Systems Administrator

Job Description

GENERAL DUTIES :

• Have strong server experience, networking fundamentals, and storage administration skills as well as the virtualization of those technologies, as it pertains to VMWare vSphere, along with familiarization with hyper-converge infrastructures.
• Develop and manage the overall operation of a small IT service desk.
• Collaborate with service desk staff and upper management to develop and implement new processes and procedures.
• Build and maintain the following systems : RHEL 7, CentOS 7, Windows Server 2012, 2016, 2019, as well as Windows 10.
• Understand networking and distributed computing environments.
• Partner with application developers as well as server and network engineers.
• Be able to create and clone processes across multiple environments.
• Support and implement multiple virtualization technologies (i.e., VMWare, Cisco Hyperflex, Hyper-V, etc.) as well as preferred experience in hosted cloud technologies (i.e., AWS, Azure, etc.).
• Write policy and system descriptions describing how multiple environments work together.
• Work on Networks, Servers, and Storage cores.
• Be knowledgeable in Scripting (Python, PowerShell, etc.).
• Develop and apply standard configuration templates to all assigned devices, and update inventory and topology records during moves, adds, and changes.
• Coordinate with other IT team members to deliver systems and services.
• Actively be involved in the development of virtualization roadmap and strategy for the organization.
• Review log events and operate network management applications to perform fault detection, identify performance metrics, and generate reports to support specific service level requirements.

Required Skills

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS :

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Security, or related field.
• 5+ years performing virtualization in cloud, hybrid, and hosted environments.
• 5+ years of designing and implementing solutions.
• Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and be capable of writing proposals, acting as a vendor liaison, and making presentations to senior management.
• Prior experience in a service desk role.

Prior experience managing others on a team.

CLEARANCE :

Secret minimum

Desired Skills

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS :

• VMware VCP
• Linux+, RHCSA, or equivalent
• Microsoft MCSE
• CompTIA Network+
• ITIL and / or ITSM related training / certification
• Possess excellent problem-solving skills and a solid understanding of how to quickly troubleshoot connectivity and performance issues that involve network and server systems.
• Must have proficiency with command-line utilities and familiarity with scripting languages to automate configuration changes, parse log data, generate reports and detect anomalies.
• Ability to excel in high-paced, demanding environments where each day provides a new set of challenges under short time constraints involving complex network configurations and / or troubleshooting multiple hosts scattered across a large campus network.
• Ability to coordinate multiple open issues and interface with customers at all levels.
• Must have strong time management, multi-tasking, organization, and administrative skills and must be highly proficient with Visio, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

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