Sr. Systems Administrator

We are looking for a Sr. Systems Administrator. This is a full time permanent hire position in Cary, North Carolina with our client. No visa sposorship is available at this time or in the future with this position.

• Perform user support including Active Directory and Office 365 account management
• Maintain and support Office 365, Exchange Online, Azure AD
• Maintain and support data center infrastructure including SAN and VMware
• Maintain and support endpoint equipment throughout the organization
• Administer a Windows and Linux server VMware environment
• Provide high-level system monitoring with an understanding of reliability, availability, and failure management/mitigation needs
• Administer and support Windows systems and Software installed at HQ and client locations.
• Monitoring window-based systems for the resolution and performance tuning of Server, network, software, and enterprise tools\applications with problems between technical, support and customer personnel
• Create and maintain technical documentation and procedures for System Administration support in accordance with established or emerging enterprise architectures and statewide strategies
• Manage and ensure availability and secure performance of Windows
• Evaluate Windows software and hardware to determine the best solutions to meet specialized application hosting requirements.
• Coordinates and testing the software changes from the upgrades to minimize the impact on the users' applications and time.
• Communicates and consults with end users, support staff, vendors and Executive management both internal and external to IT
• Identifies emerging security trends and vulnerabilities and make suggestions for technical modifications to solve current and prevent future problems at an Enterprise level.
• Evaluates options and consequences for supported systems at an Enterprise level and makes decisions accordingly.
• Work with project manager(s) to complete action items in a timely manner
• Bring ideas and solutions to ongoing projects to facilitate project completion
• Work on overflow helpdesk ticket items and provide excellent customer support to end users
• Escalation point for the resolution of hardware, software, and applications problems between technical, corporate support and customer helpdesk for an Enterprise environment

• 5+ years server administration (Windows Server 2012r2 and above)
• 3+ years working with vMware products (vcenter, esxi, nsx)
• Enjoy working closely with other team members
• Acquire new skills to solve unfamiliar problems
• Have a positive customer service attitude with a desire to help other employees succeed
• Pay attention to detail with a desire to strive for excellence
• Be familiar with VMware virtualization, Microsoft Active Directory, Microsoft O365, AzureAD

• VCP 6.0+ (Preferred)
• MCSA (Preferred)