System Administrator
Talespin is building the platform to transform talent development and skill alignment for the future of work. Our spatial computing products deliver a new standard for learning and workforce data, empowering organizations, and individuals to make better talent and career decisions.
We are looking for a well-rounded candidate with solid skills in managing servers, systems, and networks. Candidates will have at least 3 years of hands-on experience managing networks and Linux/Windows server administration. Proficiency in Azure IaaS is highly desirable. Candidates are expected to have great interpersonal and teamwork skills, including excellent written, verbal, and technical communication.
Job Duties:
40% networking, 40% servers, 20% user support and IT compliance
Servers - 40%
- Work with mostly Linux servers
- Work in Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and on-prem Proxmox/KVM hypervisors
- Jenkins/CI, Docker/Kubernetes, file storage, net services
- Maintain servers, patching, hardening, backups, logging, and make improvements
- IT devops (e.g. scripting, powershell, python, bash, Go)
- Manage file server SMB shares and permissions
Network Infrastructure - 40%
- Work with Azure, OPNSense, Aruba, VPN
- Some physical cabling and rack mounting needed early on
- Make continual improvements in service quality, configurations, firewalls and monitoring
End-user support and helping with IT compliance - 20%
- Assist employees in hybrid Mac/PC environment using a ticketing system
- Use Jamf, Intune MDM, package software deployments
- Manage Azure AD, G Suite
- Document solutions and infrastructure
- Manage users and settings for SaaS and other platforms
Job Requirements:
- Must have 5+ years general IT experience
- 2+ years working with Linux
- 1+ years experience in Azure IaaS environment
- 2+ years experience working with Azure AD / Active Directory, O365
- 2+ years of L3 networking experience
- Comfortable with L3 networking, routing, firewall policies, VLANs, subnetting, DHCP, DNS, VPN
- Knowledge of backups, patch management
- Plusses: Experience with Proxmox, Zerotier, IPv6, OPNSense, Aruba Central, Jenkins, continuous integration
- Relevant certifications desirable, including Cisco / Networking, Server+, Linux+, Microsoft AZ etc