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Wintel Server Administrator Full Time
Job Summary:
The Senior System Administrator – Wintel is responsible for effective provisioning, installation/configuration, operation, and maintenance of systems hardware, software and related infrastructure, including participation in technical research and development to enable continuing innovation within the infrastructure. Deploy release of new technologies as well as design, install, configure, maintain and integrate system testing performance of PC/server operating systems, related utilities and hardware.
Key Responsibilities:
System Administration and Provisioning
Engineering of Microsoft Windows systems solutions for various project and operational needs
Install new / rebuild existing servers and configure hardware, peripherals, services, settings, directories, storage, etc. in accordance with standards and project/operational requirements
Research and recommend innovative, and where possible automated approaches for system administration tasks
Operations and Support
Perform daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of hardware, server resources, systems and key processes, reviewing system and application logs, and verifying completion of scheduled jobs such as backups
Investigate, troubleshoot, repair and recover from hardware or software failures
Carrying a cell phone and being on-call on a rotational basis
Maintenance
Apply OS patches and upgrades on a regular basis, and upgrade administrative tools and utilities
Deploy software packages to workstations using Microsoft SCCM
Maintain operational, configuration, or other procedures
Perform periodic performance reporting and ongoing performance tuning
Maintain data center environmental and monitoring equipment
General Duties & Responsibilities:
Installs, maintains and upgrades internal computer hardware and software systems used for designing and developing company products.
Controls user access and passwords.
Proposes and implements system enhancements that will improve reliability and performance of system.
Monitors usage and performance.
Trains personnel on system usage.
Troubleshoots server, software and hardware issues.
Assists with recommending, scheduling and implementing system hardware and/or software upgrades or repairs.
Researches, evaluates and recommends software and hardware products.
Supports Web access and electronic messaging services and maintains a secure systems environment.
Provides new hardware specifications to users based on application needs and anticipated growth.
Other related duties assigned as needed.
Education Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in technical discipline or related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience as required for the specific job level.