Senior Server Administrator

Background

NGIT Client’s Networks & Infrastructure department is seeking a resource to join their Server Infrastructure Operations team. The successful candidate will work within the existing team to help with the implementation and administration of the various components of the VMware vSphere, Microsoft Server and Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure. The resource will follow team standards based on current industry and security best practices for the configuration and implementations of server infrastructure.

Description of Requirements

NGIT client is seeking a resource to implement and administer our on-premises server infrastructure and Cloud services utilizing industry and security best practices. The resource MUST have a minimum 10 years of recent and practical server administration experience and a minimum 5 years of recent and practical senior server administration experience. Experience should incorporate cloud services.

Ideally the resource will have:

• Proven competency in Microsoft on-premises server implementation, and administration

• Proven competency in Microsoft Azure administration

• Proven competency in VMware vSphere administration

• Proven competency with server, storage, and cloud storage security best practices

• Proven competency with Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) administration

• Experience with influencing and establishing collaboration direction within an organization.

• Understanding of enterprise level on-premises server and cloud architecture

• Understanding of integrations of an on-premises environment and the cloud

• North American job experience

Typical activities in this role include:

• Design, Implementation, documentation, administration and troubleshooting of the enterprise server environment.

• Helps prepare plans for development and installation of server and storage according to present and future requirements.

• Provide expert technical design, implementation, and administration of the Microsoft on-premises Server environment and Azure cloud environment.

• Provides expert technical support with the VMware environment including but not limited to VMware vSphere and VMware Horizon

• Provide expert technical support, implementation on Microsoft Server environment.

• Monitoring, performance tuning, troubleshooting and resolution of system problems to ensure system availability.

• Manage and maintain server disaster recovery including planning, implementation, maintenance, and testing.

• Manage and maintain the configuration, administration, upgrade, and maintenance of operational technology servers and related infrastructure.

• Interacts with our user base (corporate and field employees) on an as needed basis regarding technology issues and escalations.

• Works with server patch management processes and procedures to facilitate deployment.

• Maintains systems integrity through change control and problem management procedures and communication with internal customers.

• Follows Standard Operating Procedures when carrying out position responsibilities.

• Attends and participates in team meetings.

• Participate in the after hours on call rotation.

• Act as a representative of the Networks & Infrastructure department