Systems Administrator

Manage, oversee, and own the entire IT environment for Highmark Companies. We are building out our internal IT team, and we're hiring the senior technical person who can run and troubleshoot it. This isn't a role where you manage one slice of the stack, you'll run the whole environment: approximately 150 workstations, 11+ servers, and six operating divisions across the south metro.

You'll work directly with our IT Manager, who handles strategy and budget. You'll own how it actually gets built, secured, and kept running. If you've been waiting for a role where your decisions are the decisions, this is it.

Location:

Hybrid remote - occasional on site work required in Savage, MN

• Competitive Salary, starting between $95,000.00 and $ DOE.
• Health Insurance — Company pays 100% of employee-only premium
• Unlimited Paid Time Off with Our Responsible Time Off Policy
• Great culture and team dynamic

Full Entra  Microsoft 365 tenant administration — Exchange Online, SharePoint, One Drive, Teams, Defender, Intune

User provisioning, permissions, conditional access, and MFA administration

Microsoft licensing management and renewal planning

Intune device management across all workstations, laptops, and mobile devices

Full device lifecycle: purchasing, imaging, deployment, shipping to field staff, end-of-life replacement

IT asset register, warranty tracking, and refresh planning

Corporate mobile account administration and networked print support

Own the network: wireless, VLANs, DHCP, DNS, routing, and switching across every site

Firewall administration, policy management, and VPN configuration

Azure server infrastructure and on-premises server administration

Infrastructure monitoring, alert response, and a seven-day patch policy

Lead infrastructure projects independently — migrations, upgrades, and new-site standups

Execute our CIS Implementation Group 3 security remediation roadmap

Triage SOC alerts alongside our managed detection and response partner

Lead incident response end to end: detection, containment, remediation, documentation

Run company-wide phishing simulation and security awareness training

Own backups and disaster recovery, including validated test restores

Build and maintain IT documentation, runbooks, and configuration standards

Draft and maintain IT policy

Deliver IT onboarding and training for new hires

Evaluate new software and platforms as the business grows

Manage hardware, ISP, and software vendor relationships

Partner with the Operations Finance Manager on the IT budget and capital refresh planning

This role works in a hybrid, remote-friendly environment, with required & occasional visits to our Savage office.

The incumbent should be able to lift and position equipment up to 50 pounds and occasionally climb, kneel, or crawl to reach network equipment and cabling, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Some work may fall outside standard hours for maintenance windows, outages, and security incidents.

Highmark Companies is a family of six businesses spanning residential construction, home services, exteriors, restoration, custom cabinetry, and interior design — Highmark Builders, Highmark Home Services, Exteriors by Highmark, Restorations by Highmark, Christian Brothers Cabinets, and Ruby + Suede. We're headquartered in Savage, Minnesota.

Highmark Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, status…