Systems Administrator

Taylor Corporation • Eden Prairie, MN

10d

About The Position

Taylor Corporation is seeking a Systems Administrator to support our core data centers and expand services nationally and globally. You will be part of our server operations team responsible for maintaining the data center environments and ensuring all customer server environments are secure, operational, and highly available through continuous proactive monitoring, customer support, and scheduled maintenance.
Work Authorization: To be considered for the Taylor opportunities, candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship.

Requirements

• 3+ years of related experience
• Fluent verbal and written skills in the English language
• Ability to work independently with little direct supervision
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize your time based on supervisor input
• Experience in Windows Server 2008 R2 upgrade to Windows Server 2019 or Windows Server 2022
• Experience in Windows Server 2012 R2 upgrade to Windows Server 2019 or Windows Server 2022
• Ability to troubleshoot Windows operating system, software, and hardware related problems
• Pre-implementation project planning and post implementation documentation skills
• Experience in working with Word and Excel documents from an end user perspective

Nice To Haves

• Experience with deploying virtualized infrastructures (VMware, Microsoft Hyper-V)
• Experience with Microsoft server technologies and relevant training or certifications (MCSE or MCP certifications)
• Experience performing first- or second-level Windows server operations support in a small- to mid-scale business
• Experience with storage systems, deployment, and configuration, provisioning, and troubleshooting
• Experience with Linux operating system environments
• Basic understanding of network protocols, principles and concepts including the ability to troubleshoot local connectivity issues
• Experience with service management framework such as ITIL
• Experience creating and implementing a systems administration and improvement program to maximize up-time and service delivery in accordance with business needs and priorities

Responsibilities

• Build, upgrade, configure, provision, install and administer Windows servers from scratch spanning different platforms and configurations.
• Oversee Windows Server cumulative patch updates and troubleshoot issues with patching.
• Perform basic monitoring, troubleshooting and repair of all aspects of servers, operating systems, and hardware.
• Respond to customer impacting events.
• Diagnose, resolve, and communicate problems.
• Perform routine maintenance activities on customer server environments.
• Upgrade and downgrade servers.

Benefits

• Our employees enjoy a comprehensive benefit package including a choice of several health plans, dental, vision, wellness programs, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, a 401(k) plan with company match, paid time off (PTO) and 64 hours of annual holiday pay.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed