System Administrator

Role: System Administrator

Location: 100% Remote (Preferred: Pacific, Mountain, or Central Time Zones)

Position Type: Direct Hire, Full-Time

Annual Compensation: $110-120K

Position Overview

Ledgent Technology is excited to partner with a valued client in the search for a System Administrator II. This individual will help maintain and optimize enterprise infrastructure, including server, storage, virtualization, cloud, and core systems environments. The role is focused on delivering secure, reliable, and high-performing technology solutions while driving automation, supporting system upgrades, managing patching efforts, and assisting with critical incident response and troubleshooting.

The ideal candidate brings strong enterprise systems administration experience and can independently manage complex infrastructure issues while collaborating across technical teams to deliver scalable, secure solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, configure, maintain, and optimize enterprise server, storage, virtualization, and cloud infrastructure.
• Administer and support Windows Server environments, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, and Certificate Services.
• Lead operating system patching, upgrades, lifecycle management, and end-of-support remediation efforts.
• Evaluate, plan, and implement security updates and vulnerability remediation activities.
• Support and maintain virtualization, email, storage, firewall, backup, monitoring, and related infrastructure systems.
• Participate in incident response activities, helping analyze, contain, mitigate, and resolve production issues and security events.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure, server, application, and operating system issues following established best practices.
• Develop and maintain architecture diagrams, technical documentation, procedures, and knowledge base articles.
• Identify automation opportunities and leverage scripting and systems management tools to improve operational efficiency.
• Review and validate testing plans for infrastructure changes, deployments, and upgrades.
• Manage and support medium-sized infrastructure projects from planning through implementation.
• Analyze system performance and recommend improvements to increase reliability, scalability, and security.
• Partner with vendors and internal stakeholders to support infrastructure initiatives and operational objectives.
• Track infrastructure lifecycle needs and contribute to technical debt reduction strategies.
• Mentor junior administrators and provide technical guidance on advanced systems administration topics.
• Participate in an on-call rotation supporting critical production systems.

Required Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Security, or a related field.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

Experience

• 4+ years of experience as a Systems Administrator or equivalent infrastructure-focused IT role.
• Experience administering and supporting enterprise Windows environments.
• Experience managing server infrastructure, virtualization, storage, backup, and security technologies.
• Demonstrated experience troubleshooting complex production issues within enterprise environments.

Technical Expertise

Strong experience with:

• Microsoft Windows Server
• Active Directory
• DNS
• DHCP
• Group Policy
• VMware
• PowerShell and scripting technologies
• Enterprise storage systems and SAN administration
• Backup and disaster recovery solutions
• Enterprise monitoring and alerting tools
• Endpoint management and software deployment platforms
• Network fundamentals
• IT security best practices
• Infrastructure documentation and technical diagramming

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting regulated enterprise environments such as healthcare, financial services, or government.
• Experience with compliance audits, risk assessments, and security reviews.
• Experience supporting Citrix environments.
• Experience with enterprise backup platforms such as Commvault.
• Experience supporting Cisco UCS or other blade/rack server technologies.
• Experience with cloud and hybrid infrastructure environments.
• Experience creating architecture documentation, operational procedures, and system standards.

Preferred Certifications

One or more of the following:

• Security+
• Network+
• CISSP
• MCSA
• MCITP
• MCTS
• Citrix Certifications
• Cloud Certifications (Azure, AWS, etc.)
• SAN/Storage Certifications
• Backup & Recovery Certifications

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.