System Administrator

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About Pacific Office Automation

Pacific Office Automation is one of the largest independently owned document imaging and technology dealers in the nation. Since 1976, we have grown to over thirty branches located in ten western states: OR, WA, CA, AZ, NM, NV, UT, , CO, and TX. With over 40 years of success in office equipment and technology sales and service, our growth and reputation have afforded us strong relationships with top manufacturers such as Canon, Sharp, Konica Minolta, HP, Ricoh, Lexmark, and many more.

At Pacific Office Automation, you will find a technology-focused company with significant growth opportunities, competitive benefits, and passionate coworkers who aim to help you succeed. We strive to be a long-term employer by providing the training and certifications needed to keep up with fast-changing technologies. At POA, we believe all voices should be heard, regardless of seniority or tenure.

We are seeking a Systems Administrator (Azure & Hybrid Infrastructure) for our office in Beaverton, OR
. This role is on-site only and is not considered a remote position.

The Systems Administrator is responsible for overseeing the health, security, and forward progress of our internal infrastructure, with a primary focus on Azure Cloud operations and a secondary focus on maintaining our physical on-premises footprint
. You will work autonomously, as part of a team of Systems Administrators, and with third-party vendors to resolve highly technical issues involving all aspects of our hybrid IT environment.

The ideal candidate demonstrates exceptional critical thinking, systems analysis, and breadth of cloud, virtualization, and Microsoft ecosystem capabilities, along with excellent problem-solving skills across both modern and legacy environments.

• Deploy, administer, and monitor Azure resources (IaaS and PaaS), including:
  • Virtual Machines, Virtual Networks, Storage Accounts, and Recovery Services Vaults.
• Build and manage Azure resources to include scale-out services for high availability
  .
• Manage Azure cost control, tagging, and resource organization.
• Troubleshoot advanced connectivity issues between on-prem and Azure (e.g., VPN/Express Route).

• Manage Microsoft Entra (formerly Azure AD) in a hybrid environment, including:
  • Conditional Access policies, app registrations, and synchronization (Entra Connect) with on-premises Active Directory.
• Administer identity and access management services across third-party platforms (e.g., Okta).
• Set up, administer, and resolve issues with physical and virtual (Hyper-V) servers running:
  • Windows Server 2012 R2 through 2025 (GUI and Core) in clustered and non-clustered environments.
• Administration, maintenance, patching, and planning upgrades/migrations for mixed-generation environments.
• Maintain on-premises infrastructure, ensuring legacy systems (2012 R2/2016) remain operational and secure while managing migrations to newer OS versions or Azure.

• Provide administrative support and troubleshooting for:
  • Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), DNS, DHCP, DFS.
  • Hyper-V virtualization.
  • Microsoft SQL Server environments (coordination and basic admin as needed).
• Manage M365 Endpoint Manager (Intune) for device compliance and configuration.
• Create, modify, and test Group Policy Objects (GPOs) and Intune policies in accordance with company standards.
• Manage Microsoft 365 products and services, including Exchange in a hybrid environment.

• Manage tickets and workflows with our Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP), including:
  • Vulnerability hardening and remediation.
  • Ensuring log collector health and SIEM integration as applicable.
  • Investigating and resolving cybersecurity incidents.
• Administer and maintain the internal Endpoint Protection platform:
  • Policy management, incident response, and endpoint health.

• Administer enterprise-grade third-party services related to:
  • Email security (e.g.,…