Senior Systems Administrator

BLDG SVC 32 B-J•New York, NY

2d•$125,000 - $135,000•Onsite

About The Position

Under the supervision of the Team Lead, System Administrators, the Senior Systems Administrator serves as the hands-on senior systems administrator for managing an enterprise Microsoft Windows system infrastructure, and supporting systems implementation related Microsoft Azure, VMware, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Exchange, Active Directory and GPO, SAN storage, Backup/Recovery, Server and Application Monitoring Tools, Barracuda Email Security/Archival System, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft SharePoint and Disaster Recovery.

Requirements

Requires 8 years of experience in information technology, with at least 5-8 years of experience in system administration of a MS Windows environment including, Windows server and application platform design, migration and deployments; Software and hardware installation/configuration; Exchange Server, Active Directory/GPO, Patch Management, Backup/Recovery, VMware installation, administration and support; Disaster recovery solutions, Server and Application Monitoring tools, Email security/archival system, and MS SQL databases, preferred.
Experience with Azure migration, implementation and support required.
Strong troubleshooting/performance tuning skills required.
Ability to diagnose problems and triage/resolve issues across various tiers (application, network, database, server, middleware, or storage tiers).

Nice To Haves

Automation (PowerShell, etc.) a plus
Microsoft SharePoint administration is a plus

Responsibilities

Install, configure, troubleshoot, maintain and support Windows Server including software and hardware installation/configuration;
Install, administer, configure, troubleshoot and support all Funds’ servers;
Design, Implement and troubleshoot virtualization using VMware;
Implement, support and maintain backups to disk and tape of servers, applications and databases;
Implement hardware load balancing and Oracle and Microsoft clustering;
Understand, maintain, and support database administration, security and storage including SAN;
Maintain server environment stability through review of monitoring tools and application of patches after testing;
Perform database administration tasks include configuration management, backup/recovery, performance optimization, and space management;
Provide support after hours, on weekends and through on-call rotation;
Participate in infrastructure design planning and implementation;
Lead Infrastructure projects, and perform project management tasks as required;
Manage multiple assignments concurrently;
Document all routine tasks, incidents, change management scheduling and tracking, and database policies, standards;
Partner with vendor operations groups in delivery IT services to the Funds;
Cross-train and instruct other IT team members on specialized skills/training;
Perform tasks as required by management/supervisory staff;
Provide support after hours, on weekends and through on-call rotation.