A814-System Administrator (808859)

100% on site in Salem, VA 24153. In person interview required.

Our client has an opening for a System Administrator (808859)

This position is up to 10 months with the option of extension. The client is located in

1596 Deborah Lane, Salem, VA 24153

IT Customer Support/Service Required 5 Years

Service Ticket Management Required 2 Years

Desktop Application Support Required 2 Years

Documentation Support Required 2 Years

Desktop/Laptop Hardware Support Required 2 Years

Server Maintenance Nice to have 2 Years

Network Support Nice to have 2 Years

IT Process Management Nice to have 2 Years

Years of Experience
4-7 years of experience in the field or in a related area.

Job Description

·Systems administration engineering and provisioning, operations and support, maintenance and research and development to ensure continual innovation.

·Install new / rebuild existing servers and configure hardware, peripherals, services, settings, directories, storage, etc.in accordance with standards and project/operational requirements.

·Perform daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems and key processes, reviewing system and application logs, and verifying completion of scheduled jobs such as backups. Perform regular security monitoring to identify any possible intrusions.

·Perform/verify daily backup operations, ensuring all required file systems and system data are successfully backed up to the appropriate media/network location.

·Perform regular file archival and purge as necessary. Create, change, and delete user accounts per request.

·Provide Tier III/other support per request from various constituencies. Investigate and troubleshoot issues. Diagnose and recover from hardware or software failures. Coordinate and communicate with impacted constituencies.

·Apply OS patches and upgrades on a regular basis, and upgrade administrative tools and utilities. Configure / add new services as necessary.

·Maintain operational, configuration, or other procedures. Perform periodic performance reporting to support capacity planning.

·Perform ongoing performance tuning, hardware upgrades, and resource optimization as required. Configure CPU, memory, and disk partitions as required. Maintain data center environmental and monitoring equipment.

·Upgrade and configure system software or Asset Management applications per project or operational needs.

·Experience with VMware ESXi 7.x (or higher),Microsoft Windows Server (2016, 2019,2022, 2025), and Linux environments preferred.

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