Systems Administrator Iv

Job Description

Job Description

We are currently recruiting for a Systems Administrator IV. You will develop and maintain server and storage architecture, end-point protection, performance monitoring toolsets, patching and compliance, back-up and Disaster Recovery, core systems operation and optimization, and logical security. If you are the person who can coordinate company communications capability, system planning, monitoring, testing, and servicing. Additionally, you will work on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation and judgment, and as a backup, performs network engineering functions – this might be the opportunity for you!

What you will do in the position:

• Design/implement complex local and wide-area networks of machines
• Manage a large, complex site or network
• Plan the architecture of the systems, considering company needs & growth, for 2 to 5 months ahead
• Prepare alternate architectures to achieve company needs, with benefit/drawback analysis
• Keep up to date with possible new architectures that will increase performance and/or capacity, in addition to or in place of current systems
• Identify/troubleshoot possible or existing inefficiencies and/or problems with the current architecture of systems
• Establish/recommend policies on system use and services
• Provide technical lead and/or supervises system administrators, system programmers, or others of equivalent seniority
• Exercise purchasing authority and responsibility for purchase justification
• Deploy, configure, and maintain new physical and virtual servers
• Monitor physical and virtual server’s security and performance
• Deploy, configure, and maintain storage architecture (SAN, NAS, DAS, etc.)
• Security focal for Identity Access Management, Multi-Factor Authentication, Single Sign-On, End-Point Protection, and others as required
• Ensure adequate Disaster Recovery and Business Continuance plan effectiveness to protect critical data and ensure operational readiness
• Ensure compliance, patching, and SW updates on computing assets
• Ensure operational readiness of core systems
• Define and enables configurations and capabilities to support a mobile and remote workforce
• Monitor and manage network performance
• Ability to work extended hours/after-hours as needed
• Perform all other job duties as assigned

What you will need to succeed in this position:

• 5 years of previous related system administration experience.
• Extensive programming background in any applicable language (such as C+, C#, SQL, PowerShell…)
• Previous experience designing and implementing complex local and wide-area networks of machines
• Expertise with networked/distributed computing environment concepts; for example, ability to use the route command, administer routing and remote access service, and modify deployed group policies
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; ability to write proposals or papers, act as a vendor liaison, make presentations to customers or client audiences or professional peers, and work closely with upper management
• Ability to solve problems quickly and automate processes
• Familiarity with the principles and practice of system configuration management; experienced using a declarative configuration management system and a broad understanding of the role of the desired configuration as part of strategic organizational knowledge
• A solid understanding of an operating system; understanding of paging and swapping, inter-process communications, devices and what device drivers do, filesystem concepts (inode, clustering, logical partitions), ability to use performance analysis to tune systems
• A solid understanding of networking/distributed computing environment concepts, including principles of routing, bridging and switching, client/ server programming, and the design of consistent network-wide file system layouts
• Highly experienced in developing, deploying, and maintaining Server and Storage Architectures
• Highly experienced with virtualization, including tools and best practices for management and Business Continuance
• Highly experienced in systems security compliance
• A degree or certificate in computer science or a related field preferred
• Publications in the field of system administration preferred

At HME you will have the opportunity to learn and grow while developing our future products. Our benefits package includes tuition reimbursement; 3 weeks paid vacation your first year, paid holidays, medical, vision, and dental coverage, pet insurance, life insurance, and 401K contributions.

The physical demands and work environment 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 use hands to handle or manipulate objects. The employee is regularly required to talk or hear, stand, walk, sit, work with computer and office equipment, machinery, or electrical tools, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk.

The employee must regularly lift and move up to 10 pounds. The employee will occasionally lift and move up to 50 pounds with assistance. The position requires frequent contact outside the department or company and the noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate with an occasional loud noise. The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts, works in high, precarious places, is exposed to fumes and/or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, outdoor weather conditions, and is regularly at risk of electric shock.

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