Senior Systems Administrator
Ventas, Inc
- Chicago, IL
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Cloud Technologies: Manage and maintain cloud infrastructure, ensuring optimal performance, security, and scalability. Experience with platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud is essential.
- Backup and Recovery Systems: Develop, implement, and manage backup and recovery strategies to ensure data integrity and availability. Perform regular testing of backup and recovery processes.
- Windows Patch Management: Oversee the deployment of Windows updates and patches across the organization. Ensure systems are up-to-date and secure by managing patch cycles and addressing vulnerabilities promptly.
- System Monitoring and Maintenance: Monitor system performance and troubleshoot issues as they arise. Perform regular maintenance to ensure systems are running efficiently.
- Documentation and Reporting: Maintain detailed documentation of system configurations, procedures, and changes. Generate reports on system performance, security incidents, and other relevant metrics.
- Collaboration: Work closely with other IT team members and departments to support organizational goals and projects. Provide technical support and guidance to end-users as needed.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field
- Experience with the following technologies:
- SCCM
- Patch management
- Enterprise backup and storage systems management and configuration
- Cloud environment administration
- Windows Server/Desktop administration
- Active Directory administration
- VMware administration
- O365 administration
- Multi Factor Authentication/SSO configuration
- Citrix or Nutanix experience is a plus
- Experience with installing third party applications on windows systems
- Proficient in use of service desk ticket systems and Microsoft office tools
- Critical thinker and excellent problem-solving skills
- Ability to take direction but exercise independent thought and judgment
- Ability to establish, monitor, and achieve goals with minimal supervision, including working with many deadlines, time requirement conflicts and management pressures
- Collaborate across many teams within IT to deliver projects on time and on budget
- Excellent verbal communication, including the demonstrated ability to listen and to communicate
- Ability to work outside of normal business hours as neeeded