Systems Administrator III - 1st Shift

Description

Primary responsibility for the administration and configuration of servers and storage systems within the organization.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Leads Systems Administrator peers to successfully design, develop, manage and implement medium to large sized IT projects on time and on budget.
• Acts as IT project lead on business unit application projects of all sizes. Consults with business unit employees to determine hardware, software and IT Environment design requirements to support implementation of critical business applications.
• Analyzes, develops, designs, documents and implements server environment required to support medium to large sized IT projects. This includes the virtual servers, storage and backup/restore and integrated Active Directory security requirements.
• Gathers user requirements, then analyze, design and implement Quality systems (LIMS, ETQ, Labvantage) and SharePoint collaboration applications (department areas, workflows dashboards) based on user or system design specifications.
• Analyzes, develops, designs, documents and implements server environment required to support medium to large sized IT projects. This includes the virtualization server environment, storage and backup/restore requirements.
• Manages and troubleshoots servers, including Citrix, Exchange, File and Print, and the companies DR Environment and their associated operating systems.
• Manages and supports the storage environment (both SAN and NAS), including the analysis, design, documentation of the need for increased or improved storage capacity. This storage supports all of the NOW Health Group storage requirements for our business critical systems. Including but not limited to Exchange, File Servers, SharePoint, Labvantage, and LIM’s.
• Administers, documents, analyzes, tests and recommends hardware upgrades, operating system upgrades/patches, and application software upgrades/patches. Works with System Administrator peers and Managers on implementation of hardware expansion projects.
• Cross trains System Administrator I and II peers on critical tasks required for both server hardware and software maintenance.
• Guides System Administrator I and II’s on monitoring server environment using PRTG and other monitoring tools.
• Maintains, troubleshoots, supports and ensures security for servers; responsible for User- account creation and maintenance (Active Directory) and timely processing of terminated employee’s accounts.
• Participates in activities related to Disaster Recovery planning, documentation, implementation, and testing procedures.
• Develops and maintains documentation of all infrastructures required to support the server and storage environment. (e.g. SOPs)
• Complies with safety and GMP requirements.

Supports a culture of safe production and operations; follows all safety rules and procedures. Actively participates in the safety program by: engaging in training activities to learn what constitutes a safety hazard; reporting safety concerns to the supervisor, submitting safety suggestions, and correcting or reporting to the appropriate people when an employee sees a workplace health or safety hazard, until it is resolved.

Assists with communicating safety information to new employees. Fulfills responsibilities as outlined in the company safety management plan.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Bachelor's degree (B.

A.) from four-year college or university; and at least 7 years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. A broad technology background is critical with significant experience in servers, storage is a requirement.

• Good oral and written communication skills
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from users
• Ability to read, analyze, apply and improve technical procedures
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as procedure manuals, business periodicals, professional journals, operating and maintenance instructions, and safety rules
• Ability to interact with Functional & Technical vendors to evaluate and…