Systems Administrator Jobs

8654BR

PRS Facility Location:

Albertville, AL (PRSC Corp HQ) - 001

Job Purpose:

Provide 24/7 administration and support, including tracking, troubleshooting, provisioning, operating system updates, repairs, and maintenance support to Progress Rail’s Windows Servers.

Req ID:

8654BR

Company Description:

Railroads transport goods and people millions of miles every day. At Progress Rail, we believe in going the distance with them. We are looking for talented and innovative team players to address the challenges of the rail industry today, ensuring success for the future. Build a long-term career with opportunities for growth and advancement as part of a vibrant network of close to 200 global locations. Our innovative team members work together to forge the bridge between ideas and success!

As a Caterpillar company, Progress Rail is an integrated rolling stock and infrastructure provider, delivering a full range of products and services to domestic and international railroad customers. Our customers enjoy one-stop shopping and comprehensive railway solutions – whether it rolls on the rail or is the rail itself. From locomotives, transit, freight cars and engines, to tracks, signals and advanced technology, we ensure customers can count on us to meet their needs.

Learn how we keep our customers rolling by following us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn, and by visiting progressrail.com .

Education / Training:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or a technical training program and five years professional experience. High school diploma or GED and seven years professional experience will also qualify.

Job Title:

Systems Administrator

City:

Albertville

Key Job Elements:

• Support physical and virtual servers, enterprise backup system, and enterprise storage systems;

• Build, configure, and administrate Windows servers;

• VMWare administration in an enterprise scale environment;

• Build, enhance and maintain tooling and scripts to automate repetitive tasks;

• Coordinate and manage complex infrastructure changes through all pre-production and production environments;

• Perform day-to-day operations and maintenance tasks to ensure non-production and production environments remain fully functional;

• Perform review and take corrective remediation actions for any vulnerabilities or other security defects identified;

• Perform periodic security patching and configuration changes;

• Participate in disaster recovery planning and execution, system monitoring, quality control and change management processes to ensure stable and reliable systems;

• Performance troubleshooting – working knowledge of resource monitoring tools;

• Makes recommendations of perceived solutions to potential problem areas and methods for improvement;

• Due to the 24x7 operations of the business, must be able to work a flexible work schedule, which may include nights, weekends, holidays;

• Serve as the primary contact for critical and high server-based outages and communicates the status of the outage to infrastructure management which may include after hour support;

• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Administration & troubleshooting of Windows operating systems;

• Install and configure Windows operating systems;

• Working knowledge of Active Directory Users and Groups;

• Basic knowledge of windows scripting (PowerShell);

• Excellent problem solving and communication skills, along with the ability to work independently, part of a cross-functional global team;

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or a technical training program and five years professional experience;

• High school diploma or GED and seven years professional experience will also qualify.

Preferred Skills:

• Knowledge of Microsoft System Center products (SCOM, SCCM) is strong advantage;

• Experience administrating systems from SSH and PowerShell;

• Familiar with IT automation technologies.

EEO:

Equal Opportunity Employer – Race/Color/Sex/Religion/National Origin/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Vets/Disabilities

Benefits:

Progress Rail offers an excellent total compensation package,* including competitive salary, paid time off for vacation and holidays, 401(k) plan with company match, medical/dental/vision/life/disability insurance and flexible spending accounts. Relocation assistance may be available for some positions.

• Benefits eligibility differs by job position and employment status - governing plan documents control such benefits.

Job Category:

Information Technology

State::

Alabama