IT Systems Engineer/Administrator

Connect Search LLC
Aurora, IL
02 Jul 2024

Vacancy expired!

Lead IT Systems Engineer/Administrator

3-6 month contract to Hire-

Must be local W2 only- no third parties, C2C or Sponsorships

POSITION SUMMARY seeking a self-motivated individual with a can-do attitude that has 5+ years experience in a hands-on Systems Administrator role. This position is based at our Aurora, IL office. No telecommuting. Occasional / rare travel.

Responsibilities:
  • Lead desktop and field helpdesk efforts.
  • Make sure workstations and applications work well in the field and home office.
  • Maintain and configure our computers, servers, and virtual environment.
  • Manage Active Directory and other accounts.
  • Manage hardware devices including firewalls and phone system.
  • Manage vendors and purchasing.
  • Install and upgrade software. Ensure computers are up to date.
  • Troubleshoot problems. Prioritize, assess impact, and resolve.
  • Manage backup operations and implement appropriate processes for data protection, disaster recovery and failover.
  • Be a go-to technical resource for the company.
  • Create documentation and conduct training for end users.

Qualifications:
  • Helpful demeanor. Desire to help and interact with users above all else.
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in CS, IT, or SysAdmin field.
  • 5+ years experience building servers, datacenters, and virtual environments.
  • Experience with Microsoft products: Server 2016/2019, Win 10, Office 365.
  • Experience with virtualization products: VMware, Veeam.
  • Experience with database products: MySQL.
  • History working with cabling, patch panels, punch downs, Ethernet, racks, air conditioning, power.
  • Desire to engage users – help, teach, train, share best practices.
  • Ability to develop and communicate IT strategy and plans.
  • Is accustomed to the always available nature of small business IT in a 24/7 service organization.
  • Can handle fixing “anything that is plugged in”.

Plus:
  • Experience coding (PHP / MySQL / JavaScript / HTML / CSS) is a plus.
Title will be Systems Engineer.
  • Helpdesk
  • Phone support
  • Installations
  • Servers
  • Hardware
  • Datacenters
  • Printers
  • Networking
  • VLANs
  • Phone Systems
  • Firewalls
Keys here…
  • Self-starter, independent go-getter
  • Has built production systems
  • Has configured firewalls and set up VPN tunnels
  • Has configured phone systems
  • Attention to detail and organization
  • Project management
  • Occasional / rare travel
  • ID: #43761627
  • State: Illinois Aurora 60502 Aurora USA
  • City: Aurora
  • Salary: Depends on Experience
  • Job type: Contract
  • Showed: 2022-07-02
  • Deadline: 2022-08-26
  • Category: Systems/networking