Senior Systems & Automation Administrator

The Senior Systems and Automation Administrator is a senior technical contributor who helps administer and improve the organization’s core technology systems, including servers, identity, Microsoft 365, endpoint management, virtualization, backup, business applications, and related infrastructure. The role also supports practical automation and AI initiatives that reduce manual work and improve service delivery.

This position works in a small, service-oriented IT department and combines hands-on administration, troubleshooting, project work, documentation, and vendor coordination. The ideal candidate uses sound judgment and favors practical, supportable solutions that fit organizational needs.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS(The following statements are intended as general illustrations of the work in this job class and are not all inclusive for specific positions).Systems, Identity, and Cloud Administration Administer the following:
Windows Server, Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, Certificate Services, file services, and related infrastructure;
Microsoft 365 and Entra , including identity lifecycle, role assignments, licensing, conditional access, Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint, and One Drive.

Maintain virtualization, server operating systems, storage, backup systems, monitoring tools, and supporting infrastructure platforms.

Plan and assist with upgrades, migrations, patching, lifecycle replacement, and configuration improvements.

Follow established administrative, access, and account-management practices.

Endpoint Management and Standardization Help manage Windows, Apple, mobile, and shared-device platforms, including enrollment, applications, patching, and remote support.

Maintain practical workstation images, configuration profiles, deployment packages, and hardware standards.

Coordinate device staging, deployment, reassignment, inventory, and lifecycle activities.

Automate repeatable endpoint and onboarding workflows where practical.

Automation, Integration, and Scripting Identify repetitive or high-volume processes that may benefit from automation.

Develop and maintain automation using tools such as Power Shell, Python, APIs, webhooks, or orchestration platforms.

Build and support integrations among identity, HR, ticketing, asset, finance, database, and line-of-business systems.

Use appropriate logging, error handling, version control, documentation, and change practices for production automation.

Evaluate whether automation is providing useful, maintainable results.

Security, Resilience, and Compliance Apply security baselines, vulnerability-remediation practices, patch standards, access reviews, and configuration controls across assigned systems.

Support incident response, evidence preservation, root-cause analysis, disaster recovery, and business-continuity activities.

Maintain and test backup and recovery processes; document recovery objectives, dependencies, restoration procedures, and test results.

Assist with audits, cyber-insurance requirements, policy implementation, vendor risk reviews, and security-awareness initiatives.

Review automation and AI solutions for data leakage, excessive permissions, insecure connectors, uncontrolled external sharing, and insufficient logging.

Automation, Integration, and Scripting Identify repetitive or high-volume processes that may benefit from automation.

Develop and maintain automation using tools such as Power Shell, Python, APIs, webhooks, or orchestration platforms.

Build and support integrations among identity, HR, ticketing, asset, finance, database, and line-of-business systems.

Use appropriate logging, error handling, version control, documentation, and change practices for production automation.

Evaluate whether automation is providing useful,…