About the System Administrator role:

As the System Administrator, you will be responsible for the day-to-day maintenance of the cloud and on-premise infrastructure as well as working on high-level IT projects for Scorpion.

This individual contributor role will work with the systems and network team involved in the implementation, migration, and maintenance of systems solutions across multiple channels. Applying previous experience in designing, implementing, and supporting mid-to-large systems solutions will aid you in innovating and problem-solving in this role. You will also routinely participate and contribute to the establishment of policies, procedures, and standards across the IT department. Additionally, you will contribute to various initiatives such as automation, virtualization, and file services. Finally, you need to be capable of working under the guidance of the System Engineer, as necessary.

In order to be successful in this role, it’s imperative that you apply “System Thinking” to avoid complications, roadblocks, and inefficiencies that result from “Linear Thinking” which often results from having a narrow focus on specific projects. Thinking with the big picture in mind and considering every aspect of your project’s impact on other teams will make your products and Scorpion systems as efficient and effective as possible.

Responsibilities:

• Configure, monitor, and support existing physical and virtual Windows infrastructure.
• Build and install new server infrastructure as needed.
• Maintain existing onsite Active Directory and supporting components.
• Maintain production-level uptime for physical and virtual infrastructure.
• Maintain onsite and offsite storage and backups.
• Investigate production outages, and help determine root causes/implement fixes.
• Make recommendations and implement changes to improve system performance.
• Develop and maintain documentation for system and platform architecture.
• Maintain a customer-focused service attitude and work ethic.
• Coordinate with the rest of the IT department on projects.

Education & Experience Needed:

• 2+ years of experience as a Systems Engineer with the ability to successfully manage and complete complex projects.
• Ability to successfully manage and complete complex projects.
• A competency in verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work well under pressure and collaborate with others effectively.
• Must have experience with software development, including but not limited to PowerShell PowerCL, Puppet, Bash, or Python.
• Working knowledge of cloud compute providers (AWS, Azure).

Experience With:

• Tier 3 escalations
• Windows Infrastructure or Linux (RHEL, SUSE, Ubuntu)
• AWS and Azure
• Windows Servers
• Virtualization technologies (VMWare ESXi and vCenter)
• Exchange Server and O365 Administration
• Backup Technologies and Disaster Recovery

IT Skills Needed:

• Tier 3 Escalations
• Virtualization Technologies
• Windows / Linux
• O365 Exchange Administration
• AWS & Azure
• IT Project Management