System Administrator

Objectives of this Role

• Maintain essential IT operations, including operating systems, security tools, applications, servers, email systems, laptops, desktops, software, and hardware
• Own projects, solutions, and key responsibilities within a larger business initiative
• Handle business-critical IT tasks and systems that provide commercial advantage in a global marketplace
• Enable faster and smarter business processes and implement analytics for meaningful insights
• Nurture dependable IT infrastructure and networking that’s always up and running
• Partner with internal and external partners to communicate project status, activities, and achievements

Daily and Monthly Responsibilities

• Perform server administration tasks, including user/group administration, security permissions, group policies, print services, research event log warnings and errors, and resource monitoring, ensuring system architecture components work together seamlessly
• Monitor datacenter health using preexisting management tools and respond to hardware issues as they arise; help build, test, and maintain new servers as needed
• Maintain internal infrastructure requirements including, laptop and desktop computers, servers, routers, switches, firewalls, printers, phones, security updates; support internet, intranet, LANs, WANs, and network segments
• Interact with the help desk and other teams to assist in troubleshooting, identify root cause, and provide technical support when needed
• Perform routine/scheduled audits of the systems, including all backups

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in technology or computer science
• At least 2 years proven work experience in IT System Administration 
• Experience with or knowledge of programming languages and operating systems; current equipment and technologies, enterprise backup and recovery procedures, system performance-monitoring tools, active directories, virtualization, HTTP traffic, content delivery, and caching
• Creating volumes, assigning to servers and remote replication
• Excellent communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in project management, application design and integration, and cloud computing (specifically Microsoft Azure)
• Expertise in creating, analyzing, and repairing large-scale distributed systems
• Knowledge of Unix system administration is plus 
• Professional certifications is plus 
• Males Only