Systems Administrator

• System configuration and support.
• System design and architecting.
• Server support specifically with relation to JDEdwards and Oracle databases.

- Management of corporate network infrastructure including firewalls, routers, switches and access points.

- Assist in management and expansion of the corporate storage IBM infrastructure.

• Support of design and expansion of data archiving systems.
• Support of backup infrastructure and execution.
• Disaster recovery system periodic testing.

- Management and maintenance of corporate data center and disaster recovery facilities.

• Consolidation and virtualization of data center systems.
• Centralization of compute and storage components in remote offices.

- Assist in support of corporate infrastructure servers

• Includes support for business application servers used by the Corporate, Finance, Sales, and Engineering departments as well as the ones used by the manufacturing plants.
• Management of VMware computer server infrastructure including email, remote access, sharepoint, licensing, etc.

- Management of VoIP gateways and PBX systems.

- Work with management and other IT staff to build and implement security strategies that make business sense.

- Serve as a project manager on key IT projects for internal initiatives and external customer deliverables.

- Document FAQ's and IT information for both IT staff as well as user community.

- Perform a daily infrastructure check and document the process results based on the IT audit guidelines.

- Support of helpdesk for appropriate level requests.

Competencies required:

Education Requirements: B.S. in Computer Science or Information Technology (preferred) / B.S. in any Engineering.

Minimum 4 years system and networking administration experience in a complex heterogeneous (VMware) environment working with Microsoft / Linux compute, databases, firewalls and networking hardware.

• Strong OS and application knowledge with:
• VMWare – ESXi
• Microsoft Exchange
• Microsoft Teams
• Microsoft SharePoint
• Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager
• Microsoft Terminal Services
• DSI (Trancollector)
• Capital Harnesses (Cap-H)
• EDI Technologies
• Databases such as SQL and Oracle

• Strong hardware knowledge with:
• DELL PowerEdge servers, IBM and EMC RAID storage arrays
• Strong knowledge of Cisco routers, switches and access points 
• Strong knowledge of Fortinet firewalls
• Firewall central management applications preferably.
• Strong knowledge of cybersecurity techniques and best practices
• Strong knowledge of security information event management systems such as IBM Q-Radar.

-   Strong knowledge of email systems.

• Knowledge of relay functions, SPAM / antivirus filtering techniques, email archiving, LDAP concepts.

-  Strong knowledge of system and network monitoring systems such as PRTG.

• Strong knowledge of Windows operating systems, DNS, DHCP & Active Directory domains.

-  Strong ability to create complex scripts in any Microsoft shell as well as ability to learn alternative structured scripting languages. Ability to build and support web based applications a plus including both local and SaaS model deployments.

-   Demonstrated strong ability to multitask and prioritize with department and

corporate goals in mind.

-   Demonstrated strong ability to think strategically and tactically while acting independently under management guidance.

-   Demonstrated strong ability to identify tasks which require automation and automate them.

-   Work with minimal supervision and can multitask by juggling priorities set up by management.

-   Strong inter-personal and communication skills, team player able to provide technical leadership in the IT group