical standards, architectures, and guardrails.
Identify environments, tools, configurations, or processes that do not align with standards.
Identify gaps, conflicts, unsupported workarounds, or technical risks.
Provide clear technical context when standards are unclear or difficult to apply.
Document complex resolutions, system changes, and permanent fixes.
Maintain clear ticket notes in ConnectWise Manage and update IT Glue when needed.
Share knowledge with Level 1 and Level 2 technicians to reduce unnecessary escalations.
Improve visibility into repeat issues and known fixes.
Implement fixes, optimizations, and configuration improvements within managed environments.
Reduce repeat incidents, escalation volume, and recurring technical disruption.
Improve the reliability and dependability of managed customer environments.
Escalate architectural concerns or standards-related changes to the CTO.
Resolve complex technical issues independently within approved CTS standards, defined scope, and customer environments.
Make technical decisions related to troubleshooting, remediation, optimization, and permanent fixes.
Escalate security concerns, major customer-impacting issues, unsupported workarounds, architectural gaps, and changes that may affect multiple users, systems, or environments.