Sr. Systems Administrator - Contract to Hire

OVERVIEW: This role is responsible for effective provisioning, installation/configuration, operation, optimization, and maintenance of systems hardware and software and related infrastructure. Maintain a goal of zero unscheduled downtime and proactive planning to sustain this goal.

The role supports project teams with executing, testing, and rolling-out innovative solutions. This position requires 24/7 availability – including weekend, on-call and holiday availability.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design and deploy Azure solutions, including storage, networking, computing and identity. Monitor and maintain health, ensuring high availability of Azure solutions.
• Maintain high level of security for all Azure solutions.
• Monitor and maintain health, ensuring high availability of Servers, Windows infrastructure, Storage Platforms, Virtual Platforms, SFTP systems, Identity Platforms and Email infrastructure.
• Maintain high level of security for identity services.
• Monitor daily, weekly, monthly, qrtly and annual backups and archive jobs to ensure recoverability.
• Understand how and ensure critical systems can be recovered and perform restores as requested.
• Build, design and maintain system failover between primary to failover sites.
• Ensure systems are updated with patches, firmware and associated updates to keep current.
• Monitor and maintain Intune and Defender ensuring windows endpoints are managed and secured.
• Build and maintain windows endpoint compliance and security policies. Monitor and maintain GPOs as needed.
• Monitor all systems and take proactive action to resolve issues.
• Verify the integrity and 24X7 availability of all compute, network, storage, applications, and processes.
• Review system and application logs and take appropriate corrective action when necessary.
• Follow established guidelines to maintain a strong level of security on all systems.
• Work with LFI established vendors/partners to plan and proactively resolve system issues.
• Perform help desk duties as needed. Act as a backup as needed to support the Network infrastructure.

POSITION
REQUIREMENTS & COMPETENCIES:

• High level of experience with Azure Compute, Storage and networking
• Advanced experience with Windows Server Operating systems and VMWare.
• Advanced experience with storage systems.
• Advanced experience with complex software installation, software upgrades and system migrations.
• Advanced diagnostic, analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to produce repeatable results.
• Experience with scripting or programming languages.
• Experience with automation of complex and diverse business and operational workflows. Experience with enterprise automation is preferred.
• Knowledge of virtualized computer environments and management of virtualized systems based on VMWare or Microsoft Hyper-V virtualization solutions.
• Experience with Networking - Firewalls, Switching, Wireless, LAN/WAN environment.
• Certification in OS or application certification for one or more systems is preferred (Windows, VMWare, Hyper-V, or Azure).
• 10 or more years of experience in administration of complex systems environments with a strong understanding of business impact and systems management.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $125,000.00 - $134,000.00 per year

Experience level:

• 8 years

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Portland, OR 97230: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• VMWare: 8 years (Preferred)
• Azure: 8 years (Preferred)
• Enterprise Automation: 6 years (Preferred)
• Cloud: 8 years (Preferred)
• Virtualization: 6 years (Preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Portland, OR 97230

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