Systems Administrator; IT

Christ’s Church of the Valley (CCV) is a rapidly growing multi-site church (18 campuses, with more to come). We’re looking for a Systems Administrator who will care deeply for people, own core infrastructure, and partner closely with our Rock RMS team and ministries. You’ll steward a reliable, secure, and scalable environment across VMware ESXi/vCenter, Windows/Linux servers, Veeam, Nimble SAN, Microsoft 365/Entra , Teams Phone, Fortinet and Cisco networking.

Core Responsibilities

• Virtualization and compute: Administer VMware ESXi/vCenter; HA/DRS, vMotion, patching, performance tuning, and lifecycle management.
• Storage
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  Manage HPE Nimble arrays (iSCSI, initiator groups/CHAP, MPIO/ALUA, snapshots/replication, Info Sight); integrate with vSphere.
• Backup & DR
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  Operate Veeam B&R (proxies, repositories/SO , immutability), policy design by SLA, GFS retention, Sure Backup/test restores, recovery runbooks.
• Microsoft 365/Identity: Manage Exchange Online and mail flow (connectors, SPF/DKIM/DMARC, transport rules/anti-phish), Teams Phone (queues, auto attendants, number porting/E911), and Entra  (Conditional Access, MFA/passwordless, app SSO, PIM).
• OS platforms
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  Windows Server and Linux administration; patching, configuration hardening, and performance troubleshooting.
• Network/Security: Basic switching/routing, VLANs, DHCP/DNS;
  Forti Gate policy changes, VPNs, and Forti Manager for standardization; collaborate with network team for campus resiliency.
• Operations
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  Monitoring, capacity planning, asset/license management, documentation/runbooks, change control, and vendor coordination (HPE, Microsoft, Fortinet, etc.).
• Ministry partnership
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  Work closely with Rock RMS and campus teams to deliver reliable services for weekend experiences and midweek ministry.

Alignment with CCV core values:

• Commitment to Excellence—we bring our best, every time.
• Heart for Evangelism—we will risk it all to reach one more.
• Radical Generosity—we steward all things with open hands.
• Integrity—we commit to zero gap between what we say and do.
• Servant Attitude—we put others before ourselves.
• Teamwork—we are fiercely committed to the power of teams.

Fully engaged (or willingness to) in CCV Next Steps:

• Baptism-by immersion at an age of decision
• Worship—regularly attend CCV service with family
• Connect—participation in CCV small group
• Serve—volunteer somewhere within a CCV ministry
• Give—returning at least a full 10% tithe to the local church CCV

Required Qualifications:

• Hands-on admin in a production environment with most of: VMware ESXi/vCenter;
  Windows Server;
  Veeam;
  Exchange Online;
  Entra ;
  Teams Phone; basic networking;
  Linux basics.
• Storage experience (preferably Nimble or similar iSCSI SAN) with multipathing and VMware integration.
• Strong troubleshooting across compute/storage/network layers; disciplined documentation and change management.
• Servant leadership, clear communication, and a collaborative, ministry-first mindset.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Fortinet (Forti Gate, Forti Manager), vVols/VASA on Nimble, Veeam immutability (Linux Hardened Repo or S3 Object Lock), Power Shell/PowerCLI, Graph API, Terraform/IaC basics.
• Microsoft Intune device compliance with Conditional Access, Veeam ONE, vROps/Aria Operations.
• Certifications:
  
  VMware VCP-DCV, Veeam VMCE, Fortinet NSE 4+, Microsoft SC-300/AZ-104/MS-700, Network+/CCNA.

What Success Looks Like (first 6–12 months)

• Documented and standardized: vSphere host profiles, datastore/multipath policy, backup/restore runbooks, and Forti Manager policy templates.
• Reliable backups/DR:
  Immutability enforced, monthly test restores (Sure Backup or equivalent) with evidence, and RPO/RTO met for tiered workloads.
• Stable mail/voice:
  Clean mail flow posture (SPF/DKIM/DMARC), Teams Phone queues/attendants tuned for weekend peaks, and E911 validated.
• Storage health:
  Info Sight recommendations addressed, capacity plan produced, and UNMAP/space reclamation healthy.
• Security posture:
  Conditional Access baselines enforced, legacy auth blocked, PIM used for privileged roles, and admin accounts hardened.
• Ministry enablement:
  Positive feedback from Rock RMS/campus leads on reliability and responsiveness.

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