Job Description
An Employer is looking for a System Administrator for a 6-month contract, likely hire opportunity north of Atlanta with a growing organization. This role will first focus on cleaning up their old data center with 8-10 racks taking inventory, figure out what is still being used, integrate the technology on a single rack, and work closely with the project manager to grab serial numbers and coordinate with hardware recycling companies to schedule pickups. This will help the team reclaim the equipment that is functioning to not pay for costs such as cooling and humidity monitoring. They will also be given tasks with the additional time they have by working on their tech reduction list such as group policy clean up, infrastructure documentation, adjust monitoring thresholds, maintenance/troubleshooting, and other miscellaneous tasks around remediation or filling in for peers while out on PTO. Other responsibilities below:
* Install new software releases, system upgrades, evaluate and install patches and resolve software related problems.
* Maintain server and network documentation.
* Ensure long-term systems operations and administration requirements are included in the overall information systems planning of the organization.
* Implement operating system enhancements that will improve the reliability and performance of the system.
* Install, configure, and maintain server operating systems.
* Install, configure, and repair server hardware.
* Ensure workstation/server data integrity by evaluating, implementing, and managing appropriate software and hardware solutions Manage network system backups.
* Support remote users in accessing corporate resources.
* Perform system administration duties in Windows Active Directory environment.
* Act as a second-level support for desktop issues
* Participate in on-call rotation for off-hours support.
Required Skills & Experience
* 3+ years as a System Administrator
* Supported MS technologies (VMWare, Windows Servers, Active Directory, DNS)
* Networking knowledge
* Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft back office products, including Systems Management Server (SMS), MS-SQL, ISA Server, and Internet Information Server (IIS)
* Strong troubleshooting skills and in-depth knowledge of multi-site, mixed-technology enterprise environments
Nice to Have Skills & Experience
* Citrix exposure
* SolarWinds
* Sound working knowledge of Internet/Intranet technologies including security features
* Bachelors degree in Computer Science
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.