Systems Administrator, Senior

Indiana Public Retirement System•Indianapolis, IN

6d•$79,610 - $95,532•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Systems Administrator is responsible for the ongoing operations and maintenance of an IaaS hosted environment leveraging both enterprise-level Linux and Microsoft Windows Server operating systems ensuring server and application availability. This role requires critical thinking and complex problem-solving skills with the ability to develop and document processes based on best practices for operating system security, configuration management, and disaster recovery. Candidate must demonstrate INPRS culture and values: Model of Integrity, Team Player, Candid, Continuous Learner, Diligent, Trust, Constructive Conflict, Commitment, and Accountability.

Requirements

Production experience with Linux and Windows Server operating systems.
Working knowledge of SQL scripting.
Experience within Microsoft Active Directory Services.
Production experience with VMware-focused server virtualization.
Knowledge and understanding of NAS and SAN concepts and connectivity.
Knowledge of domain/forest management structure and basic switching/routing concepts.
Applied experience handling performance monitoring and tuning.
Basic to intermediate shell scripting knowledge and skills.
Demonstrate the ability to: Comprehend and plan systems architecture and design.
Gather, interpret, document, and evaluate server requirements.
Conduct incident triage research into server and application issues, as required.
Read, analyze, and interpret technical documentation.
Present technical ideas, problems, and solutions to non-technical business partners.
Prioritize, plan, organize and manage multiple tasks efficiently
Follow instructions, work independently, or function in a team as needed
Possess excellent verbal and written communication, analytical and problem-solving, and customer service skills.
Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills; ability to communicate and persuade at all management levels, and thrive in a cross-functional, evolving business and technical environment.
Highly self-motivated, with keen attention to detail.
Demonstrate INPRS culture and values.

Nice To Haves

Relevant Linux certifications are a plus

Responsibilities

Responsible for the administration and support of the computing and VMware environment specifically troubleshooting virtual machines, Oracle Linux, and Windows Server operating systems.
Will often work under demanding deadlines, operating independently to resolve complex problems.
Install, maintain, and administer the Windows Server Active Directory Services infrastructure.
Perform platform support which includes monitoring, performance tuning, capacity planning, and maintaining overall service and platform health to maximize system uptime.
Maintain and administer DHCP, DNS, IIS, sFTP, and other network services.
Act as a member of an integrated operations team through the management and support of an infrastructure cloud environment.
Act as liaison between infrastructure and Enterprise Architecture.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design scalable, reliable, and secure cloud-based architectures
Administer server hardware and software inventories and documentation.
Participate in database designs and implementation.
Ensure security procedures are implemented and enforced.
Manage Microsoft server security configuration and patching.
Assist in provisioning and administering user access credentials and folder permissions.
Support web portals, middleware, infrastructure applications, APIs, network, and monitoring needs.
Facilitate deployment of application code enhancements to environments.
Present ongoing recommendations for operational improvements of applications.
Provide support for the restoration of services that includes investigation of outage cause and business impact.
Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve daily system backup process failures.
Respond to server resource monitoring alerts.
Monitor and work on customer support tickets and requests.
Serve as an on-call support person as part of a rotation within an application support team. On-call response duties will cover regular business hours, nights, and weekends on a scheduled basis.