Systems Administrator 3

Schurz Communications•Burlington, VT

2d•$101,000 - $120,000•Remote

About The Position

This is the senior technical seat for our broadband, voice, and IPTV infrastructure. You design enterprise-scale server, virtualization, and storage environments; make core ISP services — DHCP, DNS, RADIUS, VoIP, authentication, and provisioning — highly available and redundant; and build the automation and orchestration frameworks that let the whole team move faster with less manual work. You’re a technical authority and a force multiplier. You lead the hardest infrastructure projects, own security and compliance programs, act as the highest escalation point for critical incidents, and shape long-term infrastructure strategy — all while mentoring the administrators coming up behind you. If you want to set direction rather than follow it, this is that role.

Requirements

8+ years of server or networking experience
Expert knowledge of TCP/IP, ISP network architecture, and core protocols — routing, switching, and IP addressing
Mastery of managing and troubleshooting servers through shell commands and scripting
Deep automation and orchestration experience (e.g., Ansible, Terraform, Python)
A security-first approach: vulnerability management, intrusion detection, incident handling, and compliance (FCC, PCI, SOC 2)
Proven ability to architect large-scale systems and lead complex root-cause investigations
Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and mentoring engineers
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field — or equivalent experience

Nice To Haves

Senior-level certifications: RHCE, Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE), Cisco CCNP/CCIE, or VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Data-center and ISP-backbone design experience
A record of setting infrastructure strategy and standards at scale

Responsibilities

Architect and oversee enterprise server and infrastructure environments — Windows, Linux, and Unix servers, virtualization platforms, and storage.
Design and improve mission-critical ISP services for high availability and redundancy at large customer scale.
Build advanced automation and orchestration frameworks — tools, pipelines, and processes using Ansible, Terraform, and Python — that standardize deployments and remove manual intervention.
Lead vulnerability management, incident response, and compliance programs (FCC, PCI, SOC 2).
Guide system hardening and risk mitigation, and design and regularly test disaster-recovery, backup, and failover procedures.
Act as the highest-level technical escalation point and lead large cross-department infrastructure projects with senior network and engineering teams.
Drive adoption of emerging technologies, mentor junior and mid-level administrators, and produce executive-level documentation and reporting.