Server Administrator (22894-103)

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Department: Information Services (IS) – Infrastructure & Technical Services

Location: Lakeland, FL

Position Description

This role is responsible for provisioning, installation/configuration, operation, troubleshooting, and maintaining systems’ hardware/software and related infrastructure. This role will analyze and identify all or part of the existing or new computer (and/or server), peripheral, and network systems requirements, taking into consideration the special technology needs of the Sponsor.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the virtual environment and Cisco UCS blade infrastructure.
• Manage a windows domain environment.
• Implementation and support of Active Directory (AD) architecture to support role-based access and systems access controls.
• Implementation of security controls in a Microsoft Windows environment including Group Policy Objects (GPOs)
• Manage O365 (SharePoint, Exchange, OneDrive, Teams)
• Install and maintain new and existing servers, building and deployment of systems images, and configure hardware, peripherals, services, settings, directories, storage, etc. in accordance with standards and project/operational requirements.
• Provide support per request from team members and system users. Investigate and troubleshoot issues.
• Repair and recover from hardware or software failures using root cause analysis practices. Coordinate and communicate with impacted organizations.
• Perform periodic KPI reporting to support capacity planning.
• Develop documentation to include systems architecture, maintenance and operations procedures.
• Manage hardware and software load balancing technologies.
• Familiar with scripting via PowerShell
• Follows ITIL framework / best practices.
• Implement solutions to optimize the infrastructure operations, and for conducting research and development to ensure continual innovation as needed.
• Apply OS patches and upgrades on a regular basis and participate in patching and on call rotation.
• Perform ongoing performance tuning, hardware upgrades, and resource optimization as required. Configure CPU, memory, and disk partitions as required.
• Familiarity with policies and standards regarding IT security

Qualifications

• Associate degree in computer science or management information systems required, Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field preferred.
• Microsoft, VMware, Cisco UCS, ITIL/EXIN, CompTIA certifications preferred.

The ideal candidate will have experience with the following:

• At least 2 years of experience maintaining servers and systems.
• Enterprise licensing models and annual true-up reporting
• Microsoft Technologies: Windows Server 2016/2019/2022, MECM, IIS, SQL Clustering, Client Operating Systems
• Virtualization technologies: VMware
• Experience with IT Operations Process models
• Strong experience in hardware engineering, performance analysis, engineering, and data center operations including standup and maintenance.
• Experience with systems security analysis, controls design and implementation
• Understanding of networking technology fundamentals
• Understanding and demonstrated experience with Active Directory Domain Services; ADUC, ADSS, ADFS, DFS, GPOs, DHCP and DNS.
• Understands purpose, use and implement SSL and other encrypted technology.
• Experience in the 3PL; warehousing (WMS), transportation (TMS), Omni-channel, and fulfillment industry is preferred.

• Ability to travel up to 10% to provide site support as needed.
• Knowledge of Enterprise Architectures
• Knowledge with Change Management processes
• Strong communications skills, both verbal and written
• Interpret and/or discuss information with others, which involves terminology or concepts not familiar to many people; regularly provide advice and recommend actions involving rather complex issues. May resolve problems within established practices.
• Demonstrates strong problem solving / troubleshooting abilities.
• Demonstrates ability to create scripts to solve business needs and challenges.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 2 years
• 3 years

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• What is your target salary range?

Education:

• Associate (Required)

Experience:

• Microsoft Windows Server: 2 years (Preferred)
• SQL: 2 years (Preferred)
• VMWare: 2 years (Preferred)
• Client Operating systems: 2 years (Preferred)
• 3PL warehouse: 2 years (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• CompTIA A+ (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Lakeland, FL 33801: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person