It Systems Administrator

IT Systems Administrator

· Candidate should be an US Citizenship and willingness to undergo company and client background investigations.

· The position is in Washington DC and candidate needs to be onsite 3 days a week

Experience:

Minimum 4 years of technical experience and detailed knowledge of:

· Installation, configuration, support, and maintenance of servers, server operating systems, and server applications not limited to Linux and Windows.

· Configuration, maintenance, and support for all aspects of the VMware virtual environment.

· Configuration, maintenance, and support for all aspects of Microsoft Active Directory.

· Configuration, maintenance, and support for NTP, DNS,SAN

· Installation, configuration, support, and maintenance on networking equipment such as switches and routers.

· Installation, configuration, support, and maintenance of all endpoint devices such as computers, printers, laptops, and peripherals.

· Handling of all end-users calls to the Helpdesk, and all on-site user support for hardware, software, applications, and general usage.

· Experience working with NAS - Dell Unity and monitoring tools like solarwinds, Authentiaction servers like surePass

· Experience working with Veritas products, backup servers and working with SSL Certificates

· Responsible for both the physical and logical wellbeing of the datacenter locations.

· Must be skilled in networking technologies and practices including but not limited to: switching/routing, server technologies (Microsoft Server OS, hardware, software), virtualization (VMware, SAN), MS Active Directory services, datacenter operations, workstation support (endusers/endpoints), helpdesk (service call & field technician), DNS/DHCP, Ubiquiti UniFi switches/routers both hardware and configuration/user interfaces and general network troubleshooting from datacenter to endpoints and beyond (apps, internet, etc.).

· Must be a self-starter who is able to identify technical needs, take action and troubleshoot under pressure with little or no support.

· Able to work intelligently with vendors on technical matters.

· Ability to manage IT related projects and interact professionally with vendors, staff, and stakeholders.

· Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Education:

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent education/experience in similar discipline required.

Job Type: Contract

Pay: From $50.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Experience:

• IT Systems Administrator: 7 years (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Washington, DC 20001