Role: System Administrator
Salary: $65-85K
Location: Des Moines, IA
Description
The Systems Administrator is responsible for installation, configuration, operation, and maintenance of hardware and software systems and the related infrastructure. This individual participates in technical research and planning to enable continuing innovation within the infrastructure. Responsible for ensuring that hardware, operating systems, software systems, and related procedures adhere to organizational values of security and cost effectiveness, while providing value to our customers.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Server Administration: manages physical and virtual servers, optimizing performance, patching and ensuring high availability
- Capacity Planning: Monitor system performance and resource to ensure proper performance
- Troubleshooting: Provide technical support to resolve issues, assist with escalations and assisting junior staff
- Automation and Scripting: Implement automation and scripting solutions to improve operational efficiency.
- Backup and Disaster recovery: follow backup and recovery testing schedule.
- Security and Compliance: Follow and enforce server and share access policies.
- Maintain configuration documentation, procedures, and best practices.
Required Skills and Abilities
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. In keeping with philosophy that each individual should be encouraged to reach his or her full potential, and in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), reasonable accommodations or modifications will be made for qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or equivalent work experience
- 2+ years' experience in a System Administration role
- Proficiency in Windows Server administration
- Proficiency in Active Directory and Group Policy configuration
- Experience with VMWare Virtualization and VCenter
- Experience with Linux Server administration
- Experience with backup/recovery
- Scripting and automation skills (e.g. Powershell, Python)
- Excellent Communication skills
- Excellent Problem solving skills.
Physical Requirements
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- Must be able to lift up to 20 pounds at times.
- Requires fine motor hand and arm movement, manual dexterity and coordination.
- Must be able to access and navigate each department in the facility.
Beacon Hill is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values the strength diversity brings to the workplace. Individuals with Disabilities and Protected Veterans are encouraged to apply.
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Company Profile:
Beacon Hill Technologies, a premier National Information Technology Staffing Group, provides world class technology talent across all industries utilizing a complete suite of staffing services. Beacon Hill Technologies' dedicated team of recruiting and staffing experts consistently delivers quality IT professionals to solve our customers' technical and business needs.
Beacon Hill Technologies covers a broad spectrum of IT positions, including Project Management and Business Analysis, Programming/Development, Database, Infrastructure, Quality Assurance, Production/Support and ERP roles.
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