Sr System Administrator

Role: Sr. System Administrator

Location: Hartford CT Occasionally Onsite and must be within 100 Miles

Job Description:

Responsibilities include server setup VMWare management user account administration system monitoring and security implementation. We need a problemsolver with

network management experience and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities:

• Installing configuring and maintaining server hardware and operating systems
• Administration and management of VMWare infrastructure like vSphere vCenter ESXi and virtual machines.
• Managing user accounts permissions and access controls.
• Monitoring system performance troubleshooting issues and ensuring high availability.
• Implementing security measures including backups and data protection.
• Managing software updates patches and system upgrades.
• Automating administrative tasks and creating scripts for system management.
• Craft and implement network configurations and test plans.
• Gathering and presenting System Performance Metrics
• Perform platform software upgrades and failover testing.
• Administration of routers switches and other network equipment
• Perform audits as needed.
• Work with IT teams in preparing platform enhancements and configurations.
• Identify areas of the infrastructure for optimization
• Develop detailed architectural diagrams and procedure documents.

Required Skills / Experience

• 2 or more years of experience in Telecomm or network administration/engineering and support roles
• Associate or bachelors degree level in Computer Science or equivalent technical discipline.
• Working knowledge of network technologies such as TCP/IP DNS/DHCP
• Working knowledge of routing and switching (Spanning Tree/OSPF/BGP /802.1q/QoS/AAA)
• Experience with wireless networks VPN firewalls load balancers.
• Preferred Knowledge of: Virtualization Support: VMware / ESXi Linux and Windows
• Experience with network management tools and troubleshooting.
• Knowledge and experience with SDLC and AGILE methodologies and ITIL framework
• Excellent problem solving and communication skills are required.
• Ability to prioritize and multitask in a pressured environment.
• Cisco Networking certification preferred.