Sr. Systems Administrator

Upper Sandusky, Ohio

Responsibilities: 

●      Collaborate with all IT staff to implement robust, reliable and scalable infrastructure, security and end user systems that will advance the IT strategy.

●      Participate in planning and and managing timelines for a variety of projects, which includes but not limited to:

○       Lifecycle systems replacement projects (physical hosts/servers, SAN’s, switches, access points, other networking equipment, Server OS updates and upgrades, end user software etc.)

○      New site implementation projects

○      Security and vulnerability projects

○      New systems and other emerging technologies projects

●      Responsible, along with the team, to maintain uptime of critical systems.

●      Will work closely with business stakeholders to gather requirements to be used for the creation of future plans and strategy for these projects.

●      Will perform general maintenance of the infrastructure, including servers, patching, server set-ups, VMWare etc.

●      Will provide level-2 and level-3 support for servers, host systems, voice, data, automation, security, storage networks, cloud systems and domain management. There is an after hours call rotation.

●      Look for areas of improvement and develop proposals recommending solutions using performance benchmarks, data and critical analysis.

●      Mentor junior team members and cross-train other IT members.

●      Have the opportunity to learn and develop skills in other areas, such as Cisco DNA center, and monitor industry trends that make sense for the company.

●      Some travel, one to two weeks per year mainly to other existing sites, and new site set-ups.

●      Perform other duties as assigned.

 Experience: 

●      Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field preferred. A high school diploma and equivalent work experience will be considered.

●      At least three years of experience in a similar IT infrastructure role.

●      Experience managing timelines for IT Infrastructure projects.

●      Experience managing a Windows Server environment.

●      Experience with Virtualization; VMWare a plus.

●      Basic understanding of networking concepts, configuration and command line basics, with Cisco experience preferred.

●      Experience writing basic SQL statements for queries, stored procedures, triggers.

●      Excellent written, oral and interpersonal communication skills.

●      Able to prioritize and execute tasks in a fast-paced environment.

●      Ability to work in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.

●      Ability to be in the on-call support rotation one week every six weeks.