Sr. Systems Administrator (AD, Azure, AWS)

16 Apr 2024

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TITLE: Sr. Systems Administrator (AD, Azure, AWS)

LOCATION: Calabasas, CA (This position may start remotely (optional), and then transition into an office role (Calabasas), once we get called back after COVID. Once back to the office, there will be an option to be remote 2 days/week)

DURATION: Temp to Hire (6 months)

SALARY: TBD

REPORTING TO: Sr Manager IT Services

SIZE OF TEAM: 7

STAFF TO OVERSEE: None

SIZE OF COMPANY: <50,000

REQUIRED
  • Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent.
  • 10+ years of experience supporting Microsoft Windows desktop and server environments in a virtual environment, including physical, virtual and cloud hosted platforms.
    • (Including fundamental knowledge of Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, DFS & Printing services)
    • Seasoned expert with AD (All elements)
    • Seasoned cloud experience (Azure and or AWS)
    • MS PKI Infrastructure services support
  • 10+ years of experience supporting and troubleshooting fundamental network concepts using
    • TCP/IP, Network Subnets, VLANS, with solid understanding of the 7 Layer OSI model.
    • VMWare
  • Demonstrated scripting skills using common scripting languages including
    • Batch, Powershell, Python or Puppet
    • Seasoned Scripting and Automation
    • SSO technical engineering support…Okta preferred
  • Excellent communication skills required, with prior experiencing acting as a liaison between other departments, employees, management and vendors.
  • Work well within a team. No egos.

PREFERRED
  • Experience supporting Multi-Cloud environment as well as Hyper Converged platforms strongly preferred
  • Experience supporting systems management and deployment technologies such SCCM, Puppet, Chef, Solarwinds, and vCloud Automation strongly preferred
  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science or related field, or equivalent work experience
  • Microsoft Certifications (MCSA, MCSD, MCSE)
  • CA Plus & Network Plus Certifications and or CCNA

OVERVIEWThe Senior Systems Administrator is responsible for the day to day operations and support servicing all aspects of the company’s systems infrastructure service availability for all locations. This position will work with IT staff and vendors to resolve technical problems and act as a Level 2 support escalation for the Service Desk team. The SA will be responsible for effective provisioning, installation/configuration, operation and maintenance of network systems hardware, software and related infrastructure. The SA will ensure that network system infrastructure, operating systems, software systems, are operational, secure with appropriate currency management.

RESPONSIBIITIES
  • Provide support for IT Network and Systems Infrastructure including day-to-day operations, monitoring and problem resolution for Restaurants and Corporate sites.
  • Leveraging automation techniques/technologies to support reoccurring patch management and compliance to include all scheduling, coordination and patching of all workstations and servers, including maintaining required software currency for network infrastructure devices as required.
  • The position will be responsible for working with the IT security team for network & system security matters to ensure corporate assets and information are protected from external threats. This includes managing the enterprise anti-virus system including responding to alerts and remediating and or containing any outbreak conditions caused by Malware or Viruses.
  • Under guidance of the IT security management, will be responsible for supporting all required activities in support of annual security assessments and PCI compliance audits. This includes routine patching, resetting service accounts, performing scans, reviewing logs, running reports and maintaining effective documentation as required to align with compliance and security requirements.
  • Using SolarWinds Enterprise monitoring tool will be responsible for overseeing and reviewing daily status reports to drive maximum service uptime. You will ensure proper IT teams and or responsible vendors are engaged with the appropriate escalations. You will also ensure monitoring reports are accurately reflecting active devices, making adjustments in the system as needed to reflect correct information on a consistent basis.
  • Create and maintain systems documentation to include administration guides, compliance documents, configuration diagrams and asset management
  • Be available, on-call as required to rapidly troubleshoot any problems resulting from changes or unexpected outages.

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  • Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent.
  • 10+ years of experience supporting Microsoft Windows desktop and server environments in a virtual environment, including physical, virtual and cloud hosted platforms.
  • (Including fundamental knowledge of Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, DFS & Printing services)
  • Seasoned expert with AD (All elements)
  • Seasoned cloud experience (Azure and or AWS)
  • MS PKI Infrastructure services support
  • 10+ years of experience supporting and troubleshooting fundamental network concepts using
  • TCP/IP, Network Subnets, VLANS, with solid understanding of the 7 Layer OSI model.
  • VMWare
  • Demonstrated scripting skills using common scripting languages including
  • Batch, Powershell, Python or Puppet
  • Seasoned Scripting and Automation
  • SSO technical engineering support…Okta preferred
  • Experience supporting Multi-Cloud environment as well as Hyper Converged platforms strongly preferred
  • Experience supporting systems management and deployment technologies such SCCM, Puppet, Chef, Solarwinds, and vCloud Automation strongly preferred
  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science or related field, or equivalent work experience
  • Microsoft Certifications (MCSA, MCSD, MCSE)
  • CA Plus & Network Plus Certifications and or CCNA
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    • ID: #38844658
    • State: California Calabasas 91302 Calabasas USA
    • City: Calabasas
    • Salary: Depends on Experience
    • Job type: Permanent
    • Showed: 2022-04-16
    • Deadline: 2022-06-14
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