The Junior System Administrator (JSA) will support the architecture, maintenance, and security of on-premises and cloud infrastructure. This position involves providing tier 1 and 2 support, deployment, and maintenance for infrastructure, systems, networks, and applications. The JSA will collaborate closely with the Director of IT to ensure the reliability and security of the organization's IT environment. If you are new into IT or desire to grow into a full System Administrator role - this is a wonderful opportunity!

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintains a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Is a consistent witness for Jesus Christ, maintains a courteous, Christ-like attitude in dealing with people within and outside of Every Home for Christ. 
• Adheres to the Biblical standards of moral conduct, EHC vision statement, EHC statement of faith, EHC’s Employee standards and policies, EHC’s Covenant of Harmony and upholds Every Home for Christ’s ministry in prayer.
• Continually focused on streamlining processes that enhance the efficiency of EHC.
• Collaborates with teams in the support of the organizational vision and goals.
• Assists in maintaining, monitoring, and improving on-premises and cloud environments including networks, servers, and platforms to meet or exceed industry standards.
• Collaborates in the management of the network infrastructure (Cisco, Dell, Meraki, VMware, PaloAlto, etc).
• Assists in managing the virtualization environment (VMWare, AHV, etc).
• Aids in managing storage and backup systems including backup cycles, and data retention integrity.
• Contributes to disaster recovery and business continuity efforts.
• Participates in security operations, including training, patch management, system hardening, and validation.
• Provides support for routine audits of network infrastructure, databases, and applications.
• Shares in use and enhancement of SIEM software for troubleshooting and auditing.
• Empowers EHC personnel with training and information that equips and empowers them in their work.
• Participates in cross training, mentoring, and educational growth opportunities.
• Engagement with tickets and issues as well as experience in documentation development.
• Provides assistance in other areas as requested.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Has a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
• Attends/active participation in a local church
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems or related field (or equivalent certificates/experience)
• Experience: 3-5 years of IT experience, Microsoft Azure, Windows Servers, Group and Intune Policy, Linux, Active Directory, Cisco Networking, Endpoint Management, and strong documentation skills.
• Certifications/Licensing: Cisco, Microsoft, Linux, and VMWare are all desirable but not required
• Passion for the mission of Every Home for Christ
• Demonstrates high degree of integrity, confidentiality, and discretion
• Excellent customer service skills, ability to show patience, compassion, understanding and humility
• Needs to be an excellent team player with affinity for unity and comradery
• Disposition to train colleagues and mentor fellow team members
• Excellent verbal and non-verbal communication skills; strong ability to communicate cross culturally
• Ability to collaborate successfully with various departments/teams 
• Self-starter with proven problem solving and troubleshooting capabilities
• High level of attention to detail and accuracy, and is a quick learner of IT environments
• Experience in managing server infrastructure for on-premises and cloud infrastructures
• Knowledge of Windows Servers, Cisco Networking, VMWare, Veeam, PowerShell scripting, Power Automate, Splunk, Linux, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Azure, and Amazon AWS
• High level of resourcefulness, self-starter, ability to research solutions and solve problems, etc.
• Ability to work independently and follow through on detailed directions and projects
• Desire to participant in team collaboration and performance reviews
• Ability to innovate and propose new ideas/solutions when appropriate
• Understanding of needs and challenges of global ministry technology
• Pay will depend on experience

All employees are expected to maintain the four primary convictions: 

• EVERY – the gospel of Jesus is literally intended for all people, everywhere on earth (Matthew 28:19)
• UNITY – the participation of the whole church in unity is essential to reaching all people, everywhere on earth (John 17)
• PRAYER – reaching all people everywhere on earth requires our full reliance on God in prayer to remove the obstacles hindering ministry (Acts 4:31-33) 
• Covenant of Harmony (Matthew 18:15-17)

This position is eligible for benefits: medical, dental, life/disability insurance, HSA contributions, retirement plan matching, paid time off, paid holidays, paid days to spend in prayer