Systems & Network Administrator

Hog Slat•Newton Grove, NC

About The Position

Hog Slat, Inc., the world's largest provider of equipment and turnkey facilities to the swine and poultry industries, is seeking an Systems & Network Administrator. This position is responsible for building, maintaining, and supporting Hog Slat’s IT infrastructure, with a strong emphasis on network design, performance, and reliability.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, or a similar field of study, and 5+ years of systems administration experience.
Additional experience may be accepted in lieu of formal education.
In-depth knowledge of a wide range of technologies including but not limited to Microsoft Hyper-V, Microsoft Windows Server, Linux, Microsoft SQL Server, NetApp, Cisco, FortiGate, Kaspersky, Mitel, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and Group Policy.
Expertise in network technologies include strong proficiency in layers 2 and 3, VLANs, routing fundamentals, and hands‑on experience configuring and troubleshooting routing protocols such as EIGRP and OSPF.
Capable of identifying and resolving issues with minimal support.
Ability to manage tasks with accuracy and attention to detail.
Understand IS policies and procedures and communicate these to the user community.
Strong commitment to customer service with good interpersonal communication, presentation, problem solving, and analytical skills.
Excellent organizational skills.
Strong team player.

Responsibilities

Manage and administer enterprise network infrastructure, including firewalls, routers, layer 2/3 switches, wireless access points, and wireless controllers, ensuring stable and secure connectivity across all sites.
Monitor and optimize network performance, including throughput, latency, link utilization, VLAN segmentation, routing paths, and wireless coverage
Implement and troubleshoot network security controls, including firewall rules/policies, VPN tunnels, site‑to‑site connections, and network segmentation strategies.
Support and improve WAN, LAN, and wireless architectures, including redundancy, failover mechanisms, and QoS configurations where applicable.
Maintain virtualization clusters and hosts.
Build and maintain physical and virtual servers running various versions of Microsoft Windows and Linux.
Administer SAN/NAS storage infrastructure, ensuring proper network paths, iSCSI, SMB, and NFS performance.
Manage key server components including DHCP, DNS, group policy, file services, etc.
Manage antivirus servers, maintain antivirus clients on endpoints, and respond to security incidents as needed.
Configure, maintain, and validate backup and replication jobs.
Provide infrastructure support services to other IS department members.
Serve as a point of escalation for the helpdesk team.
Operate as a member of the disaster recovery team in test and real world incidents.
Work with project teams to resolve complex issues and implement new solutions.
Evaluate and recommend necessary changes in performance tuning, infrastructure design, and monitoring.
Design, implement, and document end-to-end technical solutions
All other duties assigned