principal infrastructure administrator.

rovide Tier 3 support to resolve issues that are assigned to the IT project engineering team. Being able to learn new technologies quickly and adapt to new ideas and new methodologies is a must. This position is expected to participate in the critical system support structure with other IT departments. The Principal Infrastructure Administrator is expected to function with a very high degree of autonomy and self-direction once assigned work.

Responsibilities:
- Participate, engage, and occasionally lead team meetings, team building activities, and other opportunities to strengthen the department.
- Execute project-related tasks from concept, planning, design through project completion.
- Actively maintain education and cross-training on infrastructure areas of expertise.
- Prepare, lead, and attend training when available and appropriate.
- Participate in the evaluation and estimation of infrastructure work requests, and major projects.
- Provide management with insightful systems recommendations that include detailed work plans along with supporting documents such as VISIO diagrams.
- Participate in infrastructure project development and planning.
- Troubleshoot system outages and performance issues in support of key business processes and core services.
- Configure and install systems equipment to ensure their reliable operation for fulfilling business objectives and processes.
- Conduct research on systems products, services, protocols, and standards to remain abreast of developments in the networking industry.
- Participate in new and existing equipment, hardware, and software installs and upgrades.
- Interact with vendors, outsourcers, and contractors to ensure SLA and project performance.
- Create, follow, maintain, and update documentation and checklists to ensure efficiency and consistency.
- Use advanced troubleshooting methodologies that provide efficient, effective resolution and minimize negative impacts.
- Plan and design systems infrastructure, including acquisition and installation of new equipment and reconfiguration of existing equipment to meet changing organizational needs.
- Develop and maintain network documentation and policies for security and use of the network.

Working hours: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Skills:
- Be comfortable following change management and documentation procedures.
- Ability to earn industry certifications and/or perform continuing education to ensure proficiency in position.
- Ability to implement, administer, and troubleshoot system infrastructure devices, including active directory, DHCP, DNS, current Microsoft Windows Server OS and virtual environments.
- Ability to implement, administer, and troubleshoot network infrastructure devices, including switches, routers, and firewalls.
- Ability and willingness to travel to all branch locations.
- Ability to be periodically available on an on-call basis to ensure availability of the systems. This includes the availability to support the 24/7 on-call staff as needed.
- Ability to work nights and weekends as needed, which may include holidays or non-standard business hours.

Education:
Bachelors

Experience:
4-7 years

Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in computer science, MIS or a related subject.
- 5+ years related employment experience.
- Currently have (or willing to obtain within the first 12 months) - MCSA, Azure Administrator Associate or other certification(s) within the field of an equivalent level.
- 3-5 years of work experience managing networking infrastructure lifecycle, including installations, configurations, upgrades and replacements.
- 1-3 years of work experience managing Windows and Linux/Unix based server systems.
- 1-3 years of work experience with Virtualization or SAN systems.


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