Systems Administrator at J.M. Longyear

About the Role 

The System Administrator will assist in providing support systems, engineering project solutions, maintenance plans, and troubleshooting issues for all the J.M. Longyear companies. 

Essential Function / Duties

• Maintain our server systems and AD Azure infrastructure. 
• Maintain our network systems and infrastructure. 
• Develop and maintain system configurations, backups, and documentation. 
• Support enterprise project implementations through infrastructure upgrades.
• Investigate, repair, and recover from hardware of software failures. 
• Evaluation, recommendations, installation, and repair of software platforms. 
• Maintaining and executing jobs with our enterprise-level backup systems. 
• Maintaining and enhancing jobs with our enterprise-level backup systems. 
• Assist in 2^nd – 3^rd level support to our Help Desk when needed. 
• Progressive Responsibility with Office 365 cloud, Azure AD, network administration, TC/IP, and other networking principles. 
• Performs other duties as assigned.

*This is not an exhaustive list of duties or functions and may not necessarily comprise all the essential functions

Work Schedule / Supervision

Position: Full-time: 40 hours per week; travel = 20% to company locations

Position Status: Exempt position; without compensation and without notice

Recommended Education / Experience

Education: Associates degree (A.A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline or equivalent preferred. 

Experience: 3 - 5 years of experience with server-level hardware implementations. Strong understanding of IP Networking, VPN, and security principles across multiple sites and domains. Experience configuring, deploying, installing, and troubleshooting clustered hosting servers and relevant hypervisors; e.g., VMware. 

Expected Behaviors / Qualities

Ability to communicate effectively and professionally, both verbally and in writing. Articulates issues and next steps needed to ensure project completion. Demonstrates problem solving skills, analytical thinking and is attentive to detail.