Sr. Systems Administrator

Senior Systems Administrator

Visa: No sponsorship is available. Must be USC/GC.

Location: On-site required. Foxboro, MA



The Senior Systems Administrator is responsible for managing the day-to-day activities associated with servers (virtual and physical), storage (local and network attached), Active Directory, and other key datacenter platforms in support. This position is one of the primary points-of-contact for the administration and support of our Dell server and storage farms, Windows, VMWare, Citrix, Active Directory, Okta and O365, as well as the associated applications and tool sets. This individual will help support our data retention policies, disaster recovery program, and compliance with standard frameworks across all systems.



DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES



Leading/participating in systems and storage design sessions and reviews



Building, hardening, securing, and implementing new technologies used in the organization (This position is a hands on keyboard position, with vendor guidance where needed).



Planning and implementing all server and storage maintenance schedules



Maintaining Active Directory and Azure Active Directory hygiene and organization.



Planning, designing, and implementing Active Directory Group Policy Objects.



Creating, deleting, and assigning permissions for O365 and Mimecast mailboxes



One of the lead administrators for VMWare and Okta SSO operations.



Managing Dell/EMC, VxRail, VBlock, PowerStore, and Isilon storage environments,



Maintaining NTFS permissions and associated AD Security Groups



Architecting and administering the Enterprise Data Protection platform (currently Avamar/Data Domain)



Installing and configuring system updates desktop and server



In-depth knowledge and support of Virtual Desktop and Streaming Applications



In-depth knowledge of GPO, AD, Windows Server, Networking, DNS, DHCP, SCCM, MECM and Citrix including the architecture, design, administration, and management of a distributed systems environment, patching, and maintenance



Managing the Varonis File and Data Governance Systems



Familiarity with Exchange Standard, Enterprise, and Office 365 Exchange Online



Engaging in the overall relationship between the organization and server-based partners including Okta, Citrix, Microsoft, and Dell to name a few.



Lead Engineer for the support of the organizations Windows Server and Linux based systems, including the evaluation, testing and implementation of software patch releases and escalation point for problem resolution.



Communicate with Supervisors on project progress reporting and integration time frames.



Create and maintain detailed as-built documentation for all systems.



Manage external vendor service and implementation initiatives.



Special projects and assignments as business dictates



Following defined best practices.



Maintaining System Documentation



SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS



Five + years experience as a Senior Systems Administrator supporting Windows Server Environments/Active Directory



Bachelors degree or relevant experience



Proven abilities to manage multiple projects simultaneously.



Excellent organizational and time management skills.



Ability to independently resolve identified vulnerabilities in a timely manner based on defined standards.



Working hours may vary with the demands of the business, projects, and event schedules throughout the year.



Rotating participation in on-site event support is required.



Strong oral and written communication skills



Must have excellent customer support skills with a creative and proactive mindset.



Strong documentation skills



Periodic on-call coverage



Experience with Powershell or similar scripting language