System Administrator Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS, Information Technology, or a related field preferred; equivalent experience considered.
• 5–6 years of systems or application administration experience.
• Strong experience administering VMware vSphere 5.5 or later.
• Strong experience with Windows Server and Linux administration, with advanced Windows Server expertise preferred.
• Experience provisioning, maintaining, troubleshooting, and optimizing virtual server environments.
• Strong understanding of server hardware, operating systems, storage, backups, and infrastructure monitoring.
• Experience with patch management, security monitoring, and disaster recovery procedures.
• Excellent troubleshooting and analytical skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and perform effectively under pressure.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with VMware vRealize Suite, NSX, VSAN, and/or vCloud Director.
• PowerShell and PowerCLI scripting experience.
• Experience with Python, APIs, CLI tools, and JSON.
• Experience supporting managed cloud or data center environments.
• Knowledge of infrastructure automation and configuration management practices.
• Experience providing Tier III technical support in a customer-facing environment.

Responsibilities

• Provision, install, configure, and maintain physical and virtual servers within managed cloud environments.
• Build and rebuild servers, including configuration of hardware, storage, services, directories, and system settings.
• Administer Windows Server and Linux operating systems.
• Support VMware-based virtual infrastructure and related cloud technologies.
• Configure CPU, memory, storage, and other infrastructure resources based on operational requirements.
• Install and configure system software and services supporting customer and internal applications.
• Perform daily monitoring of servers, hardware, system resources, applications, and critical processes.
• Review system and application logs to proactively identify potential issues.
• Monitor scheduled jobs and verify successful completion of backups.
• Perform ongoing performance tuning, resource optimization, and capacity planning.
• Prepare performance reports and recommend infrastructure improvements.
• Troubleshoot and recover systems following hardware, software, or operating system failures.
• Perform regular security monitoring and identify potential system vulnerabilities or intrusions.
• Apply operating system patches, upgrades, and security updates.
• Execute and validate backup operations and support system recovery processes.
• Create, modify, and remove user accounts according to established procedures.
• Maintain compliance with system security and operational standards.
• Provide Tier III technical support for complex infrastructure and systems issues.
• Investigate and resolve escalated server, operating system, virtualization, and application-related problems.
• Coordinate incident resolution and communicate effectively with customers, end users, and operations teams.
• Support project teams with technical implementation and infrastructure requirements.
• Develop and maintain system installation, configuration, and operational procedures.
• Research technologies and recommend improvements to increase reliability, scalability, and efficiency.
• Identify opportunities to automate repetitive systems administration activities.
• Develop scripts and tools using technologies such as PowerShell, PowerCLI, Python, APIs, and JSON.
• Maintain system standards and contribute to infrastructure best practices.