Widows Systems Administrator - Georgia IT Inc.

Position Overview:
The Windows Systems Administrator is responsible for establishing/improving appropriate systems methods. This position is also responsible for overseeing the operation of the corporate LAN & WAN. Responsibilities include systems planning and management, local and remote hardware/software installations and patching.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Develops and documents general and detailed system design specifications
• Performs operating system installation and performance tuning
• Administers and designs storage solutions
• Coordinates the testing and implementation of computer systems
• Prepares, analyzes, revises, and updates reports to be more useful and efficient, and furnishes reports as necessary
• Recommends and implements techniques to improve productivity, increase efficiencies, cut costs, take advantage of opportunities, and maintain state-of-the-art practices
• Acts within scope of authority and consistent with company objectives, guidelines, policies, and practices
• Keeps abreast of current trends and practices in field of expertise
• Assists users with questions regarding systems/applications
• Updates and maintains reference manuals (internal and otherwise)
• Provide day-to-day technology support and general systems management (user/group management, license management, systems configuration, etc.)
• Play a key role in establishing and managing ISS/IT policy and procedures
• Deploy and manage corporate LAN/WAN infrastructure, voice and data networks, email and messaging systems, and other company infrastructure
• Perform routine security and configuration audits
• Perform a wide range of system administration duties, including support of corporate enterprise applications, databases, laptops, servers and network equipment
• Leverage the internal help-desk support systems and processes to ensure that IT issues impacting employees worldwide are quickly resolved
• Proactively oversee the monitoring of all IT devices, applications and services using a combination of tools, including Microsoft
  SCCM, Splunk, Solarwinds
• Manage and troubleshoot networks as well as intranet and internet connectivity throughout the organization
• Configure and setup servers and virtual machines
• Define, design and implement network communications and solution improvements
• Propose and implement system enhancements (software and hardware updates) that will improve the performance and reliability of the system

Qualifications and Education Requirements:

• Bachelor Degree in Computer Sciences, MIS or related equivalent experience
• 3+ years' experience managing corporate IT infrastructure, including Active Directory, IIS, Sharepoint
• Must have strong understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, WINS, SNMP, Active Directory, SSL, VPN/Cisco Pix, IIS/SMS/WSUS, MS SQL, Windows Server
• Experience with MS Server 2008/2010/2012, Exchange 2010/2013, VMWare, Citrix, Cisco,NetApp
• Microsoft certification (MCSA or MCSE)
• Strong knowledge of VMware/Citrix administration is required
• Must be available for on call support of 24x7 operation rotation
• Strong ability to work with minimal supervision
• Strong problem solving, troubleshooting and debugging skills.
• Experience designing and managing servers/networks and various data center technologies
• Skilled in data analysis, supplier feedback, action tracking, data presentation and improvement plan using performance data
• Excellent customer service, communication and presentation skills
• Strong ability to follow written procedures and meeting timelines
• Experience in Banking Technology preferred
• Strong scripting and automation experience (BASH, PHP,VB, PERL, Python) preferred
• Understanding of IT management frameworks (ITIL, COBIT, FCAPS, etc.) a plus