A premier employer in Downtown Houston is seeking a Systems Administrator to join the team in maintaining all aspects of the company's IT server domain and infrastructure. This includes creating and deploying group policy, configuring, and testing backups for disk and virtual machines, deploying Azure virtual servers for hosted applications and Windows desktops for end-user remote use, installing and configuring security applications and company business applications through virtual resources. A priority will be placed on Azure and M365 infrastructure, server and application upgrades, domain and Active Directory maintenance, external / internal DNS and SSL Certificate deployment and configuration, security patches for servers and infrastructure, and ensuring IT environments are available 24/7. Documenting and auditing all user permissions and change management will play an important part in tandem with project management and execution. A primary function will be troubleshooting domain-wide issues or inefficiencies and working with the company's partners and Microsoft to create appropriate solutions and deployment strategies via Group Policy and industry best practice. This person will perform regular internal reviews of accounts and policies to generate executive summary reports to ensure accuracy of work and process is followed and maintain documentation of change controls and IT procedures. Additional responsibilities include monitoring performance, alerts, and outages of all major IT systems, performing introspective security and compliance reviews and preparing findings reports. Additionally, they will deploy hosted applicated with SSL Certificates and maintain domain security protocol, write and maintain PowerShell scripts, batch file scripts, scheduled tasks, and other automation which will update and report on the Windows and Azure packages. They will be responsible for administering Microsoft Teams configuration for groups, meetings, and VOIP conference rooms, and complying with change management procedures for production impacting upgrades, configuration changes, and outages. This self-starter will have the autonomy to explore and recommend developing technologies and industry changes, to improve efficiency and budget.
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5+ years of IT industry experience, with 3+ years focused on systems administration/build outs in Azure and M365
Hands-on experience working with physical and virtual Microsoft operating systems and infrastructures, notably Windows 10+ and Server 2019+ (installations, configurations, and maintenance)
Capable of managing company domain objects, including employee network accounts, workstations, security groups, GPOs, registry settings, and scripts
Ability to manage Azure, employee domain, Active Directory, DNS, M365, network, and application accounts
Proficiency in creating technical reports and executive summaries, detailing IT project results and metrics, and delivering proof of deliverables and IT control policy
Experience with Meraki software-defined solutions for network management
Ability to write and maintain PowerShell scripts, batch file scripts, scheduled tasks, and other automation which will update and report on the Windows and Azure packages
Self-starter, strong communicator, ability to come in to a new role and hit the ground running
Bachelor's degree
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.