System Administrator

Systems AdministratorWe are seeking a highly skilled and proactive Systems Administrator to manage and optimize our IT infrastructure. The ideal candidate will possess a strong foundation in system administration, cloud infrastructure, with a focus on automating deployment processes and ensuring system reliability. As a Systems Administrator, you will be responsible for maintaining operational excellence across diverse environments, implementing policies and procedures to ensure system provisioning and maintenance consistent with company goals.ResponsibilitiesActs as a technical backup to the Information Systems & Cybersecurity Program Manager.Provides user support, as needed, investigate and troubleshoot.Performs account setup and system upgrades following new releases.Maintains an inventory of hardware and software for the organization and adherence to the hardware and software lifecycle policy.In collaboration with the supervisor, configures and manages company Intranet via Sharepoint.Manages following critical Security applications, such as: Office 365 Administration, Microsoft Sharepoint.Management of Firewall policies through collaborating with MSP and MSSP.Endpoint Protection & Application Patching.OKTA Identity Management System.Supervises IT projects and participants, if applicable.Participates in Network & Telecommunication Management through our MSP.Participates in quality assurance activities and meets established QA deadlines.Any other assigned duties.QualificationsSystems Administration/Systems Engineer certification in Microsoft or related other professional certifications such as CCNA, CCNP, CompTIA A+ is preferable.At least 2 years experience working as a Systems Administrator.Familiarity with virtual infrastructure including VMware, ESXi, VCenter.Experience working Azure and Office 365, MS Exchange, MS Server.Knowledge of Wide Area Network (WAN), Local Area Network (LAN) as well as several types of servers like mail servers, file servers, etc.Experience in designing, implementing and managing Microsoft Active Directory.PowerShell scripting experience is a plus.Strong decision making skills. Judgement errors can affect the organization's operational efficiency.Strong communication skills are necessary.Responsibilities sometimes require working with little advanced notice.Ability to independently manage multiple projects and see them to completion on schedule.Occasional travel required to other sites.Responsibilities sometimes require you to be able to function with limited supervision.Physical DemandsThe physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; use hands to handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, as well as, be able to walk up and down stairs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts or working conditions associated with this job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed.Benefits & ExperienceBenefits:401(k)401(k) matchingDental insuranceEmployee assistance programFlexible spending accountLife insurancePaid time offRetirement planTuition reimbursementVision insuranceExperience:System administration: 3 years (Required)$68,000 - $80,000 a year