Server Administrator III

Summary

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for activities related to system administration.
• Serves as a senior resource and technical lead in Information Services (IS) projects.
• Provides support for day to day issues and requests escalated to the Server Administration Team.
• Performs work as assigned on various projects, activities, and ensures work is completed to standard.
• Ensures long-term requirements of systems operations and administration are included in the overall information systems planning of the organization.
• Responsible for the installation, maintenance, configuration, and integrity of computer software.
• Implements operating system enhancements that will improve the reliability and performance of the system.
• Must have at least 5 years of experience in managing a virtualized environment in a medium or large-scale enterprise that includes ESX, vCenter, SAN Storage or similar storage technologies.
• Must have experience supporting Active Directory, DNS, Windows Servers, and DHCP.
• Administers Microsoft Exchange environment
• Monitors and manages system resources, including CPU usage, disk usage, and response times to maintain operating efficiency. Performs systems security administration functions, including creating user profiles and accounts.
• Other duties may include setting up administrator accounts, maintaining system documentation, tuning system performance, installing system wide software and allocating mass storage space.
• Interacts with users and evaluates vendor products.
• Makes recommendations to purchase hardware and software, coordinates installation and provides backup recovery.
• May be assigned responsibility for less experienced staff.

Requirements:

Bachelors Computer Science Preferred. Equivalent work experience or combination of some college and specialized training in installation and operation of enterprise operating systems, software, and hardware will be considered.

5 Years Required Serving as a technical resource supporting enterprise information technology Infrastructure; Extensive knowledge of network concepts and computer operating systems, including Windows 7 and 10, Windows server 2008 – 2019, VMware virtualization, SAN and backup/recovery technologies. Knowledge of: LAN, WAN, WLAN and VOIP.

Professional certification required: Must possess one or more industry certifications such as Microsoft MCITP/MCSA/MCSE, VMware VCP/VCAP.