Systems Administrator

Company Description

Goettsch Partners (GP) is an architecture firm with a global perspective, headquartered in Chicago with additional offices in Denver and Shanghai. The firm combines deep professional experience with a strong commitment to design exploration and innovation. Its completed projects span five continents and include a wide range of building types and scales. Each project begins with multiple design concepts that are carefully evaluated for constructability, environmental impact, and intrinsic value.

GP’s work is recognized for a clear, bold visual language and highly crafted technical solutions that deliver strong performance.

The Systems Administrator is a full-time, on-site role based in Chicago to support and maintain the firm's technology infrastructure. Ideal candidates will have 5–15 years of professional experience and will possess strong technical knowledge across Microsoft environments, cloud services, networking, cybersecurity and end-user support. Excellent communication, problem-solving and organizational skills are essential, along with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a collaborative, service-oriented environment.

Responsibilities primarily include maintaining the firm's server, workstation, network and cloud environments to ensure reliable, secure and efficient day-to-day operations. The Systems Administrator will monitor system health, coordinate software and infrastructure upgrades, administer Windows Server, Microsoft 365, Entra , Intune, Active Directory, virtualization platforms and related technologies, and oversee network equipment, storage systems, backup solutions and disaster recovery procedures.

Strong and proven experience with the following:

• Microsoft 365 – Exchange Online, SharePoint, One Drive, Teams
• Microsoft Endpoint Management – Intune, Defender (EDR)
• Other Endpoint Management – RMM, Common A/V EDR Vendor, Alerting
• Microsoft Server Management
• Firewalls, switches and WAPs
• Hyper-V and/or VMware virtualization
• Small/Medium SAN/NAS storage management
• Supporting Windows and Mac client operating systems
• Basic scripting (Power Shell, Bash, or similar)

The successful candidate will provide Tier 1 through Tier 3 technical support, troubleshoot hardware, software, network and application issues, manage employee onboarding and offboarding, and work closely with third-party vendors to resolve complex technical challenges. Additional responsibilities include implementing and maintaining cybersecurity policies, managing endpoint protection, email security, multi-factor authentication, vulnerability remediation, software licensing, technology lifecycle planning, and IT asset management.

Candidates should have experience administering Microsoft-based enterprise environments, cloud services, networking infrastructure, and backup solutions. Familiarity with Microsoft Intune, Entra , Microsoft Defender, Exchange Online, Mimecast, Veeam, Atera RMM, Immy.bot, and related management tools is preferred. Relevant Microsoft certifications are a plus.