20199 - Senior Systems Administrator
About The Position
The Senior Systems Administrator provides technical leadership and establishes direction for the maintenance, standards, lifecycle management, design, and implementation of company servers and related virtual infrastructure. The role develops and evaluates plans and design proposals for high-impact IT solutions, considering long-term service delivery and cost, practicality, technical limitations, and criticality, and coordinates with Headquarters. The administrator leads or contributes to infrastructure designs, prototypes, and implementations; performs complex work and technical analysis; and participates in performance and integration testing and problem analysis. The position also manages a portfolio of projects, tasks, issues, and systems, taking projects from initial requirements through completion while ensuring documentation and completion. It conducts or leads formal project meetings with teams, other departments, and customers.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in information technology or a related field of study.
- At least 5 years of experience as the primary administrator for Windows, VMware, and Exchange servers.
- Ability to think logically, analyze issues, and implement appropriate solutions.
- Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
- Ability to plan, organize, and coordinate work assignments.
- Ability to complete projects on time.
- Ability to work well in a team environment.
- Ability to interact positively with internal and external customers.
Nice To Haves
- MCSE Core Infrastructure Certification preferred.
- Microsoft Exchange Server Certification preferred.
- VMware Certified Professional preferred.
Responsibilities
- Perform Windows and Microsoft Exchange system administration.
- Configure and maintain the virtual infrastructure environment that supports virtual machines.
- Manage assigned tasks and respond to and process Windows help desk tickets using ServiceNow in a timely and reliable manner.
- Support help desk personnel and administrators as required.
- Monitor and resolve Windows server performance, health, and security issues in physical and virtual environments.
- Create, test, and deploy VMware vSphere environments.
- Install, maintain, and configure Windows servers, Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange email, file and print servers, DNS, DHCP, and related systems.
- Perform backups and restores of Exchange and Windows servers.
- Detect, diagnose, and troubleshoot server malfunctions.
- Provide user account management.
- Maintain current inventory of Windows assets, purchase history, and warranty data.
- Work with spam filters, message tracking, and whitelisting.
- Manage a large portfolio of projects, tasks, issues, and systems.
- Manage projects from initial requirements through completion, ensuring appropriate documentation and completion.
- Conduct or lead formal project meetings with the team, other departments, and customers.
- Perform other duties as required.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
