Systems Administrator

Byrne Branding • Lafayette, NY

11d • Onsite

About The Position

The Systems Administrator executes assigned IT tasks and maintains the reliability, availability, performance, and security of the company’s technology environment. This role serves as a technical escalation point, leads assigned infrastructure projects, and provides on-site support as needed. The position is based at 2394 US Rte 11, LaFayette, NY 13084, with travel to company facilities in Central New York depending on projects and business needs. Normal hours are Monday through Friday during business hours, with evening, night, and weekend availability potentially required based on business needs.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of hands-on professional experience in a Systems Administrator role with direct responsibility for business-critical infrastructure.
• Strong experience administering and troubleshooting physical servers, Windows Server, VMware virtual infrastructure, Windows 11 endpoints, desktops, and laptops.
• Experience supporting production-floor computers, production equipment, or other specialized systems where availability and controlled change are critical.
• Experience with Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, Microsoft 365, endpoint management, patching, monitoring, enterprise backups, storage hardware, and administration of assigned endpoint security tools.
• Experience supporting a multi-site environment and maintaining clear technical documentation, inventories, standards, and operating procedures.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent education and professional experience.
• Availability for potential evening, night, and weekend work based on business needs, and travel to company facilities as required.

Nice To Haves

• Microsoft, VMware, CompTIA, or similar systems administration certifications are preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and troubleshoot Windows Server and Windows 11 systems, including physical and virtual servers, desktops, laptops, and other supported devices.
• Use NinjaOne, Microsoft Intune, or similar platforms to monitor systems, maintain inventory, deploy software, apply patches, automate routine tasks, and provide remote support.
• Administer Microsoft 365, Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, Group Policy, permissions, authentication, and user account lifecycle processes.
• Administer assigned endpoint security tools, review alerts, escalate concerns, and assist with remediation and incident response as directed.
• Manage enterprise backup systems and storage hardware, including configuration, monitoring, maintenance, capacity planning, upgrades, recovery testing, and disaster recovery support.
• Support production-floor computers, production equipment, and specialized systems in coordination with operations and engineering, prioritizing availability, controlled change, and business continuity.
• Support the VMware environment, including hosts, virtual machines, clusters, templates, snapshots, upgrades, resource allocation, capacity, availability, and performance.
• Serve as an escalation point for complex end-user, application, access, Microsoft 365, endpoint, and infrastructure issues, and provide technical guidance to support staff.
• Lead assigned infrastructure projects from planning through completion, including requirements, scheduling, implementation, testing, documentation, vendor coordination, and stakeholder communication.
• Monitor infrastructure health, capacity, performance, backups, system alerts, and relevant security events; perform root-cause analysis, implement corrective actions, and escalate security concerns as appropriate.
• Maintain accurate system documentation, diagrams, inventories, configurations, standards, procedures, licensing records, and recovery information.
• Provide on-site technical support and perform infrastructure work at company locations; travel between sites as business needs require.
• Participate in scheduled maintenance, on-call escalation, emergency changes, and assigned infrastructure activities, including support for cybersecurity initiatives requiring systems administration expertise.

Benefits

• Competitive bonus programs.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits available on the first day of employment.
• Supplemental benefits available on the 30th day of employment.
• Eligible for a 401(k) with a company match available on the 90th day of employment.
• Educational support through tuition reimbursement and a scholarship program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior