Senior Cloud and System Administrator

About the role

The Senior Systems Administrator / IT Infrastructure Engineer plays a crucial role in designing, implementing, and maintaining enterprise infrastructure supporting critical business operations. This position requires extensive experience in various IT domains and strong leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain enterprise Windows Server, Linux, VMware vSphere, networking, storage, and virtualization environments supporting business-critical applications.
• Design, deploy, configure, and support VMware ESXi, vCenter, virtual machines, clustered infrastructure, and enterprise storage platforms.
• Administer Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, VPN, identity management, authentication services, and enterprise directory services.
• Deploy, manage, and maintain enterprise endpoint management and security platform.
• Lead infrastructure projects including virtualization upgrades, office relocations, data center modernization, infrastructure refreshes, and technology migrations.
• Perform advanced troubleshooting for Windows, Linux, virtualization, storage, endpoint, and application issues while serving as Tier III technical escalation.
• Maintain infrastructure health, system performance, storage utilization, virtualization resources, and overall system availability while proactively resolving issues.
• Design, implement, and maintain backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions to ensure operational resilience.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend infrastructure improvements that increase reliability, security, automation, scalability, and operational efficiency.
• Develop technical documentation, operational procedures, system diagrams, disaster recovery documentation, and infrastructure standards.
• Automate administrative tasks using PowerShell and other scripting tools to improve operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with vendors, business units, and technical teams to successfully implement enterprise infrastructure initiatives.
• Mentor junior technical staff and provide technical leadership, knowledge sharing, and best practice guidance.
• Participate in change management, incident response, root cause analysis, and production support activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business Information Systems, or related discipline; equivalent professional experience considered.
• 5+ years of progressive experience administering enterprise IT infrastructure.
• Extensive experience supporting VMware vSphere, Windows Server, Linux, Active Directory, enterprise networking, and virtualization technologies.
• Experience supporting enterprise storage, backup, disaster recovery, endpoint management, and security platforms.
• Experience leading enterprise infrastructure projects from planning through implementation.
• Experience supporting production environments requiring high availability and business continuity.

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of VMware vSphere, ESXi, and vCenter.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Windows Server administration.
• Knowledge of Oracle/Red Hat Linux system administration experience.
• Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, and authentication services.
• Enterprise networking including routing, switching, wireless, VPN, and TCP/IP.
• Identity and Access Management (IAM).
• Endpoint Management.
• Endpoint Security.
• Storage administration and virtualization technologies.
• Backup and disaster recovery planning.
• PowerShell scripting and automation.
• Infrastructure monitoring and performance tuning.
• IT Service Management (ITSM).
• Change Management best practices.
• Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and priorities.
• Strong customer service and collaboration skills.
• Ability to mentor technical staff and work effectively across cross-functional teams.
• Experience working with cloud security and governance tools, cloud access security and server virtualization technologies.
• Proficient in using a computer and Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.).

Skills

• Infrastructure Architecture.
• Enterprise Systems Administration.
• Technical Leadership.
• Project Management.
• Operational Excellence.
• Security & Compliance.
• Problem Solving.
• Customer Service.
• Team Collaboration.
• Continuous Improvement.
• Process Documentation.
• Business Continuity Planning.

Benefits

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
• 401(k) Annual bonus program based upon performance, profitability, and achievement.
• 17 PTO days per year plus 10 paid holidays.
• 3 days of paid sick leave each year.
• 3 days of paid Bereavement leave each year.
• 3 days of paid Jury Duty.
• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance.
• Bonding Leave.
• Term Life, AD&D Insurance, and Voluntary Life Insurance.
• Disability Income Protection Insurance.
• Pre-tax Flexible Spending Plans (Health and Dependent Care).
• Charitable Giving Match with our Rosendin Foundation.

Pay

The pay range for this role is $128,000.00 - $167,900.00 annually. Candidate's pay can vary based on location, job-related experience, skills, and education.

Schedule

General work environment – sitting for long periods, standing, walking, typing, carrying, pushing, bending. Work is conducted primarily indoors with varying environmental conditions such as fluorescent lighting and air conditioning. Noise level is usually low to medium; it can be loud on the jobsite. Occasional lifting of up to 30 lbs. Travel up to 10%. Working Conditions: General work environment – sitting for long periods, standing, walking, typing, carrying, pushing, bending. Work is conducted primarily indoors with varying environmental conditions such as fluorescent lighting and air conditioning. Noise level is usually low to medium; it can be loud on the jobsite. Occasional lifting of up to 30 lbs. Travel up to 10%.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Rosendin is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, pregnancy, age (over 40), or any other categories protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.