Sr. Systems Administrator at Newcastle Associates, Inc.

Fully Remote opportunity for a System Administrator in the dynamic direct marketing and publishing/printing field.

The individual will be responsible for the design, implementation, installation/configuration, operation, and maintenance of hardware and software systems and the related infrastructure as well as participates in technical research and planning to enable continuing innovation within the infrastructure.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Lead server administration efforts, including managing physical and virtual servers, optimizing performance, and ensuring high availability
• Monitor system performance and resource utilization and proactively plan for capacity upgrades

Implement automation and scripting solutions to improve operational efficiency.
• Provide expert-level technical support to resolve complex issues, assist with escalations, and mentor junior staff
• Implement automation and scripting solutions to improve operational efficiency.
• Participate in the development and testing of a comprehensive back and disaster recovery plan.
• Develop, follow, and enforce server and share access policies.
• Maintain configuration documentation, procedures, and best practices.

Requirements
• Over 5 years of professional experience in enterprise System Administration
• Proficiency in Windows Server, Active Directory, Group Policy configuration

• Proficiency in Citrix administration
• Experience with VMWare Virtualization and VCenter
• Experience with Linux Server administration
• Strong Scripting and automation skills (e.g. Powershell, Python)
• Excellent Communication and problem solving skills