Sr. Cloud Systems Administrator

Provide advanced system administration support for an enterprise server environment spanning cloud and on-premises platforms, including VMware, Hyper‑V, and Nutanix. Responsibilities include planning, analysis, design, integration, installation, configuration, operations, and maintenance of server operating systems and infrastructure. Ensure the long‑term requirements for systems operations and administration are incorporated into overall organizational IT strategy and information systems planning.

Lead the design, implementation, and operation of infrastructure using Infrastructure‑as‑Code (IaC) methodologies, leveraging tools such as Terraform, Ansible, and Azure Dev Ops pipelines. Drive automation, standardization, and scalability through the development and continuous improvement of infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and deployment processes. Ensure infrastructure is deployed and maintained using repeatable, version‑controlled practices to enhance consistency, reliability, and performance.

Maintain responsibility for the integrity, security, and performance of systems and software, implementing operating system and platform enhancements to improve availability and efficiency. Troubleshoot and resolve highly complex technical issues, performing in‑depth analysis that requires evaluation of multiple variables and delivering creative, effective solutions.

Provide technical leadership in IaC strategy, automation architecture, and Dev Ops practices. Recommend best practices, advise on complex technical challenges, and guide infrastructure modernization initiatives. Work independently with minimal guidance, leading functional teams and projects while mentoring less experienced system administrators. Ensure system reliability, scalability, and operational excellence through innovative, automated solutions.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage the rollout of various virtualization technologies and multi‑tenant, private, and hybrid cloud environments
• Determine tooling, tool identification, and approaches for scripting and automation. Tools include Power Shell, Open Tofu, Ansible, ADO, Azure CLI
• Lead integration efforts with third‑party SaaS and development partners
• Understanding new infrastructure costs, present the difference in costs between options for deployment of infrastructure
• Provide oversite and roll up of daily system monitoring to include verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems, and key processes; reviewing system and application logs; and verifying completion of scheduled jobs, such as backups.
• Oversee the installation of new and/or rebuild of existing servers and configure hardware, peripherals, services, settings, directories, storage, etc., in accordance with standards and project/operational requirements
• Provide oversite for the installation and configuration of systems such as Active Directory, DFS, and File and Print services
• Set direction for standards in the installation and configuring of all software running within DFA controlled environments. Ensure maintenance of documentation for all configurations for IT utilities and business applications
• Provide expert guidance on virtual technologies including but not limited to VMWare, Nutanix and Hyper‑V
• Provide expert guidance on RDS and other virtual desktop technologies. Advise the Desktop Support team with options for this technology and assist in how it should be deployed
• Set direction for the development and maintenance of installation and configuration procedures
• Set direction for maintaining system standards and ensure the accuracy of this documentation
• Work with the Operations team in implementing automation and orchestration of infrastructure tasks
• Work with the Assurance team to help set direction for security monitoring to identify any possible intrusions
• Set direction in the design and management of Active directory including Organizational Unit (OU), Group, and User related tasks
• Provide systems administration related solutions for various project and operational needs
• Participate in technical research and development to enable continuing innovation within the…