Systems Administrator

Why Byrne

At Byrne, we foster a culture built on teamwork, excellence, and professionalism. Our greatest strength lies in the exceptional talent and dedication of our team members across every part of the organization. We value their contributions and ensure they’re recognized, rewarded, and compensated in ways that reflect their impact and expertise.

Pay and Benefits

• Salary Range – $72,000 - $98,500 per year
• Competitive bonus programs
• Medical, Dental, Vision benefits available day 1 of employment
• Supplemental benefits available on day 30 of employment
• Eligible for 401 (k) with a company match available on day 90 of employment
• Educational Support via tuition reimbursement and scholarship program

Work Shift and Location

2394 US Rte 11 LaFayette, NY 13084. Will be required to travel to our different facilities in Central New York depending on projects and business needs.

Monday – Friday normal business hours. This may require evening, night and weekend availability based on business needs.

Job Overview

The Systems Administrator plays a key role in executing assigned IT tasks. This includes maintaining the reliability, availability, and performance of the company’s technology environment while following established security standards and best practices. The Systems Administrator also serves as a technical escalation point, leads assigned infrastructure projects, and provides on-site support as needed.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and troubleshoot Windows Server and Windows 11 systems, including physical servers, virtual servers, desktops, laptops, and other supported devices.
• Use Ninja One, Microsoft Intune, or similar management platforms to monitor systems, maintain inventory, deploy software, apply patches, automate routine tasks, and provide remote support.
• Administer Microsoft 365, Active Directory, Microsoft Entra , Group Policy, permissions, authentication, and user account lifecycle processes.
• Administer assigned endpoint security tools, including Sentinel One or comparable EDR/MDR solutions and Threat Locker, in accordance with established policies; review alerts, elevate concerns, and assist with remediation and incident response as directed.
• Manage enterprise backup systems and storage hardware, including configuration, monitoring, maintenance, capacity planning, upgrades, recovery testing, and disaster recovery support.
• Support production-floor computers, production equipment, and other specialized systems in coordination with operations and engineering, with a focus on availability, controlled change, and business continuity.
• Support the VMware environment, including hosts, virtual machines, clusters, templates, snapshots, upgrades, resource allocation, capacity, availability, and performance.
• Act as an escalation point for complex end-user, application, access, Microsoft 365, endpoint, and infrastructure issues, and provide technical guidance to support staff.
• Lead assigned infrastructure projects from planning through completion, including requirements, scheduling, implementation, testing, documentation, vendor coordination, and stakeholder communication.
• Monitor infrastructure health, capacity, performance, backups, system alerts, and relevant security events; perform root-cause analysis, implement corrective action, and elevate security concerns when appropriate.
• Maintain accurate system documentation, diagrams, inventories, configurations, standards, procedures, licensing records, and recovery information.
• Provide on-site technical support and perform infrastructure work at company locations. Travel between sites is required based on business needs.
• Participate in scheduled maintenance, on-call escalation, emergency changes, and infrastructure activities as…