System Administrator

Job Details:

Job Location:

Albuquerque, NM 87109, Position Type:
Full Time, Education Level: 2 Year Degree,

Travel Percentage :
Minimal Travel,

Job Shift: Any, Job Category:
Banking,

Location:

Albuquerque, NM 87109

• Monday to Friday: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
• Occasional Saturdays and Sundays; evening and weekend work may be required.
• This schedule is subject to change as needed.

As a valued full-time team member, you'll enjoy fantastic benefits that promote your health and well‑being:

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Paid Short-Term Disability, Life Insurance, and AD&D
• Holiday Pay, Vacation, Birthday, Floating Holiday & Sick Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement for Professional Development
• 401(k) Plan with Employer Match
• Pension Plan for Long-term Security
• Exciting Opportunities for Career Advancement

At Sandia Area, every position plays a vital role in fulfilling our mission to deliver high-value banking and lending services that strengthen the financial well‑being of our members and community. Each team member is expected to embody our core values of Service, Sustainability, Efficiency, Trust, Stewardship, and Growth, contributing to our vision of empowering lifelong achievement through better banking.

Reporting directly to the Lead System Administrator, the System Administrator is responsible for designing, building, and maintaining virtual, physical, and cloud infrastructure across VMWare, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Intune and Manage Engine environments. This role plays a critical part in enhancing operational efficiency and cybersecurity posture by automating routine tasks, performing patch management, maintaining reliable backups using Veeam, and aligning security controls with NIST and CISA frameworks.

The position ensures systems are patched, secure, and fully aligned with credit union regulatory standards while providing technical support, vendor management, and internal escalation assistance.

• Maintain, secure, and optimize physical and virtual server infrastructure across on-premises environments and cloud platforms including Microsoft 365 and Azure.
• Manage endpoint configuration, device compliance, and patch deployment utilizing tools such as Microsoft Intune and Manage Engine to enforce security policies and maintain high operational availability.
• Perform regular system backups, recovery verification, and infrastructure support using Veeam, coordinating directly with vendors to ensure backup integrity and zero data loss.
• Review system security architecture, execute regular patch updates, and align internal controls with NIST, CISA, and financial regulatory audit frameworks to maintain a robust security posture.
• Run and schedule automation scripts using Power Shell or Bash, update and optimize GPOs, and manage user accounts and network permissions across systems.
• Act as an escalation resource for IT Support Specialists, create system documentation, and engage with external vendors to manage SLAs and technical resolutions.
• Participate in on-call support rotations and collaborate on cross-functional IT projects to support enterprise growth and operational security.

• Basic working knowledge in virtualization systems and ability to optimize them as required, including virtual and physical server and network infrastructure with a requisite understanding of financial institution operations.
• Ability to work with cloud-based applications such as Office 365, Azure, and Asana.
• Ability to write, maintain, and organize documentation for IT systems and related issues.
• Ability to communicate highly technical information…