IT System Administrator
Royal Communications Consultants
- White Plains, NY
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Provide support, as well as strategies for business units to develop solutions and integrate systems.
- Perform vulnerability and patch management administration across server and workstation platforms.
- Provide disaster recovery contingencies, as well as business continuity when experiencing server-related issues.
- Work with vendors to configure best practices for services throughout the environment.
- Perform scripting to automate tasks of deploying or removing software on required systems.
- Document all processes, system changes, fixes, issues, and resolutions.
- Support project teams on data migrations, server upgrades, rollouts, and production turnover.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience required.
- 5+ years of system administration work experience.
- In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Windows server and workstation-based operating systems.
- In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Active Directory (see below), including Users & Computers and Group Policy.
- Functional knowledge of Quest Kace, Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager, or Microsoft Endpoint Manager.
- Functional knowledge of Windows scripting languages, such as PowerShell and Windows command line.
- Functional knowledge of system and software deployment and packaging.
- Functional knowledge of system monitoring and error remediation.
- Functional knowledge of patch and vulnerability management.
- Ability to understand technical reports on Windows Registry and Group Policy configurations.
- Must be flexible to support business functions with required timing.
- Ability to manage and prioritize tasks and time efficiently and meet deadlines.
- Understanding or awareness of security standards, hardening and compliance, based on industry standard recommendations, such as CIS.
- Microsoft DNS management, including creating and auditing DNS configurations and records.
- Microsoft DHCP management, including scope configuration, replication and reservations.
- Understanding of virtualization, including basics of VMware, virtual server configuration and non-Windows virtual appliance setup.
- Basic experience collaborating with Audit and Information Security departments to provide reports and evidence for frequent inquiries.
- Active Directory management, including domain controller promotion, demotion, role management, site configuration, and maintenance.
- Active Directory management, including Users and Computers, OU structures, user account creation, computer account creation and service account creation, based on company standards.
- Active Directory management, including Group Policy, GPO creation, configuration based on IT and Information Security requirements, along with staged deployment, based on change management.