System Administrator Fort Worth, Texas, US

KPS Global (KPSG) is the North American industry leader in the manufacture, production, and installation of walk-in coolers and freezers. KPSG’s end-product serves many channels within the retail food market as well as industrial and scientific applications. KPSG is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas with most support activities centralized in the Fort Worth facility. KPSG maintains product manufacturing in five locations: San Dimas, CA; Fort Worth, TX; Piney Flats, TN; Conyers, GA and Goodyear, AZ. The System Administrator is responsible for the administration, security, and reliable operation of KPS Global's server, cloud, and identity infrastructure. This individual manages Windows Server environments, Microsoft 365 and Azure administration, and backup and recovery operations, ensuring systems adhere to organizational security standards and remain available to end users. This individual participates in the planning and execution of infrastructure and systems projects, supports incident response activities, and provides Tier III support for escalated technical issues. Major Responsibilities Administer, monitor, and maintain Windows Server environments, including Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS/DHCP, and file/print services Administer the Microsoft 365 environment, including Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Teams, and Entra ID — user provisioning/deprovisioning, licensing, and security configuration Administer Microsoft Azure resources, including virtual machine/server provisioning and management, storage, networking, access management, and ongoing monitoring of cloud infrastructure Perform daily backup operations, verify successful completion, and execute restore operations as needed to support data recovery Perform regular security monitoring across servers, endpoints, and cloud services to identify anomalies or possible intrusions. Apply OS and application patches, security hardening, and endpoint protection configurations on a regular cadence, in line with KPS patch and vulnerability management standards Create, modify, and deprovision user accounts and access per approved requests, in accordance with least-privilege and privileged access management (PAM) standards Conduct periodic access reviews of privileged and standard accounts to confirm alignment with role-based access requirements Monitor endpoint detection and response (EDR) and security alerting tools; triage and elevate findings per incident response procedures Support security incident response activities, including containment actions, evidence preservation, and post-incident documentation Maintain system, configuration, and disaster recovery documentation for infrastructure under administration Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve escalated (Tier III) technical issues; coordinate and communicate with impacted stakeholders Support project teams during planning and implementation phases of infrastructure and systems initiatives Perform periodic performance reporting to support capacity planning and resource optimization #J-18808-Ljbffr KPS Global LLC