Job Description: The Boston Globe is looking to hire a skilled Windows System Administrator to manage, maintain and secure our Microsoft Windows Server and Active Directory environment. This role requires you to design, implement and oversee all aspects of the Windows domain while providing hands-on assistance, expertise and leadership to IT Support teams as necessary.
Responsibilities: - Install, manage, upgrade and completely maintain the Windows Server infrastructure.
- Design and implement a Windows AD environment, at minimum per best practices.
- Domain controller configuration and support.
- Build/maintain a high availability infrastructure with relevant supporting knowledge of networks, security and virtualization.
- Leverage your advanced knowledge of current MS Server operating systems and related services, tools and techniques to support, troubleshoot and remediate issues.
- Securing the Microsoft environment, including endpoints. Security best practices.
- On-call rotation.
Qualifications: - 5+ years of relevant work experience; Or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Conceptually solid with demonstrated intermediate to advanced knowledge in many of: Citrix, AD Domain Services, KMS, LDAPS, DNS/DHCP, Group Policy, IIS, VMware, Commvault, Storage (iSCSI, NFS, CIFS), PKI/SSL.
- Hands-on assistance with the management of on-premise local data centers.
- Strong experience with EDR.
- Intermediate to advanced level of Powershell scripting.
- Ability to thrive as a self starter, cross-team collaborator and mentor.
- Demonstrated success working as a team player focused on supporting a mission critical environment. Highly responsible, reliable and trusted; thirst for technology and motivated for advancement.
- Strong documentation and organization skills.
- A willingness to adapt and be audience focused, with a curious mindset and a commitment to creating an inclusive work environment
Nice to Have - Certifications: Microsoft, AWS, Azure, advanced networking.
- Microsoft SQL Server administration.
- Linux, Nutanix, F5, other infrastructure systems, platforms or technologies.
- Additional scripting language.
The BGMP office is located in downtown Boston, near Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market, and is easily accessible by MBTA and commuter rail lines. This position is based in Boston, and candidates should be based in the area or willing to move.
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EEO Statement: At Boston Globe Media, our mission is to empower, connect, and convene our communities with independent, trusted journalism and storytelling. We know a critical part of achieving this is by having a workforce that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive - like the communities we serve. Boston Globe Media is an equal opportunity employer that welcomes candidates and colleagues of all backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, and skills.
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