Systems Administrator

American Engineering Testing
US - Minnesota - Saint Paul
October 14, 2024

Job Summary

The Systems Administrator role is responsible for maintaining essential IT infrastructure including a mixed hybrid leveraging cloud and on-premises infrastructure. This position will maintain the health of AET's integrated systems, troubleshoot issues, and ensure smooth operations. This position works with an internal team and external partners to support the design and management of the expanded infrastructure including switching, firewalls, servers, security platforms, and virtualization technologies.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Reasonable accommodations or workable solutions may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Support and design backend infrastructure and business systems, including but not limited to LAN/WAN, routers, switches, servers, and line of business applications.
Support and assist in design Azure based infrastructure.
Support and assist in design virtualization technologies.
Manage documented formal change management related to infrastructure and security.
Manage documented security platforms and services including on-premises and cloud.
Monitor security incidents and respond appropriately.
Assess or relevant experience and advise leadership on vulnerabilities, threats, or issues and assists with mitigation.
Interface with IT teams, vendors, and partners.
Monitor backend systems and troubleshoot, patch, and upgrade as needed.
Support and assist in the design backup and disaster recovery processes.
Stay current with new technologies, solutions and attend classes to keep up to date on current systems.
Perform other tasks as necessary to meet departmental or company goals.
Qualifications and Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in information technology, Computer Science, or related field or relevant experience.
3+ years' experience in working with Microsoft enterprise infrastructure technologies.
3+ years' experience with managing Office 365 and Azure infrastructure technologies.
3+ years' experience working with networking, switching, firewalls, and AP's.
3+ years' experience working with virtualization technologies in a mixed cloud and on-premises environment.
A grasp of security best practices.
Excellent Communication skills sufficient to convey complex technical information in a clear manner to diverse audiences.
Understanding of the change management process.
Experience with working with various teams including internal and external partners.
Preferred Skills

Strong team player with the ability to interact effectively with all parts of the organization.
Strong facilitator with ability to lead various activities including managing partners, projects, and budgets.
Ability to translate requirements into functional specifications and use case.
Ability to facilitate planning and design sessions, status updates, and other project meetings.
Ability to work independently without a lot of oversight.
Ability to set up and operate computers and peripherals.

Work Environment

This job primarily operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets. This position will occasionally be required to operate in a field environment.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands or fingers, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

AAP/EEO Statement

It is the policy of AET to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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