Windows System Administrator

Post Date

Aug 27, 2025

Location

Charlotte,
North Carolina

ZIP/Postal Code

28217
US
Oct 26, 2025 Insight Global

Job Type

Contract

Category

System Administrator

Req #

CLT-d4fcd182-f6f3-4d83-af43-d1ddf9627c57

Pay Rate

$38 - $48 (hourly estimate)

Job Description

Development of automation actions for Microsoft Windows Operating System (OS) and housed databases and applications (PaaS) service offerings. Act as the key Subject Matter Expert (SME) resource within our Corporate Infrastructure Technology Enablement (CITE) department to design and develop automations for Windows and Databases instances that deliver on our Agile Sprint outcomes. Including Microsoft Windows Servers Standard & Enterprise editions across 2016, 2019, and 2022 releases (Windows 2025 & Windows Core OS experience also is a plus). Database provisioning and administration knowledge of Microsoft SQL 2016/2019, MySQL 8, and PostgreSQL is preferred, along with applications such as Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS), etc. These automations are used to facilitate the new builds for server as well as APP and DB provisioning and configurations leveraged by IT Operations teams and end-users alike.

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Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, or a related field.
• 5-6 years of experience in both Windows OS and Database technologies
• 5 years of experience scripting/developing automations in languages such as Powershell, Json, Ansible (Salt, chef is a suitable substitute),Python, Terraform
• Experience with code version control; GITHub, GITLab, etc
• Understanding Dev Ops fundamentals; CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes; Jenkins, etc
• Understanding of Cloud design and infrastructure
• Skilled in troubleshooting methodologies
• Must have excellent written and oral communications, including technical documents, and process documents.

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and 5 years of relevant experience. 4 years of relevant experience may be substituted in lieu of degree.
• Experience with Ansible or any industry automation/orchestration equivalent
• Strong proficiency in scripting language – Powershell, Json, Ansible, and/or Python; Terraform a strong nice to have
• Experience using REST API to pull data is a plus
• Strong mentoring and communications skills. A large portion of this job is interacting with customers who may have limited knowledge/experience with the tool
• Strong problem-solving skills and goal driven
• Ability to manage multiple projects at a time
• Experience working in a large enterprise environment and networks.

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.