System Administrator

Oak Ridge, TN | System Administrator | Full-time

We are actively recruiting a System Administrator for our client in Oak Ridge, TN. This is a contract opportunity that will require working onsite in Oak Ridge. Must have exceptional communication and documentation skills, as these are essential for team success. Candidates must be available to work a rotating 12-hour shift schedule, including both day and night shifts.

Due to client request, candidates must be eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Responsibilities:

Document team processes including work instructions and maintain a living knowledge base.

Monitor infrastructure equipment and servers for uptime as well as performance.

Assist in Backup Administration and Restore requests.

Assist in Enterprise Server Patching.

Assist in Server Vulnerability management.

Work with a Data Center Infrastructure Management System (DCIM) to help track assets and connections.

Work with other system engineers and vendors to troubleshoot and resolve hardware and software issues.

Provide off-hours support, troubleshooting, and escalation.

Provide suggestions for process improvement and implement when required.

Install and configure software, both commercial packages and various open-source packages.

Support data storage systems and backup services.

Derive results for metrics on technical performance as requested.

Engage with engineers to automate workflows.

Locate and execute automation/self-healing solutions.

Qualifications:

An associate's degree in information technology or a related technical field of study and 5-7 years of experience; an overall combination of equivalent experience may be considered.

Basic understanding of network communication and demonstrated troubleshooting techniques.

Basic understanding of virtualization environments and operations.

Excellent interpersonal skills suitable for user support and ability to work well with peer system administrators.

Experience in the following areas:

• PowerShell and Scripting via other tools
• Backup architecture and operations
• SCCM and server patching
• Managing a virtualized environment including tuning and maintenance
• Windows and Linux Server Platforms
• Enterprise class backup solutions

Preferred Qualifications:

Enterprise automated VM Cluster installation/configuration/management experience.

Previous experience working in a government, scientific, or other highly technical environment.

Demonstrated ability to perform job tasks while considering cyber security risk of those tasks, and consulting with security professionals when necessary.

Experience in an environment requiring change control processes.

Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Motivated self-starter with the ability to work independently and to participate creatively in collaborative teams.

Ability to function well in a fast-paced research environment, set priorities to accomplish multiple tasks within deadlines, and adapt to ever changing needs.

"Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled"