Title: Windows Administrator
Location: Eagan, MN (on-site)
Duration: 6 Months
Worl Requirements: Must be able to obtain a Position of Public Trust Clearance - US Citizen or Permanent Resident (Green Card Holder) and must not have traveled outside the US for a combined total of 6 months or more in last 5 years.
We are seeking a Windows Administrator to join our team of qualified and diverse individuals. The qualified applicant will become part of Windows Server Administration team providing technical services to systems supporting the daily operations of our client. The position is on-site and located in Eagan, MN.
Roles and Responsibilities:
• Provide planning, coordination, and implementation of server installations, upgrades, routine maintenance, and vendor supplied patches in accordance with established Information Technology (IT) policies and procedures.
• Develop and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs), Installation Qualifications (IQs), and documentation adhering to industry best practices.
• Monitor and tune systems to achieve optimum performance levels; provide performance statistics and reports.
• Coordinate and collaborate with other functional areas within IT to ensure availability, reliability, and scalability of corporate servers to meet business requirements.
• Prioritize and respond to Service Desk tickets as appropriate.
• Provide timely response to escalations in accordance with service level agreements (SLAs).
• Serves as the primary contact for critical and high server-based outages and communicates the status of the outage to infrastructure management.
• Define and perform server backups and recovery procedures; participate in development, testing, and implementation of business continuity and disaster recovery plans.
• Provide off hours support using a rotating on call procedure.
• Strong customer service orientation, proven ability to pay attention to details and proven dependability.
• Interact with immediate supervisor, Postal management, Peraton team members, customers, and users daily.
• Special projects as assigned.
Basic Qualifications:
• To be considered for this position, you must minimally meet the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed below:
• Bachelor's Degree in related field and 4 years of related experience in a technical position supporting server environments. An additional 4 years of applicable work experience may be substituted in lieu of degree.
• Working knowledge of corporate network environments including VMware, Microsoft Windows Server (2016, 2019, 2022), and Active Directory.
• Working knowledge of VMware vSphere and its features in support of deploying and maintaining secure servers, templates, snapshots, and VM backups.
• Must be able to obtain a Position of Public Trust Clearance - US Citizen or Permanent Resident (Green Card Holder) and must not have traveled outside the US for a combined total of 6 months or more in last 5 years.
• Must have resided in the US for the last 5 years.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Candidates with these desired skills will be given preferential consideration:
• 10 years of related experience in a technical position supporting server environments.
• Working knowledge of storage technologies such as storage area network (SAN) or network-attached storage (NAS).
• Scripting skills and understanding of programming technologies including items such as: Batch, WinBatch, PERL, PowerShell, VBScript, VBA, .Net technologies, COM, and SQL.
• Direct experience in a large-scale hosted computing environment managing hundreds of servers or more.
Our benefits package includes: (EXCLUDE on perm placements)- Comprehensive medical benefits
- Competitive pay
- 401(k) retirement plan
- ...and much more!
About INSPYR Solutions
Technology is our focus and quality is our commitment. As a national expert in delivering flexible technology and talent solutions, we strategically align industry and technical expertise with our clients' business objectives and cultural needs. Our solutions are tailored to each client and include a wide variety of professional services, project, and talent solutions. By always striving for excellence and focusing on the human aspect of our business, we work seamlessly with our talent and clients to match the right solutions to the right opportunities. Learn more about us at inspyrsolutions.com.
INSPYR Solutions provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, INSPYR Solutions complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.
