Systems Administrator

About the Job:
Are you a highly skilled IT professional looking for a challenging position with a variety of responsibilities? We have an opening that will allow you to utilize your technical expertise in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities:

• Function as a member of the systems services administration team.
• Provide support and troubleshooting for our Windows, macOS, and Linux environments on physical servers as well as cloud and VMware environments.
• Troubleshoot and repair desktop technologies, printers, handheld devices, and audio/video equipment.
• Procure software and hardware from local vendors.
• Support general system administration duties.
• Establish/recommend policies on system use and services.
• Develop and implement automation solutions for routine and repetitive tasks.
• Collaborate with IT teams to define and develop documented policies, procedures, and processes, such as operational run books and system monitoring.
• Make presentations to executive team, customers, client audiences, and professional peers.
• Support regional events and trainings.
• Regular travel to additional Esri offices.

Requirements:

• 3+ years of systems administrative experience.
• Operational level knowledge of Windows, macOS, and Linux administration and engineering.
• Working knowledge and hands-on experience with VMware.
• In-depth knowledge of and experience with platform hardware and OS level support.
• Ability to diagnose hardware/OS problems and optimize system setups for complex application environments.
• Ability to program in an administrative language (such as Perl, Python, Ruby, Powershell).
• Understanding of enterprise class SAN, NAS, and backup technologies.
• Understanding of load balancing, clustering, and name lookup (DNS) with troubleshooting skills in these areas.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with management.
• Capable of writing proposals, procedures, policies, and technical documentation.
• Professional command of the English language, both written and verbal.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field.

Recommended Qualifications:

• Certification in AWS, VMware, MS (MCSE), Linux.
• Hardware experience with Dell, Cisco, NetApp.
• Experience in vendor product evaluation (hardware, software, service providers).
• Operational knowledge of Amazon Web Services and its major components (EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM, and more).
• Operational level knowledge of Microsoft Azure Cloud.