Associate system administrator

Owens & Minor is a global healthcare solutions company providing essential products, services and technology solutions that support care delivery in leading hospitals, health systems and research centers around the world. For over 140 years, Owens & Minor has delivered comfort and confidence behind the scenes, so healthcare stays at the forefront, helping to make each day better for the hospitals, healthcare partners, and communities we serve. Powered by more than 14,000 teammates worldwide, Owens & Minor exists because every day, everywhere, Life Takes Care™.

Global Reach with a Local Touch

• 140+ years serving healthcare

• Over 14,000 teammates worldwide

• Serving healthcare partners in 80 countries

• Manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Honduras, Mexico, Thailand and Ireland

• 40+ distribution centers

• Portfolio of 300 propriety and branded product offerings

• 1,000 branded medical product suppliers

• 4,000 healthcare partners served

Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Plan - Medical, dental, and vision plans start on day one of employment for full-time teammates.

• Educational Assistance - We offer educational assistance to all eligible teammates enrolled in an approved, accredited collegiate program.

• Employer-Paid Life Insurance and Disability - We offer employer-paid life insurance and disability coverage.

• Voluntary Supplemental Programs – We offer additional options to secure your financial future including supplemental life, hospitalization, critical illness, and other insurance programs.

• Support for your Growing Family – Adoption assistance, fertility benefits (in medical plan) and parental leave are available for teammates planning for a family.

• Health Savings Account (HSA) and 401(k) - We offer these voluntary financial programs to help teammates prepare for their future, as well as other voluntary benefits.

• Paid Leave - In addition to sick days and short-term leave, we offer holidays, vacation days, personal days, and additional types of leave – including parental leave.

• Well-Being – Also included in our offering is a Teammate Assistance Program (TAP), Calm Health, Cancer Resources Services, and discount programs – all at no cost to you.

Our innovative company is looking to fill the role of Windows / VMware Administrator. Day to day activities include developing and documenting system specifications, implementing hardware and OS, maintaining high operational uptime stringent SLAs, coordinating with applications and database teams and other operational and project-based tasks.

• Provides systems administration technical expertise in support of core business functions.
• Evaluates end user needs, goals, in conjunction with application parameters to define overall system requirements and technical design.
• Relies on extensive knowledge and professional discretion to achieve goals.
• Evaluates existing systems and designs/flowcharts proposed systems.
• Installs, monitors, and manages servers and customer endpoints, resolves issues as needed
  Installs system and application patches and performs system backups and recovery.
• Monitors system configuration and manages log files.
• Develops user guides, technical procedures, and technical architecture documentation.
• Ensures system security through proactive security patch management.
• Monitors existing infrastructure and usage, optimizes system to ensure quality user experience.
• Documents internal policies
• Makes recommendation on potential solutions by defining database physical structure and functional capabilities, database security, data backup, and recovery specifications.
• Generates usage reports for submission to leadership.
• Manages upgrades and continually monitors all production servers for performance, business continuity, disaster discovery and security.
• Builds and deploys server and multi-client images support, including wireless, in conjunction with software and hardware product development.
• Maintain Windows Server 2012 – 2022 and related services E.g. File/Print/DHCP server
• Maintain VMware vSphere platform and related services
• Manage work queues for Windows and VMware incidents, problems, changes, tasks and requests and ensure workload is effectively managed; prioritize and respond to help desk tickets as appropriate.

Performs additional duties as directed.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of experience as a Windows & VMware Administrator
• Good knowledge managing virtualized (VMware) operating systems.
• Experience deploying and maintaining Cloud & on-premises platforms.
• Experience with managing proactive monitoring and alerting to assure system uptime.
• Understanding of Major cloud platforms E.g. AWS/Azure/GCP
• High level troubleshooting skills at the OS, virtualization, and hardware layer
• Good understanding of PowerShell Scripting.
• Understanding of networking topology and protocols
• Clear and concise communications both written and verbal.
• Understanding of SLA terms
• Proven track record working in a global and multicultural environment

• Ready to work in 24X7 Shifts & on call schedule. 

 Training:                 

• The post holder will be expected to undertake training to ensure that her/his skills are current. 

If you feel this opportunity could be the next step in your career, we encourage you to apply. This position will accept applications on an ongoing basis.

Owens & Minor is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, religion, disability, age, status as a veteran, or any other status prohibited by applicable national, federal, state or local law.