Senior Systems Administrator - w2 Candidates only
Winston-Salem, NC - 2-3 days a week onsite with rotational weekend on-call (once every five weeks) - Local Candidates only under 60 Min Commute
Interview process: 1st round remote, 2nd round onsite
Must have Valid LinkedIn
- Financial services experience a big plus. Must be a strong communicator, team player, typical consultant there winds up getting hired and being there for many years, great long term career opportunity. BS not required based on experience.
Position Summary
We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Sr. Systems Administrator to join a team in managing critical infrastructure supporting the US economy. Responsibilities include support and maintenance of Wintel / VMWare server / storage infrastructure across the environment. Primary objective is to ensure the reliability and resiliency of production systems.
Qualifications Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and at least 10 years of experience in a distributed Windows Server environment
- Experience with VMWare virtualization technologies
- Experience with Managing Windows components (Active Directory, DNS, GPO, Microsoft clustering)
- Experience with maintaining AWS cloud technologies in an hybrid environment
- Experience with Dell backup technologies
- Experience administering, and troubleshooting software and hardware in large, mission critical, 24x7 production environments, preferably banking or similar financial institutions
- Ability to communicate effectively with peers, users, and all management levels
- Must be able to work as part of a team as well as alone with minimum supervision
Qualifications Desired
- AWS or Azure cloud experience in a hybrid environment.
- Experience with Enterprise network storage. Preferably Dell Enterprise class storage systems
- Exposure to Redhat Linux
- Working experience with infrastructure as code with Cloud computing
Essential Functions And Responsibilities
- Second Level production support for Microsoft Windows Server environment
- Server Contingency Testing - contribute to DR/BCP validation testing efforts
- Comply with Change Control standards
- Comply with Security and Risk controls
- Test / automate deployment of upgrades - hardware, O/S, drivers, firmware, patches, etc.
- Server Documentation/Procedural Documentation - create installation instructions for Network Operations for server modifications in the production environment
- Audit Compliance - test and implement security settings to ensure server compliance with security and audit requirements; familiarity with industry standards such as NIST, ISO, CIS, PCI, and FFIEC
