System Administrator

Senior Recruiting Consultant at Forbes Technical Consulting

Title: System Administrator

Location: Itasca, IL (4 days onsite)

Type: 24+ month contract

Domestic and International

Travel required:

20-25%

US Citizens and GCH encouraged to apply (this opportunity does not offer sponsorship now or in the future)

Responsibilities:

• Builds, installs, and manages physical and virtual server environments.
• Knowledge of the Microsoft Server platform and its components including Active Directory, certificate services, IIS, and other related technologies.
• Support system integration efforts related to mergers and acquisitions (M&A), including infrastructure consolidation, data migration, and application alignment across acquired entities.
• Remediates vulnerabilities in the environment.
• Installs and configures applications.
• Ensures data availability by monitoring backups and testing recovery plans.
• Utilize system monitoring software to builds dashboards, reports, and alerts.
• Consistently communicate with customers and team members
• Review and resolve server and networking issues.
• Automate redundant tasks and improve processes.
• Escalate issues when necessary.
• Collaborate with other IT professionals on intradepartmental projects.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required skills:

• Solid Experience with configuration, installation, and administration of VMWare.
• In-depth working experience in Windows Server 2008, 2012, 2016, 2019.
• Experience with data storage and SAN technologies.
• Basic Power Shell scripting.
• Motivated, self-starting individual with strong quantitative and problem-solving skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with others to achieve improved business processes.
• Strong focus on creativity, attention to detail, and productivity.
• Capable and motivated to pursue technical issues to resolution.
• Motivation and vision for applying advance automation techniques to manual systems.
• Holding credentials that demonstrates ability to perform a specific level of tasks related to Windows server and VMware.
• Strong focus on creativity, attention to detail, and productivity.
• Capable and motivated to pursue technical issues to resolution.
• Motivation and vision for applying advance automation techniques to manual systems.

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Employment type: Contract

Job function: Information Technology

Industries: Staffing and Recruiting

Medical insurance, Vision insurance, 401(k), Paid paternity leave, Paid maternity leave, Child care support, Student loan assistance, Tuition assistance, Disability insurance