Sr. Systems Administrator

  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Posted 10 days ago | Updated 9 days ago

Overview

On Site
Hybrid
Depends on Experience
Contract - W2

Skills

Systems Administrator
Azure
DevOps
System Center
System Center Configuration Manager
Windows
applications
communication skills
database
detail oriented
hardware
interpersonal
multitasking
planning
scheduling
system administration
systems management
team player
written communication

Job Details

  • Experience working with information technology, with a strong background in Windows system administration.
  • The candidate should have a strong understanding of Windows Security to assist in vulnerability remediation (ex: Operating System support for applications, such as File Transfer based applications, Service Account Ownership remediation, Password resets for Service Accounts).
  • The candidate should have strong troubleshooting skills to assist in daily operational tasks. The contractor will assist with the following projects: Monthly & Quarterly Patching, Infrastructure Patching & Validation), Vulnerability Remediation and others. Additionally, the contractor will be used to provide daily operational support.
  • Adaptable, collaborative, strong team player, detail oriented, ability to multitasking Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to work withing strict deadlines and with a wide spectrum of people.
  • Evaluate and Patch FHI servers (ex: Windows 2019 servers using Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager).
  • Windows 2019 and 2022 experience.
  • Diagnose and troubleshoot system issues.
  • Provide Level 1 support for the systems and related applications.
  • Establish and administer change control, Operational Changes (OC s), for the environment.
  • Install, configure, and administer the operating system, mail system, peripheral devices, and networking protocols.
  • Perform system administration; security, file and directory permissions, adding/deleting users, etc.
  • Work with Information Security to review vulnerabilities and remediate those issues.
  • Ensure system optimization; monitor, troubleshoot and resolve performance issues as they relate to; process, CPU, memory, i/o network, and web server.
  • Perform task automation; batch, queuing and scheduling.
  • Work closely with the application teams to provide integrated planning for operating system upgrades, database upgrades, application upgrades and hardware migrations.
  • Perform off-hours support as required.
  • Demonstrate a cooperative attitude and effective interpersonal and communication skills with clients, coworkers and vendors.
  • Backfill support for our primary Windows Administrators while they work to define our future environment (ex: DevOps, Operational support for Azure-based systems management).