Systems Administrator
ZGF Architects•New York, NY
•$68,580 - $80,010•Onsite
About The Position
ZGF is seeking a System Administrator to join our team in our New York City office. This role will collaborate with the entire Technology team across seven North American offices implementing firm-wide initiatives and assisting with high-quality cross-office support. A successful candidate will be a strong team player and be eager to learn and thrive in a multi-tasking environment.
Requirements
- Experience in systems administration desired or related relevant experience
- Good work ethic – timely, team-player, honest, dependable, conscientious, respectful, and accountable; Exhibit sound judgment and possess excellent communication skills
- Ability to plan and perform assignments as an integrated, cooperative team member while simultaneously, at times, be able to operate independently with minimal or no supervision
- Personal and professional integrity
- Strong documentation skills.
- Sensitive and responsive to the time-critical nature of our employees’ deadline-driven work
- Creative problem-solver with a willingness to contribute to firm-wide initiatives
- Experience managing and maintaining Active Directory domain environments including Group Policy, AD Users and Computers, DFS, AD Sites and Services
- Experience managing and maintaining Windows Server environments and related services
- Experience managing and maintaining Microsoft 365 apps and services such as Entra ID, Azure, Exchange Online, SharePoint, Teams, Defender, or Intune
- Experience managing and maintaining LAN/WAN switches and routers
- General understanding of scripted automation using PowerShell and other tools
- Strong understanding of system security fundamentals
Nice To Haves
- Understanding of the application of technology to architectural processes (Preferred)
- Professional certification (Preferred)
Responsibilities
- Participate in technical research and development to enable continuing innovation
- Contribute to and maintain firmwide system standards and procedures
- Monitor and maintain data center equipment and environment
- Provide advanced assistance to the Desktop Support team
- Provide on-call availability after hours and on weekends
- Monitor and evaluate health of all systems including Active Directory, M365, Azure, Entra ID, storage, virtualization, server hardware and software
- Support system backup/recovery operations
- Support VMware and Azure virtualization infrastructure
- Support storage technologies such as NAS and iSCSI storage area networks (SAN)
- Support Active Directory, Azure, and Entra ID environments
- Support Microsoft 365 cloud apps and services such as Teams, O365, Intune, Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Defender for Endpoint
- Support LAN/WAN network connectivity, including TCP/IP, OSPF, DHCP, DNS
- Maintain a security-first approach to technology implementations
Benefits
- medical, dental, and vision coverage with a generous employer contribution
- an HSA with employer contribution
- a 401(k) with employer match
- four weeks of PTO
- 10 paid holidays per year
- paid parental and family leave programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
