Server Administrator

Job Position: Server Administrator Location: Pompano Beach, FL Duration: LONG TERM Position Summary: Provides daily operations support and maintenance for server and storage systems, verifies and maintains backup systems to provide efficient disaster recovery as well as dayto-day folder and file restores. Skilled in the maintenance and administration of virtual servers in a VMWare and HyperV environment. Proactively monitors and keeps server systems updated and free from vulnerabilities. Maintains Qualys vulnerability scanning and works with enterprise security team to mitigate vulnerabilities. Configures and maintains District Group Policies to meet Department standards. Ability to design and implement server/storage systems to ensure a high level of systems integrity. Travel required Duties and Responsibilities: · Participate in team projects, meetings, and assignments · Skilled in the planning, forecasting, implementation, and identification of resource requirements for server systems of moderate complexity. · Skilled at identifying needs for various software systems running in a virtual environment. · Must have the ability to perform capacity and resource planning, assessing risks, and contingency planning. · Must be able to research, plan and implement software service rollouts to users. · Responsible for Microsoft Active Directory Services in a Windows server 2012-2016 environment. Must be experienced in managing users, groups, OUs, objects, GPO. · Responsible for configuring and managing DNS, DHCP, DFS, Certificates, and DC Replication. · Must have experience with scripting in Visual Basic and PowerShell in an Active Directory environment. · Responsible for securing a Microsoft Active Directory Windows 2012 – 2016 environment. · Should have experience complying with Payment Card Industry, PCI, technology standards. · Responsible for reading and following the Department’s Procedures and Policies · Responsible for understanding and enforcing the Department’s Policies and Procedures · Responsible for documenting solutions to Technology issues · Responsible for traveling to remote sites to resolve IT-related issues and to deploy resources · Responsible for tracking incidents in the service desk ticketing systems · Responsible for creating/tracking Property Management Reports (PMRs) for IT equipment transfers / relocation · Perform other duties as assigned · Ability to lift to 50 pounds Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: The ideal candidate should possess the following: · Analyze the business requirements for the system architecture. · Track trends in storage usage and forecast additional storage needs · Excellent communication skills · 3-5 years in an onsite client service role · Customer Driven · Detail Oriented · Time management and organizational skills · Analytical Problem Solver · Self-Motivated · Team Player · Working Knowledge Certificate services Dimensions: Education: Bachelor’s Degree or Technical Institute Degree/Certificate in Information Systems or related fields. Or Equivalent work experience Experience: At Least 5 to 7 years of IT work experience in infrastructure/Server/Storage environments in Server operations, support, maintenance, and administration. Complexity: Works independently or on a team. Intermediate professional level role. Defines procedures for monitoring systems and evaluates, diagnoses, and establishes a work plan to resolve system issues. Performs troubleshooting for complex hardware, software, and network problems. Works on multiple projects as a project team member, occasionally as a project leader. 20% Travel Certifications: Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) Cloud Platform and infrastructure preferred Job Type: Contract Pay: $30.00 - $40.00 per hour Schedule: 8 hour shift Ability to commute/relocate: Pompano Beach, FL 33061: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required) Education: Bachelor's (Preferred) Experience: server administration: 5 years (Preferred) VMWare: 5 years (Preferred) Server Operations: 5 years (Preferred) Server Maintenance: 5 years (Preferred) Work Location: In person