System Administrator
Job Description
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Deliver excellent customer service
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Perform advanced monitoring, administration, maintenance, and troubleshooting of Microsoft technologies, including Windows Server Operating Systems, SQL Server and SQL databases, IIS, Active Directory, Group Policies, and Microsoft Clustering
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Build and configure systems, including operating systems and applications
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Secure the environment, including the remediation and mitigation of vulnerabilities
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Participate in the development, maintenance, and testing of High Availability and Disaster Recovery
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Provide oversight for IT projects to validate alignment with our strategic goals and technical standards
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Ensure technical consistency between different IT teams through participation in internal technical user groups and change management initiatives
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Be the lead role in technically complex situations
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Lead and participate in the definition and documentation of IT strategies, standards, procedures, and architecture information to describe our IT environment
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Work closely with other departments to identify, recommend, and implement solutions in a project oriented environment
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Develop effective working relationships with peers and customers
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Manage a ticket queue for system requests
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Participate in a rotating 24x7 “on call” coverage schedule for data center and application related issues
Skills / Qualification(s)
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In-depth knowledge and experience in installing, configuring, and administering:
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Microsoft Core Infrastructure technologies: Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policies
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Microsoft Server Operating System technologies: Windows Server 2012 R2 and 2016
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Microsoft Enterprise technologies: SQL server 2012 or greater
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Knowledge and experience in security and protecting an enterprise environment in the form of vulnerability remediation, following best practices, creating controls, following processes, researching current trends, and recommending mitigations
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Enterprise monitoring experience with products such as What’s Up Gold and SolarWinds, including installation, configuration, and maintenance.
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The ability to perform and understand baselines and native Microsoft performance counters with the capability to interpret results from all toolsets
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Ability to communicate effectively to both IT and to our internal customers
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Ability to exercise independent judgement and maintain confidentiality
Experience Requirement(s)
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5 Years in System Administrator role
Education Requirement(s)
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Bachelor's degree