Senior Systems Administrator
Senior Systems Administrator
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Job Description
*ONSITE IN Newark DE*
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
This position has hands-on technical and administrative responsibility for managing and maintaining all capabilities within the IT Infrastructure portfolio including critical IT infrastructure components such as Windows Linux Active Directory and physical virtual and cloud-based environments. As a senior staff member this role provides guidance on planning policy and system integrity. This includes monitoring existing solutions executing new and upgrade implementations implementing enhancements and performing required maintenance.
JOB DUTIES:
*Demonstrates in-depth knowledge of the functionality of and the ability to administer and troubleshoot across the portfolio of IT infrastructure which includes the below along with all supporting components:
*Servers & appliances (hardware operating systems hypervisors storage etc.)
*Electronic Communications (voice cellular email fax telecommunication lines chat etc.)
*Physical Environment (Server rooms DR sites etc.)
*Virtual systems and related infrastructures
*Cloud based infrastructure technologies
*Microsoft based products
*Non-enterprise scale business applications
*Webservers
*Backup & recovery
*Monitoring and performance tools
*Identity Management Authentication and Authorization solutions
*Automation and tools supporting Technology Support (workstations/laptops peripherals operating systems software etc.)
*Windows client operating system
*Linux operating system
*Administer Active Directory (AD) including user accounts Group Policy Objects (GPO) DNS DHCP and authentication services.
*Maintain the secure and continued operations of related infrastructure hardware and software through the review deployment and management of security and enhancement patches and updates.
*Anticipate respond to and identify technology/business needs by implementing new technology hardware software processes applications and services as well as enhancements to existing products and capabilities.
*Develop implement and administer software tools and procedures to monitor alert report on and remediate issues within IT infrastructure.
*Drafts analyzes and implements IT infrastructure related technology requirements rules processes information flow project plans recommendations functional and technical specifications configuration automation issue remediation and enhancements.
*Plan and execute corrective efforts to prevent and correct security vulnerabilities within IT infrastructure.
*Provides coverage for on-call 24/7 incident management support for the production environment.
*Recommends and adheres to requirements related to IT Infrastructure (e.g. OS settings backups authentication etc.) based on manufacturer published authoritative guidance and/or company policy.
Budgeting & Project Management
*Plans and develops the Annual Budget Application Roadmap & Project Schedule.
*Aids with the development of and adherence to a roadmap and lifecycle for the IT Infrastructure portfolio.
*Propose and execute projects and priorities according to strategic and tactical imperatives.
*Recommends and meets documented project goals outcomes requirements timelines tasks and costs.
*Submits expenses and capital expenditures for budget approval and adheres to approved budgets.
*Provides guidance for project priorities according to strategic and tactical imperatives.
Compliance Risk & Policy Management
*Assures compliance to controls policies and regulatory requirements.
*Ensure compliance with policies guidelines procedures licensing contractual obligations and regulations.
*Comply with and support activities initiated by Audit & Cybersecurity Security personnel.
*Drafts recommends enhancements to implements monitors and adheres to department and company policies controls and working practices.
*Considers policy security and risk management impact when performing assigned duties.
*Assures the departments risk is managed and minimized.
*Ensure adherence with contractual obligations licensing terms manufacturer requirements and best practices based on published authoritative guidance.
Disaster Recovery & Vendor Relations
*Develop maintain and periodically test adherence to the Disaster Recovery Plan.
*Assure that proper records and documents are created maintained and recoverable.
*Monitors prevents and remediates vulnerabilities in the IT Infrastructure portfolio.
*Meets with vendors and advisory services to canvass suitable capabilities at competitive rates.
*During contract discussions negotiates favorable business terms on behalf of the company.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
*Bachelors degree in computer science Information Technology or a related discipline from an accredited college or university with a minimum of five years of experience in system administration or equivalent combination of education and experience.
*At least 3 years of relevant experience administering virtualization platforms such as VMware (ESXi vSphere) Microsoft Hyper V Citrix Hypervisor Nutanix AHV and Linux KVM.
*Proven experience with Active Directory DNS DHCP Group Policies and email administration.
*Hands-on experience managing Microsoft 365 services (Intune Autopilot Exchange Online SharePoint Online).
*Familiarity with cloud computing environments such as Azure or AWS.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
*Designing implementing and administering all aspects of IT Infrastructure through their lifecycle
*Working with team members executing complex initiatives.
*Ensuring compliance with policies business requirements licensing and contracts.
*Providing functional consulting related to use of technology supporting IT and business processes.
*Ability to manage required tasks (planning budgeting risk workflow).
*Time and risk management/prioritization.
*Ability to work independently.
*Strong analytical troubleshooting and organizational skills.
*Strong verbal written and interpersonal communication skills particularly with management.
SPECIALTIES:
*Active Directory
*Microsoft Windows Server OS
*Oracle Linux
*VMWare
*Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager
*Shared Storage
*Microsoft 365
*Microsoft Exchange
*Microsoft SharePoint
*Microsoft Intune and Autopilot
*Backup and Recovery
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
