Systems Administrator, Lead Job Description

Systems Administrator, Lead Job Description

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Systems administrator, lead provides technical and operational guidance for voice technology network infrastructure hardware, including network voice gateways, routers, switches, firewalls, network-related systems, including IP addressing.

Systems Administrator, Lead Duties & Responsibilities

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Sample responsibilities for this position include:

Define metrics to measure development and production outcomes
Design and develop integrations to with Atrium CMDB and Remedy ITSM products
Research information from existing systems, analyze program and time requirements
Serve as a technical project lead
Maintain and manage the network infrastructure
Leads daily system monitoring, verifying integrity and availability of hardware, network and server installations, configuration, systems and key processes, performance, testing, and verifies completion of scheduled jobs such as backups, restores, and patches
Analyzes and resolves technology and end user incidents during standard business hours or on-call rotations
Assists with special projects and initiatives such as the ITS CTO annual project
The candidate must have technical leadership experience with teams involved in building, implementing, integrating, documenting, and supporting Windows server 2008 r2 and 2012 r2 Active Directory and Group Policy Object(GPO) management
Perform monthly administrative duties

Systems Administrator, Lead Qualifications

Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.

Licensing or Certifications for Systems Administrator, Lead

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Education for Systems Administrator, Lead

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Employers hiring for the systems administrator, lead job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Computer Science, Education, Engineering, Business, Administration, Technical, Technology, Information Systems, Health Care, Social Science

Skills for Systems Administrator, Lead

Desired skills for systems administrator, lead include:

Load balancers
Switches
Enterprise routing protocols and IP subnetting
Expertise
Skill
Team to deliver the best solutions
10 platforms
Amazon Web Services
Contained
Current network hardware and standards

Desired experience for systems administrator, lead includes:

Must have solid knowledge of and a minimum of 8 years’ experience in Linux/Unix administration
May require a security clearance
Can create effective and clear user manuals
Knowledge of TCP/IP with ability to read and analyze packet traces using Wireshark or other tool
Familiarity with Cisco switch, router, and firewall configuration
Ability to quickly learn and integrate new technologies into existing environments

Systems Administrator, Lead Examples

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Systems Administrator, Lead Job Description

Job Description Example
Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of systems administrator, lead. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for systems administrator, lead
  • Encourage creativity, risk-taking, and constant improvement amongst the team
  • Communicate clear instructions to team members and hold them accountable when goals and objectives are not met
  • Communicate to business clients, technical teams and management in a consistent manner making complex technical issues and solutions clear, simple and understandable
  • Upgrade and install new datacenter hardware and software and components as needed
  • Maintain our highly virtualized VMware environment
  • Acts as level 3 support personnel for client issues that cannot be resolved by other support tiers
  • Manage security and OS patch management level on servers
  • Manage vendor relationships and escalate issues when appropriate
  • Provide capacity, performance, uptime and security reporting as requested
  • Administration and monitoring of IT environment
Qualifications for systems administrator, lead
  • The successful candidate must have an in depth knowledge of current Windows information technology systems, infrastructures, and technologies
  • Provides technical oversight to experienced professionals
  • Experience in providing technical leadership to systems administrators, implementing upgrades and solutions in Windows 2012 r2, scripting, database, Certificate Authority, ESXi, AD Management tools, patching process, mobile client management, web servers, System Center Configuration Manager, and Office 365
  • ITIL foundation certification strongly preferred
  • Prior experience in a GxP/Validated and SOX environment preferred
  • Experience with VMWare ESXi 5.x and above management and administration, including architecture design, system maintenance and patching, and advanced troubleshooting, capacity management, monitoring, and reporting
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Systems Administrator, Lead Job Description

Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking for a systems administrator, lead. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for systems administrator, lead
  • Schedule and dispatch staff from the program regions to deliver new service and resolve tickets
  • Perform remote resolution of program service issues
  • Monitor remote ticket completion rates and work with the service and tools development team to continually evaluate options for integrating new methods, equipment, techniques, personnel, and training to enable increased remote support capability
  • Schedule and dispatch staff from the enterprise regions to restore service disruptions
  • Monitor open ticket status, determine cause of open status, and keep users apprised of ticket status
  • Assesses complex technical problems, makes recommendations for appropriate hardware and software, and organizational design solutions
  • Serve as a higher tier technical resource, diagnosing and solving complex computing issues
  • Provides advanced technical advice and support for complex IT projects and major purchases
  • Work closely with manager to coordinate training programs for staff in an IT facility
  • Liaison between 53 Church St
Qualifications for systems administrator, lead
  • Experience in installing and integrating system enhancements and ensure interoperability and a seamless connection between internal and external systems
  • Strong experience with T-SQL, SQL Server Reporting Services, Report Builder
  • Advanced knowledge of imaging, patch management, scripting/automation, and software packaging technologies and processes, with emphasis on leveraging System Center Configuration Management (SCCM)
  • Must have the ability to work independently and perform rapid solution engineering under time constrained conditions with limited support
  • Must have scripting experience - PowerShell, VBScript, and batch preferred
  • In-depth knowledge and understanding of Desktop operating systems methodologies (file system, registry, services, ), system tools and remote desktop support
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Job Description Example
Our growing company is hiring for a systems administrator, lead. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for systems administrator, lead
  • Of Windows 2008R2 SharePoint servers
  • Assists with special projects and initiatives such as the ITS maturity assessment
  • Oversee patch management for systems
  • Manage day-to-day operations of a virtual server infrastructure, monitoring system performance, configuration, maintenance and repair
  • Troubleshoot complex IT system issues
  • Administer enterprise storage systems
  • Provide support for Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop environment
  • Manage VMware virtual systems and physical server infrastructure
  • Administer Windows Server environments
  • In alignment with business needs, design and manage system security plans and procedures
Qualifications for systems administrator, lead
  • 2+ hands- on experience deploying and maintain AWS technologies such as EC2, S3, EMR, Redshift, Data Pipeline Code Deploy, EBS, Lambda
  • Experience with designing, deploying, managing, and configuring server solutions using Oracle Solaris 10.x and newer
  • Experience with deploying, configuring, and managing enterprise solutions with Solaris 10 and newer
  • Oracle Certified Associate Solaris 10 Certification or higher, Oracle Certified Professional Solaris 10 Certification or higher, or Oracle Certified Expert Solaris 10 Certification or higher
  • Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology field
  • A Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems or other computer related discipline and
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Systems Administrator, Lead Job Description

Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking for a systems administrator, lead. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for systems administrator, lead
  • Must be self-motivated individuals who can understand technical concepts, have excellent communication skills, and be able and willing to collaborate on technical items with the larger team
  • Assist in the planning and implementation of new technologies and major releases for the most critical enterprise-wide IT infrastructure projects
  • Coordinate with GTO build and engineering groups to identify systems of risk and communicate to appropriate groups
  • Mentor, coach and develop junior staff on processes and technologies
  • Monitor and resolve automated system alerts and alarms that indicate system functions were not completed within established service levels
  • Coordinate resolution activities with IT groups across systems and platforms (e.g., availability team), so they occur in sync
  • Troubleshoot, configure, and tune systems
  • Write documentation, including policies and procedures
  • Respond to platform inquiries and resolve the most complex issues
  • Administer system activities (e.g., internet availability)
Qualifications for systems administrator, lead
  • SQL query skills are preferred
  • Ability to schedule work, delegate and monitor progress of others
  • Professional and responsible approach to work, clients and associates
  • Ability to organize and prioritize with strong attention to details
  • Ability to work independently in a project related work environment
  • Ability to complete multiple projects within established deadlines
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Systems Administrator, Lead Job Description

Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of systems administrator, lead. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for systems administrator, lead
  • Perform complex software installations, upgrades, and migrations
  • Develop, implement, and promote standard operating procedures and schedules
  • Ensure accurate and reliable backup of corporate servers and data
  • Work as a technical expert in maintaining, upgrading and supporting a multitude of mission critical applications
  • Candidate must be highly motivated and a self-starter with ability to take ownership of assigned tasks
  • System administrator/engineer Lead will supervise an additional 2 systems administrator/engineers
  • The candidate will use their strong, well-rounded foundation of technical skills and experience encompassing a broad range of information technology (IT) fields including hardware, software, networks, and information security
  • Working in a team-oriented help desk/technical support environment and will be working in Sponsors IT systems and networks
  • Maintain records of software licensing and hardware/software support agreements
  • Take ownership of personal and team tasks and manage them through to completion
Qualifications for systems administrator, lead
  • VMware and Cisco experience
  • Office365 account administration and troubleshooting
  • Server and network configuration
  • Experience with GNSS technologies / Satellites
  • Demonstrated troubleshooting skills through resolution
  • Applicant must be able to install COTS/GOTS application software updates and OS security patches/updates

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