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Title: Lead System Administrator
Location: Itasca, IL (hybrid 4 days a week onsite)
Type: 24 month contract
Domestic and International Travel required: 20-25%
US Citizens and GCH encouraged to apply. This role does note offer sponsorship now or in the future.
Responsibilities:
- Builds, installs, and manages physical and virtual server environments.
- Knowledge of the Microsoft Server OS and its components including Active Directory, certificate services, IIS, and other related technologies.
- Remediates vulnerabilities in the environment.
- Installs and configures applications.
- Ensures data availability by monitoring backups and testing recovery plans.
- Utilize system monitoring software to build dashboards, reports, and alerts.
- Consistently communicate with customers and team members
- Review and resolve server and networking issues.
- Automate redundant tasks and improve processes.
- Escalate issues when necessary.
- Collaborate with other IT professionals on intradepartmental projects.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Required Skills:
- Solid Experience with configuration, installation, and administration of VMWare.
- In-depth working experience in Windows Server 2008, 2012, 2016, 2019, and 2022.
- Experience with data storage and SAN technologies.
- Basic PowerShell scripting.
- Linux, Exchange, SQL, and Azure experience are a plus.
- Motivated, self-starting individual with strong quantitative and problem-solving skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with others to achieve improved business processes.
- Strong IT customer service skills for supporting end user application issues.
- Strong focus on creativity, attention to detail, and productivity.
- Capable and motivated to pursue technical issues to resolution.
- Motivation and vision for applying advanced automation techniques to manual systems.
- Bachelor of Arts degree (B.A.) or Bachelor of Science degree (B.S.) from four-year college or university; or four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education, certifications, and experience.
Preferred Skills:
- Azure certifications
- ITIL Foundation
- Microsoft MCSE