System Administrator - Infrastructure
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AMERICAN MUNICIPAL POWER INC.
JOB DESCRIPTION
This position may be eligible for a hybrid work environment (combination of remote work and inoffice reporting) with the coordination and approval of the appropriate supervisor. The position is located in and will report out of Columbus OH.
Position Title: System Administrator Infrastructure
Reports To: Manager of IT
FLSA Status: Exempt
Basic Functions: The System Administrator is responsible for providing systems design implementation and support for the AMP technology infrastructure. This infrastructure includes server storage voice and data networks telecommunications hardware applications data center components and information security systems.
The System Administrator ensures the secure operations of the above listed systems and provides support for 24x7 operations. Additionally this person will analyze monitor and maintain IT infrastructure including but not limited to physical/virtual servers backup environment and virtualization host. Provide high level troubleshooting skills to resolve issues and support IT business application teams where applicable. This person will lead technical staff in the design development and implementation of new IT systems track progress of projects and provide feedback to all management levels.
This person must have a strong background in server infrastructure virtualization concepts/support Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) Disaster Recovery best practices SAN/NAS storage Microsoft 365 Endpoint Management Active Directory Microsoft Security Solutions and General Security Concepts and core network services (DHCP/DNS) networking (LAN/WAN) and Firewalls.
Essential Functions:
1. Provide 2nd and 3rd level technical support for systems and infrastructure to include but not limited to:
a. Microsoft cloud offerings and security products
b. Virtualized infrastructure
c. Server hardware
d. Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI)
2. Assist with vulnerability remediation as needed.
3. Automate administrative tasks to improve operational efficiency.
4. Coordinate and facilitate server platforms and data storage support/project activities with internal/external resources responsible for day to day operations of the data storage backup and recovery archiving and server/OS infrastructure.
5. Troubleshoots infrastructure problems; assists in developing best practice infrastructure solutions and makes architecture recommendations to management ; creates and maintains detailed documentation.
6. Collaborate with Business Applications Team resources and internal Business Application support teams in order to provide support respond to issues and meet project objectives related to the server/OS and network environment.
7. Collaborate with SCADA resources and internal SCADA support teams in order to provide support respond to issues and meet project objectives related to the OS and network environment.
8. Participate in assigned projects according to the IT project management methodology procedures and processes.
9. Provide 1st 2nd and 3rd level support of the Linux Windows backup Hardware/Software infrastructure SAN SCADA and Corporate Networks (LAN/WAN) environments.
10. Ensures performance and availability meet or exceed established service level standards.
11. Recommends implements and supports the corporate servers data storage backup/recovery and archiving architecture and standards. Participates in disaster recovery testing and works with IT business to update and maintain documentation.
12. Identifies process improvements and develops business cases for new technology infrastructure investments.
13. Actively participates in technical and business innovation efforts.
14. Provides expert systems development advice and leadership to various teams and management personnel within the IT organization.
15. Weekend and off peak hours implementations are part of the work duties as well as being part of a rotating 24x7 oncall support team.
16. Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Job Breakdown:
45% Systems Administration Monitoring and support
20% Systems Implementation and Design
15% System and training Documentation
10% Provides enduser and field support
Up to 10% travel required at times
Knowledge Skills & Qualifications:
1. A fouryear computer science information systems or engineering degree is preferred; or four (4) years of directly related experience is required.
2. A minimum of two (2) years of handson experience in system design implementation and support of a highavailable 24/7/365 operating environment is required.
3. Areas of expertise must include but are not limited to:
a. Required Experience:
i. Virtualization technologies
ii. Design integration management and maintenance of servers in multiple platforms (Virtualized OS)
iii. Hyperconverged infrastructure technology
1. Implementation/Configuration
2. Hardware troubleshooting
3. Patch management
iv. Managing and securing Microsoft Cloud Offerings and Security Products
v. Certificate Infrastructure
vi. Firewalls
vii. Disaster recovery process development documentation management and periodic testing
viii. Orchestration & Automation
1. Scripting solutions such as Python and Powershell
2. Orchestrator Runbooks
3. Other Automation Experience
ix. Capacity planning and monitoring
x. Disk and tape storage archiving data replication and deduplication backup Hardware/Software infrastructure and SAN infrastructure
xi. LAN/WAN understanding of networking concepts for troubleshooting and network team interaction
xii. Telecom and data transmission technologies
xiii. TCP/IP and routing protocols
xiv. The OSI model
xv. Advanced experience in routine network/client/server problem determination and resolution in a Linux and Windows environment
b. Desired Experience:
i. General familiarity with ITIL & CIS Controls Frameworks
ii. Vulnerability Management Assist in patch management and analysis
iii. Database backup and recovery
iv. Firewalls Ability to utilize monitoring for analysis
v. Knowledge of other virtualization Hypervisor and Hyperconverged hardware
4. Must have a keen sense of system integration requirements and industry trends and assist in translating those trends and requirements into project deliverables.
5. Must be a detail and process oriented innovative selfstarting handson technology professional that is able to work with minimal supervision.
6. Use various network/client/server monitoring tools for systems control and problem resolution.
7. Willingness to perform tasks required to ensure published service level agreements are met.
8. Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks and projects in a highpressure environment.
9. Work requires a flexible schedule 24x7 with duties.
10. Strong interpersonal skills.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
