Senior Systems Administration

This position requires office presence of a minimum of 5 days per week and is only located in the location(s) posted. No relocation is offered.

Join AT&T and help shape the future of communications and technology that connect the world. We value innovators who seek to explore the unknown and challenge the status quo. Bring your bold ideas and fearless spirit to redefine connectivity and transform how people share stories and experiences. At AT&T you wont just imagine the futureyoull build it.

What youll do:
Monitoring Troubleshooting and Service Availability: Ensure continual service availability through monitoring troubleshooting and analyzing problems to prevent service disruptions and to identify root causes along with mitigations to prevent future occurrences.
Security management compliance and data integrity: Perform security compliance auditing and remediation perform set up maintenance and monitoring of backups along with routine hardware and software audits to ensure configuration and standards compliance.
DevOps and Standards: Develop promote and curate standard operating/method of procedures in conjunction with risk assessments to reduce hazards to the network and new solutions being developed while also maintaining and continuously improving tools ad-hoc scripting and automation infrastructure for configuration management maintenance testing auditing problem remediation and capacity planning.
Vendor Management: Collaborate with and manage vendors to drive defect resolution and enhancements for internal customers to meet departmental or enterprise business needs in addition to providing extended support as required.
Software Installation Upgrades and Readiness Testing: Perform and schedule software installations and upgrades to operating systems and layered software packages and may also perform Operational Readiness Testing and Operational Acceptance Testing.

What youll need:

Ensure continual service availability by proactively monitoring analyzing and resolving issues in production on-premises cloud infrastructure which will require working with teams such as architecture labs other operations support teams and cloud tenants to maintain maximum stability performance and security of the current and future cloud environments via the DevOps model while utilizing subject matter expertise in at least some of the following: Linux cloud computing Kubernetes Open.

What youll bring:

The Senior System Administrator is responsible for the design implementation operation and optimization of enterprise email transport systems. This role provides advanced technical support for Linux-based messaging environments including Sendmail/Postfix MTAs and associated SMTP infrastructure ensuring reliable secure and scalable email delivery across the organization.

The position requires deep expertise in Linux system administration email protocols and enterprise messaging architecture with a strong focus on operational excellence security and automation.

Email Infrastructure & Operations

• Administer and support enterprise email transport systems including Sendmail and/or Postfix mail transfer agents (MTAs)

• Monitor and manage inbound and outbound email traffic across corporate relay systems

• Maintain and troubleshoot SMTP mail queues including resolving latency backlogs and mail storms

• Manage enterprise SMTP routing relay configurations and mail flow policies

• Support SMTP ESMTP and related protocols including secure mail transport via TLS

• Maintain DNS configurations relevant to email delivery (MX records routing dependencies)

System Administration (Linux/Unix)

• Install configure and maintain Linux-based servers supporting email infrastructure

• Perform system provisioning patching upgrades and decommissioning activities

• Ensure high availability and performance of production systems

• Troubleshoot OS-level and service-level issues impacting messaging platforms

Security & Compliance

• Implement and manage anti-spam anti-virus and content filtering controls

• Ensure secure email transport through TLS encryption and certificate management

• Enforce enterprise email policies and content control utilizing ProofPoint Services

• Collaborate with security teams to mitigate vulnerabilities and ensure compliance

Automation & Scripting

• Develop and maintain automation scripts using Bash Perl or similar tools

• Automate operational tasks such as monitoring log analysis and maintenance workflows

• Improve operational efficiency through process optimization and tooling improvements

Technical Skills

• Advanced experience with Linux/Unix system administration

• Strong expertise in Sendmail and/or Postfix configuration and management

• In-depth understanding of SMTP and related email protocols (TLS DNS IMAP/POP3 fundamentals)

• Knowledge of networking fundamentals: TCP/IP DNS SSL/TLS SSH

• Experience with email security controls (anti-spam anti-virus content filtering)

• Proficiency in shell scripting (Bash) and/or Perl

Professional Skills

• Strong troubleshooting and analytical problem-solving skills

• Ability to manage multiple concurrent tasks in a fast-paced environment

• High attention to detail and commitment to operational excellence

• Strong communication and collaboration skills across technical teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with large-scale enterprise messaging environments

• Familiarity with cloud-based email relay or hybrid architectures (e.g. AWS-based SMTP patterns)

• Knowledge of directory services (LDAP/Active Directory integration)

• Experience with Microsoft Exchange or hybrid messaging environments

• Relevant certifications (e.g. Linux networking or messaging platforms)

TCP Career Step Differentiator: Performs complex systems administration duties and troubleshooting.

Education/Experience: Bachelors degree (BS/BA) desired in Computer Science. 3 years of related experience. Certification is required in some areas.

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Our Senior Systems Administration earns between$118800-$178200 USD Annual Not to mention all the other amazing rewards that working at AT&T offers. Individual starting salary within this range may depend on geography experience expertise and education/training.

Joining our team comes with amazing perks and benefits:

• Medical/Dental/Vision coverage

• 401(k) plan

• Tuition reimbursement program

• Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays)

• Paid Parental Leave

• Paid Caregiver Leave

• Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected

• Adoption Reimbursement

• Disability Benefits (short term and long term)

• Life and Accidental Death Insurance

• Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal

• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)

• Extensive employee wellness programs

• Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories

• AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone.

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