Senior Systems Administrator
About The Position
Joseph J. Albanese, Inc. is seeking a highly skilled Senior Systems Administrator to join our IT Operations team. In this role, you will be responsible for managing and enhancing our hybrid infrastructure across on-premises and cloud environments, supporting both office employees and distributed field teams. The Senior Systems Administrator will serve as a senior technical resource, ensuring systems are secure, reliable, and scalable while driving continuous improvement across the IT environment. Voted “Best Places to Work” for the past 8 years in a row, JJA is a dynamic, fun environment with significant career opportunities to further grow and develop professionally.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in systems administration or infrastructure engineering
- Strong experience with: Microsoft 365 and cloud identity platforms
- Endpoint management and device lifecycle management
- Virtualization technologies (enterprise hypervisors)
- Hybrid cloud/on-prem environments
- Strong understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, VPNs, firewalls)
- Experience with identity and access management systems
- Proficiency in scripting and automation (PowerShell preferred)
- Ability to troubleshoot across infrastructure, endpoint, and security layers
Responsibilities
- Manage and maintain core infrastructure, including virtualization platforms and cloud services
- Administer Windows server environments and Microsoft 365 services
- Lead system upgrades, migrations, and lifecycle management initiatives
- Ensure high availability, performance, and scalability of all systems
- Manage endpoint configuration, compliance, and lifecycle across corporate and field devices
- Administer modern device management platforms and endpoint monitoring tools
- Oversee patching, provisioning, and device security standards
- Administer enterprise security platforms (endpoint protection, detection, and monitoring solutions)
- Enforce identity and access management controls (MFA, conditional access, least privilege)
- Support incident response, investigations, and corrective actions
- Maintain and support compliance with frameworks such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, CMMC, NIST 800-171 and ITIL-based operational practices
- Participate in audits, policy enforcement, and continuous improvement of the organization’s security and compliance posture
- Act as an escalation point for complex technical issues and outages
- Monitor system health and proactively identify risks
- Perform root cause analysis and implement long-term solutions
- Develop scripts and automation to streamline operations and reduce manual effort
- Standardize configurations and improve system reliability
- Partner with IT leadership, service desk, and vendors on key initiatives
- Mentor junior team members and contribute to team development
- Assist in evaluating and implementing new technologies
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
