Senior Business Systems Administrator

About the Role

Located in Woodland, WA, LifePort is the leading manufacturer of medical transportation and interior products as well as ballistic armor protection systems for fixed and rotary wing aircraft. From large multi‑aircraft projects to small custom projects, LifePort supplies the industry’s largest aerospace OEMs and end users with the finest aviation solutions today.

Position Summary: This position implements computer system requirements by defining and analyzing system problems and designing and testing standards and solutions.

Responsibilities

• Define application problems by conferring with clients; evaluating procedures and processes.
• Develop solutions by preparing and evaluating alternative workflow solutions.
• Control solutions by establishing specifications; coordinating production with programmers.
• Validate results by testing programs.
• Ensure operation by training client personnel; providing support.
• Provide reference by writing documentation.
• Administer complex applications and infrastructure integration.
• Implement, support, and maintain application infrastructure, including servers (licensing, printing, SQL, applications, Windows, and firewall).
• Understand vendors that provide support infrastructure solutions and licensing implementation and costs.
• Analyze system and workflow problems, document requirements, evaluate options, test changes, coordinate releases, and verify results with business owners.
• Develop and maintain practical automation and application solutions using PowerShell, T‑SQL, .NET, scripting, and web technologies.
• Maintain infrastructure controls supporting DFARS, NIST SP 800‑171, CMMC Level 2, and company security requirements.
• Serve as a senior escalation point and technical lead for incidents, upgrades, migrations, and assigned projects; coordinate vendors and share technical knowledge with other IT staff.

Requirements

• Ability to set priorities, meet deadlines, and multitask.
• Excellent teamwork skills and high degree of initiative.
• Work independently with high self‑motivation.
• Administer Windows Server, Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, Hyper‑V, storage, file services, IIS, Remote Desktop Services, and related infrastructure.
• Administer enterprise LAN, WAN, wireless, firewalls, VPNs, internet, and remote‑site connectivity, including Cisco routing and switching, VLANs, and access controls.
• Maintain system diagrams, configurations, operating procedures, and inventory records; coordinate infrastructure work with vendors and service providers.
• Knowledge of telecommunications and VOIP.
• Proficiency with Integrated Development Environments (VS Code, Visual Studio, SSMS, Jupyter, Eclipse, WebStorm, Xcode).
• Administer Microsoft SQL Server instances and databases (configuration, patching, security, backup/restore, integrity checks, maintenance, capacity planning, performance tuning).
• Develop and support T‑SQL queries, views, stored procedures, functions, indexes, and SQL Server Agent jobs; resolve blocking, deadlocks, failed jobs, long‑running queries, and connectivity issues.
• Experience with application frameworks such as ASP.NET, .NET Core, Django, Flask, Angular, Express, Ruby on Rails, Xamarin, React Native, etc.
• Support ERP, manufacturing, engineering, and internally developed applications, including APIs, scheduled processes, database connections, and infrastructure dependencies.
• Develop and maintain automation using PowerShell, T‑SQL, .NET, scripting, and web technologies.
• Maintain security controls to meet DFARS, NIST SP 800‑171, CMMC Level 2, endpoint protection, vulnerability remediation, logging, access reviews, and audit evidence.
• Serve as senior escalation point and technical lead for incidents, upgrades, migrations, and projects.
• High School Diploma or GED; BA/BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent preferred.
• Five or more years of experience within information technology.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

Working conditions are normal for a manufacturing/machine shop/office environment. Employees are expected to adhere to company safety policies and wear personal protective equipment when required. The position must meet Export Control compliance requirements; a “US Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. 120.14 is required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Benefits

• PTO – Paid Time Off
• Personal leave
• Annual performance bonus program
• Wellness program and onsite gym with free personal training
• Paid company holidays
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits with HSA and FSA options
• 401(k) with employer contribution
• Employer‑paid basic life & disability coverage
• Employee life assistance program
• Voluntary benefits: LegalShield, long‑term disability, pet insurance, voluntary accident, voluntary hospital indemnity, and voluntary critical illness.