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Senior Systems Administrator
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17 September 2026 (Yesterday)
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15 December 2026
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Job Summary
About Cogent Infotech
Cogent Infotech is a technology and talent solutions company headquartered in Pittsburgh PA. We support clients across commercial federal state and local markets with services in digital transformation application development cloud cybersecurity data analytics artificial intelligence and workforce solutions.
This opportunity is with one of Cogent Infotechs clients in the enterprise infrastructure and operations domain. The role supports business-critical compute virtualization storage identity monitoring backup and disaster-recovery systems.
Job Title: Senior Systems Administrator
Experience: 5 Years
Employment Type: Full-time
Work Location: Logan Utah Hybrid - 3 Days Onsite and 2 Days Remote
Salary: $74000 - $115000 per year
Job Summary
We are looking for a hands-on Senior Systems Administrator to manage and improve enterprise virtualization server storage identity monitoring backup and disaster-recovery platforms. The ideal candidate can troubleshoot complex issues across multiple infrastructure layers and take ownership from diagnosis through resolution.
This role also contributes to automation system resilience documentation team mentoring and the gradual adoption of container-based workloads.
Technology Environment
Key Responsibilities
Required Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Equal Opportunity Employer
The employer is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining an inclusive workplace. Employment decisions are made without discrimination based on any characteristic protected by applicable law.
Cogent Infotech is a technology and talent solutions company headquartered in Pittsburgh PA. We support clients across commercial federal state and local markets with services in digital transformation application development cloud cybersecurity data analytics artificial intelligence and workforce solutions.
This opportunity is with one of Cogent Infotechs clients in the enterprise infrastructure and operations domain. The role supports business-critical compute virtualization storage identity monitoring backup and disaster-recovery systems.
Job Title: Senior Systems Administrator
Experience: 5 Years
Employment Type: Full-time
Work Location: Logan Utah Hybrid - 3 Days Onsite and 2 Days Remote
Salary: $74000 - $115000 per year
Job Summary
We are looking for a hands-on Senior Systems Administrator to manage and improve enterprise virtualization server storage identity monitoring backup and disaster-recovery platforms. The ideal candidate can troubleshoot complex issues across multiple infrastructure layers and take ownership from diagnosis through resolution.
This role also contributes to automation system resilience documentation team mentoring and the gradual adoption of container-based workloads.
Technology Environment
- VMware vSphere ESXi vCenter HA/DRS clusters and 500 virtual machines.
- Windows Server and Linux environments including RHEL and Ubuntu.
- Active Directory Group Policy Kerberos and managed service accounts.
- Enterprise SAN/NAS storage including Qumulo and HPE Nimble/Alletra.
- Veeam or similar backup and disaster-recovery solutions.
- PowerShell PowerCLI and Bash automation.
- Monitoring platforms such as Datadog Zabbix PRTG Grafana or Prometheus.
- Growing exposure to Docker Kubernetes or similar container platforms.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage and maintain VMware vSphere environments including ESXi hosts vCenter and HA/DRS clusters.
- Administer Windows Server and Linux systems including patching hardening performance tuning and troubleshooting.
- Manage Active Directory Group Policy Kerberos authentication and service-account security.
- Support enterprise SAN/NAS storage including capacity planning performance troubleshooting and migrations.
- Build and maintain proactive monitoring and alerting across compute and storage platforms.
- Manage backup and disaster-recovery solutions and conduct regular recovery testing.
- Create and maintain disaster-recovery plans runbooks and operational documentation.
- Automate administrative tasks using PowerShell PowerCLI Bash or similar tools.
- Investigate complex infrastructure issues across virtualization operating systems storage and networking.
- Support database infrastructure through VM sizing storage and latency troubleshooting.
- Mentor junior administrators and share technical knowledge with the team.
- Partner with network security database and application teams on infrastructure needs.
- Support the gradual adoption of container workloads as business needs evolve.
Required Qualifications
- 5 years of experience as a Systems Administrator or Infrastructure Administrator in an enterprise environment.
- Strong hands-on experience managing VMware vSphere at scale.
- Solid Linux administration experience with RHEL Ubuntu or similar distributions.
- Experience troubleshooting enterprise SAN/NAS storage performance.
- Practical scripting experience with PowerShell Bash or equivalent tools.
- Experience with infrastructure monitoring and observability tools.
- Strong knowledge of Windows Server Active Directory Kerberos and service-account administration.
- Ability to independently solve complex multi-step infrastructure problems.
- Strong communication collaboration and documentation skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- VCP RHCSA/RHCE Microsoft Windows Server LPIC or similar certification.
- Hands-on experience with Veeam backup disaster recovery and recovery testing.
- Experience mentoring junior systems administrators.
- Exposure to Docker Kubernetes Tanzu or similar technologies.
- Experience supporting SQL Server infrastructure including storage performance and VM sizing.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The employer is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining an inclusive workplace. Employment decisions are made without discrimination based on any characteristic protected by applicable law.
Required Experience:
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