Senior Server Administrator - 412220

Job Description

Client Overview

Our client is an established financial services organization seeking an experienced Senior Server Administrator to manage and support its enterprise IT infrastructure. The organization is looking for a technically strong, hands-on professional with a background in financial services who can take ownership of server environments, infrastructure projects, and complex technical issues.

Salary/Hourly Rate

$150k - $180k

Position Overview

The Senior Server Administrator will be responsible for building, configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting physical and virtual server environments within a financial services organization.

This position requires a highly technical individual with extensive VMware experience, including the ability to independently build and implement VMware infrastructure from scratch. The ideal candidate will have strong server administration skills, experience with storage and networking, and the ability to troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues.

This is a hands-on position, with approximately 60-70% of responsibilities focused on server administration and infrastructure management.

This position is fully onsite, 5 days per week in Midtown Manhattan with no flexibility for remote work.

Responsibilities Of The Senior Server Administrator

• Build, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot physical and virtual server environments.
• Design and implement VMware infrastructure from scratch, including ESXi hosts, vCenter, virtual machines, networking, and storage configurations.
• Manage VMware virtualization environments, including deployments, upgrades, migrations, and ongoing maintenance.
• Oversee server performance, availability, and day-to-day infrastructure operations.
• Configure and support enterprise storage systems and related infrastructure.
• Troubleshoot complex server, storage, virtualization, and networking issues.
• Support network infrastructure, connectivity, and system configurations.
• Assist with infrastructure modernization, upgrades, and system improvement initiatives.
• Monitor infrastructure performance and proactively identify potential issues.
• Provide occasional end-user and help desk support as needed.
• Collaborate with IT leadership to maintain secure, reliable, and efficient technology operations.
• Independently manage technical projects and resolve infrastructure challenges.

Required Experience/Skills For The Senior Server Administrator

• Professional IT infrastructure experience within financial services, investment banking, or a similar financial institution.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience building and implementing VMware environments from scratch.
• Strong VMware expertise, including ESXi, vCenter, virtual machine configuration, and virtualization management.
• Extensive experience administering, configuring, and troubleshooting physical and virtual servers.
• Strong understanding of enterprise storage systems, networking, and infrastructure architecture.
• Experience performing VMware deployments, migrations, upgrades, and infrastructure maintenance.
• Ability to independently troubleshoot complex server, storage, and networking issues.
• Strong knowledge of Windows Server environments and enterprise infrastructure operations.
• Comfortable providing occasional end-user technical support.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to take ownership of technical projects.
• Ability to work onsite in Midtown Manhattan 5 days per week initially.

Preferred Experience/Skills For The Senior Server Administrator

• Experience with AWS cloud infrastructure and services.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Azure or hybrid cloud environments.
• Experience with enterprise backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions.
• Knowledge of infrastructure security, system monitoring, and performance optimization.
• Experience supporting IT infrastructure within investment banking or other highly regulated financial environments.
• Relevant VMware, Microsoft, or AWS certifications.

Education Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field preferred. Equivalent hands-on technical experience will be considered.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package, including competitive compensation, discretionary bonus eligibility, and paid time off.