Systems Administrator Manager

Brightstar Lottery•Austin, TX

27d•$60,989 - $200,500•Onsite

About The Position

The Manager of System Administration oversees a team of System Administrators responsible for installing, configuring, maintaining, and supporting enterprise systems across two data centers. This role ensures system reliability, logical security, performance optimization, and effective disaster recovery operations. The manager partners with cross‑functional IT teams to troubleshoot complex issues, strengthen infrastructure stability, and support ongoing business operations.

Requirements

5+ years of IT systems experience with hands‑on system administration.
Strong Communications skills to effectively lead team
Drive a continuous improvement culture focusing on documentation, automation, and operational maturity

Nice To Haves

Prior management or team leadership experience within IT or system administration.
Experience managing or supporting multi‑site or data center environments.
Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field.
IBM/Lenovo hardware, Netapp Storage, ESXI, VMware
Netbackup/Veeam
Strong Lunix/RedHat based skills

Responsibilities

Lead, mentor, and develop a team of System Administrators to support daily operations and long‑term technical growth.
Oversee installation, configuration, and maintenance of core systems and infrastructure across multiple environments.
Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues, outages, and system disruptions.
Manage logical security, including system user accounts, permission structures, groups, and role‑based access control.
Conduct capacity planning, performance analysis, and configuration management for optimized system performance.
Administer enterprise backup and disaster recovery technologies, including NetBackup and Veeam.
Collaborate with engineering, security, and other IT groups to coordinate solutions and maintain operational alignment.