Sr Systems Administrator
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Job Description
Senior Systems Administrator
Visa: No sponsorship is available. Must be USC/GC.
Location: Onsite required. Foxboro MA
The Senior Systems Administrator is responsible for managing the daytoday activities associated with servers (virtual and physical) storage (local and network attached) Active Directory and other key datacenter platforms in support. This position is one of the primary pointsofcontact for the administration and support of our Dell server and storage farms Windows VMWare Citrix Active Directory Okta and O365 as well as the associated applications and tool sets. This individual will help support our data retention policies disaster recovery program and compliance with standard frameworks across all systems.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Leading/participating in systems and storage design sessions and reviews
- Building hardening securing and implementing new technologies used in the organization (This position is a hands on keyboard position with vendor guidance where needed).
- Planning and implementing all server and storage maintenance schedules
- Maintaining Active Directory and Azure Active Directory hygiene and organization.
- Planning designing and implementing Active Directory Group Policy Objects.
- Creating deleting and assigning permissions for O365 and Mimecast mailboxes
- One of the lead administrators for VMWare and Okta SSO operations.
- Managing Dell/EMC VxRail VBlock PowerStore and Isilon storage environments
- Maintaining NTFS permissions and associated AD Security Groups
- Architecting and administering the Enterprise Data Protection platform (currently Avamar/Data Domain)
- Installing and configuring system updates desktop and server
- Indepth knowledge and support of Virtual Desktop and Streaming Applications
- Indepth knowledge of GPO AD Windows Server Networking DNS DHCP SCCM MECM and Citrix including the architecture design administration and management of a distributed systems environment patching and maintenance
- Managing the Varonis File and Data Governance Systems
- Familiarity with Exchange Standard Enterprise and Office 365 Exchange Online
- Engaging in the overall relationship between the organization and serverbased partners including Okta Citrix Microsoft and Dell to name a few.
- Lead Engineer for the support of the organizations Windows Server and Linux based systems including the evaluation testing and implementation of software patch releases and escalation point for problem resolution.
- Communicate with Supervisors on project progress reporting and integration time frames.
- Create and maintain detailed asbuilt documentation for all systems.
- Manage external vendor service and implementation initiatives.
- Special projects and assignments as business dictates
- Following defined best practices.
- Maintaining System Documentation
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
- Five years experience as a Senior Systems Administrator supporting Windows Server Environments/Active Directory
- Bachelors degree or relevant experience
- Proven abilities to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills.
- Ability to independently resolve identified vulnerabilities in a timely manner based on defined standards.
- Working hours may vary with the demands of the business projects and event schedules throughout the year.
- Rotating participation in onsite event support is required.
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Must have excellent customer support skills with a creative and proactive mindset.
- Strong documentation skills
- Periodic oncall coverage
Experience with Powershell or similar scripting language
Employment Type
Full Time
