Systems Administrator - Hybrid Infrastructure

Scout Energy Management•Dallas, TX

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Scout Energy is a private energy investment firm that acquires, operates and improves upstream conventional oil and gas and associated midstream properties for institutional investors. Scout’s business is both the management of private energy funds and the operation of the oil and gas assets it owns. Scout is seeking an experienced System Administrator – Hybrid Infrastructure to manage, maintain, and support enterprise infrastructure across on-premises data centers and cloud environments. This position will be responsible for servers, virtualization, networking, Azure, AWS, security, automation, monitoring, and infrastructure deployments. The ideal candidate is a hands-on infrastructure professional with strong systems administration skills, solid networking knowledge, experience with Cisco and Meraki, and the ability to automate administrative and operational tasks using scripting and modern infrastructure tools. The position requires the ability to troubleshoot across multiple technology platforms and support both day-to-day operations and infrastructure projects. This position will report to Scout’s IT Operations Manager as a part of our Information Technology department.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in systems administration, infrastructure administration, or a related IT infrastructure role
Strong experience administering Windows Server and Microsoft infrastructure environments
Hands-on experience with Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, and virtualization
Experience supporting physical servers and data center infrastructure
Experience administering or supporting Microsoft Azure environments
Strong understanding of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, routing, switching, VPNs, and firewalls
Hands-on experience with Cisco and/or Cisco Meraki networking equipment
Strong PowerShell scripting and automation experience
Ability to troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues across multiple technology platforms
Strong understanding of infrastructure security, patching, backup, monitoring, and disaster recovery
Strong documentation, communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience with VMware, Hyper-V, or other enterprise virtualization technologies
Experience with Azure networking, hybrid connectivity, and Azure security services
Experience with AWS VPC, EC2, IAM, S3, and CloudWatch.
Experience with Infrastructure as Code technologies such as Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates
Experience with Python, Bash, Azure CLI, or AWS CLI
Experience with enterprise storage, SAN, RAID, and backup technologies
Experience with Microsoft Entra ID and hybrid identity
Experience with infrastructure monitoring and logging platforms
Relevant Microsoft, Azure, AWS, Cisco, or other industry certifications.

Responsibilities

Deploy, configure, and support Azure infrastructure, including virtual machines, virtual networks, subnets, network security groups, storage, monitoring, backup, hybrid connectivity, and other Azure services.
Install, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot physical and virtual servers, including Windows and Linux operating systems, virtualization platforms, storage, and associated infrastructure.
Deploy and maintain data center infrastructure, including server and network equipment installation, rack and stack activities, cabling, hardware configuration, firmware updates, replacements, and equipment decommissioning
Administer Microsoft infrastructure services, including Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, authentication, file services, and hybrid identity integrations.
Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot enterprise network infrastructure, including Cisco and Cisco Meraki switches, firewalls, wireless infrastructure, VPNs, VLANs, routing, switching, and network connectivity
Develop and maintain automation and scripting solutions using PowerShell, Python, Bash, Azure CLI, AWS CLI, or similar technologies to automate provisioning, administration, monitoring, reporting, maintenance, and repetitive operational tasks.
Monitor infrastructure health, performance, availability, capacity, and security, proactively identifying potential issues and implementing corrective actions before they impact business operations
Perform system maintenance, patching, upgrades, hardening, and vulnerability remediation across servers, network devices, cloud resources, and other infrastructure components.
Troubleshoot and resolve complex infrastructure issues spanning operating systems, servers, networking, virtualization, cloud services, storage, authentication, and connectivity.
Implement and support backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions, including recovery testing and participation in infrastructure recovery and disaster recovery exercises.
Participate in infrastructure projects and technology initiatives, including cloud migrations, data center migrations, server refreshes, network upgrades, infrastructure modernization, and new system deployments.
Collaborate with application, database, security, networking, development, and other IT teams to design, implement, troubleshoot, and maintain infrastructure supporting enterprise applications and services.
Maintain accurate infrastructure documentation and operational procedures, including network and infrastructure diagrams, configurations, asset information, standard operating procedures, change documentation, and disaster recovery documentation.