Our success depends on IT systems that help us reach consumers all over the world. We are seeking an experienced systems administrator who is eager to further develop technological skills on a worldwide stage. This person will protect our critical systems and assets, build solutions, implement new software and hardware, provide training, and assist in developing the overall IT strategy. The ideal candidate is enthusiastic about applying skills and expertise to a technology-based business model that creates real-world solutions for the global marketplace.
Objectives of this role
Maintain essential IT infrastructure, including operating systems, security tools, applications, servers, email systems, laptops, desktops, software, and hardware.
Take responsibility for projects and solutions within the larger business initiative.
Handle business-critical IT tasks and systems that provide commercial advantage in the global marketplace.
Enable faster and smarter business processes and develop analytics for meaningful insights.
Work with internal and external partners to communicate project status, activities, and achievements.
Responsibilities
Perform server administration tasks (ex: user/group, security permissions, group policies, print services); research event-log warnings and errors; and monitor resources to ensure that systems architecture components work together seamlessly.
Monitor data-center health using existing management tools and respond to hardware issues as they arise; help build, test, and maintain new servers when needed.
Maintain internal infrastructure requirements, including laptop and desktop computers, servers, routers, switches, firewalls, printers, phones, security updates, support internet, intranet, LANs, WANs, and network segments.
Assist the help desk and other teams with troubleshooting to identify root cause and provide technical support when needed.
Perform routine and scheduled audits of all systems, including backups.
Required skills and qualifications
Proven success in an IT role
Experience with or knowledge of programming languages and operating systems, current equipment and technologies, enterprise backup and recovery procedures, systems performance-monitoring tools, active directories, virtualization, HTTP traffic, content delivery, and caching.
Experience in project management, application design and integration, and cloud computing (specifically Microsoft)
Expertise in analyzing and repairing large-scale distributed systems; creating volumes and assigning them to servers; and remote replication.
Preferred skills and qualifications
Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in information technology or computer science
Professional certification
