Sr. Infrastructure Administrator

Description:
POSITION SUMMARY
We are looking for a skilled IT professional that can help us manage our on premise infrastructure efficiently by the effective use of monitoring and automation tools, as well as helping us optimize our datacenter.

Though this role’s initial focus is heavy on “on premise” infrastructure, eventually, it will include participation on Microsoft Azure projects as part of our cloud-first strategy.

This job requires attention to details, logical thinking, organization, time management and strong communication skills.
RESPONSIBILITIES

•Implement, monitor and maintain IT infrastructure, efficiently, following industry best practices

•Optimize infrastructure management processes by using automation tools and techniques

•Troubleshoot, diagnose and solve outages and other problems with hardware, web servers, application servers, storage and networking

•Perform configuration, installation and other system administration functions

•Provide for Incident Response and Problem Management including root cause of system problems, resulting in operational performance degradation or system outages, delivering to the manager information and advice on the necessary corrective actions and/or interim workarounds.

•Work on server migrations, hardware consolidation and integration projects

•Serve as final tier of support escalation for infrastructure systems

•Implement and maintain disaster recovery solutions

•Implement and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs) related to the position

•Collaborate with others to ensure timely configuration and deployment of deliverables

•This role requires working some evenings or weekends due to infrastructure support matters, maintenance or project-related goals

•Maintain up-to-date knowledge of current and emerging technologies and technical strategy, and advise the supervisor where improvements are deemed necessary

•Document and provide training for Junior and Mid-level team members for new and existing solutions

•Transfer knowledge to peers to achieve department goals

•Other IT related responsibilities added by the supervisor
PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS & QUALIFICATIONS
This position requires relevant professional education and 3+ years of experience managing an organization’s IT infrastructure, including but not limited to:

•Hypervisors (e.g., VMWare, Hyper-V or Acropolis)

•Windows Servers

•Storage (e.g., NetApp and EMC)

•Server Hardware (e.g., Dell, Nutanix)

•Networking (e.g., Cisco, Brocade and Extreme Networks)

•DNS Servers

•Infrastructure Monitoring Tools (e.g., SolarWinds and PRTG)

•Infrastructure Patching Solutions

•PowerShell

•Server Backup Solutions

•Security Solutions for Anti-Virus, VPN, Two-Factor Authentication, etc.

•Windows Remote Desktop Services
Skills:
SAN, Cisco, Windows, Server, VMWare, active directory, solarwinds, powershell scripting, cloud, azure
Top Skills Details:
SAN,Cisco,Windows,Server,VMWare,active directory,solarwinds,powershell scripting
Additional Skills & Qualifications:
Additional/preferred experience includes:

•Azure Administrator Associate certification

•Experience with Office 365

•Experience with Azure AD

• Looking for someone that is passion about the mission and development.

• Reports to: Director of IT Operations
Experience Level:
Expert Level
If you have additional questions please call Tristan with TEKsystems at

About TEKsystems:
We’re partners in transformation.

We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity.

We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia.

As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change.

That’s the power of true partnership.

TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.