Systems Administrator Jobs

SME is an award-winning professional consulting engineering firm. Our team of experienced, responsive problem solvers provide practical and sustainable solutions for our clients as we work to build and revitalize our world.

To better serve our team members and clients, we are looking for a Systems Administrator to join and strengthen our corporate team.

TECHNICAL SKILLS REQUIRED

• Proficient at maintaining SQL servers (including writing/running database scripts, disaster/recovery plans and performance troubleshooting);
• Microsoft InTune and/or Microsoft SCCM experience
• 5 years+ work experience in a systems role
• Mimecast knowledge
• Office 365 Administration experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
• Occasional travel to regional offices is required. A good driving record is required.
• Azure AD knowledge
• Hyper-V experience
• Office 365 experience
• Experience with current equipment and technologies, backup and recovery procedures, systems performance-monitoring tools, active directories, and virtualization
• Crowdstrike knowledge
• Working knowledge of application deployment models using Microsoft RDS
• Experience in implementing medium to large scale IT projects

PREFERRED BEHAVIORAL TRAITS *

Great communication skills, attention to detail, ability to troubleshoot problems and develop solutions, ability to document solutions clearly; organized; meet tight deadlines in a challenging work environment and work well as part of a team

DESCRIPTION OF POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES *

• Configure, implement and manage systems including application servers and databases, Active Directory, Group Policy, Office 365, Always On VPN, Radius authentication servers, and more
• Protect our critical infrastructure from security threats, software and hardware failures
• Monitor data-center health using existing management tools; respond to hardware issues as they arise; build, test, and maintain new servers
• Manage Microsoft Windows updates for all systems including review, testing and distribution
• Develop system enhancements to meet SME business needs
• Configure, implement and manage hardware systems including Hyper-V Clusters, VMWare hosts, distributed file system, domain controller servers, WatchGuard fireboxes, Netgear switches, and more
• Perform routine and scheduled maintenance of all systems in IT infrastructure across multiple offices in the Midwest. Occasional travel to regional offices is required (once per quarter)
• Assist the help desk team on escalated problems with troubleshooting and provide solutions
• Interact with software vendors for licensing and troubleshooting
• Perform new and routine tasks with Powershell scripting

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Referral program
• 401(k)
• Life insurance
• Flexible spending account
• 401(k) matching
• Professional development assistance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Work Location: One location