Systems Administrator
Aston Carter · Patterson, NY · 2 wk ago
On-siteInformation Technology$31.25–$38.46/hrContract
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (or Qualifications?), Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Use for each heading. Use
for each heading. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose. Do not repeat job title as heading. Do not include Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate. Preserve all substantive info.
We need to decide which sections to include based on content.
From posting:
- About the role: description paragraph at start: "This Systems Administrator role provides hands-on, on-site IT support across office, engineering, and production environments in a dynamic manufacturing setting. You will serve as the primary point of contact for day-to-day technology needs while administering network infrastructure, managing endpoints, and supporting user access in Microsoft 365 and Windows-based environments. This position offers the opportunity to work closely with customers, participate in meetings, and follow products through the full manufacturing lifecycle, while contributing to a secure and compliant IT environment aligned with NIST 800-171 requirements."
That's suitable for About the role.
- Responsibilities: list of bullet points under "Responsibilities". We'll create
- for each.
- Essential Skills: list of required skills/experience. Could be under Requirements or Qualifications. The instruction says use headings like Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. We have both Essential Skills and Additional Skills & Qualifications. We could combine into Requirements (or Qualifications) and Skills. But we need to avoid thin sections. Perhaps we make a single "Requirements" section that includes both essential and additional skills as a list. Or we could have "Skills" for essential skills and "Additional Skills & Qualifications" as another list but that may be thin. Better to combine into one "Requirements" section with subheadings? But we cannot add extra headings beyond the allowed set? The instruction: use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings, but says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could have Requirements (covering essential skills) and maybe Skills (covering additional skills) but that may be thin. Better to have Requirements (essential) and Qualifications (additional). But both may be substantive enough.
Let's extract essential skills list:
- 3 to 5 years of hands-on IT support or systems administration experience.
- Proven hands-on experience with firewalls and network switches.
- Practical experience administering FortiGate firewalls.
- Practical experience working with Cisco switches.
- Strong networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, and Wi-Fi troubleshooting.
- Experience with Microsoft 365 administration, including user accounts and permissions.
- Experience with Active Directory for user and access management.
- Experience supporting Windows-based environments for workstations, laptops, and servers.
- Experience with VMware ESXi and virtual server environments.
- Familiarity with endpoint management, including imaging, patching, endpoint protection, backups, and asset tracking.
- Understanding of cybersecurity principles and experience supporting compliance frameworks such as NIST 800-171.
- Ability to troubleshoot hardware, software, and network issues across diverse environments.
- Strong organizational skills to manage and prioritize multiple IT requests and tasks.
- Clear, professional communication skills for supporting users and coordinating with vendors.
- CompTIA A+ or equivalent foundational IT knowledge (explicit certification experience noted).
Additional Skills & Qualifications list:
- Experience working with remote monitoring and management (RMM) tools.
- Experience with 802.1X and network access control (NAC) environments.
- Exposure to manufacturing, aerospace, or defense industry environments.
- Ability to collaborate closely with customers and internal teams, including attending meetings and supporting project-related IT needs.
- Comfort wearing many hats and working in a small to mid-size organization with broad IT responsibilities.
- Strong documentation skills for systems, configurations, and IT processes.
- Interest in contributing to a stable organization with very low attrition and long-term employee tenure.
- Motivation to support an organization with a positive growth forecast and opportunities to see products through the full manufacturing lifecycle.
We could put essential skills under "Requirements" and additional under "Qualifications". Both are substantive.
Now Work Environment includes schedule: "The standard schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m." Also mentions dress code, collaborative environment, etc. We could include Schedule section with that info. Also Benefits and Pay sections.
Pay And Benefits: includes pay range $31.25 - $38.46/hr. Also list of benefits: Medical, dental & vision; Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital; 401(k) Retirement Plan; Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available; Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents); Short and long-term disability; Health Spending Account (HSA); Transportation benefits; Employee Assistance Program; Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave). Also mentions eligibility etc. We'll include Benefits as a list.
Schedule: we have Monday-Friday 8-5. Also mention dress code? Not needed. Could include schedule only.
Work Environment also mentions location: Patterson, NY; contract to hire; fully onsite. Could be part of About the role or maybe a separate section? Not required headings. Could include in About the role paragraph.
We must not include boilerplate like About Aston Carter, EEO, etc. Remove all that.
Now produce HTML:
About the role
... paragraph ...
Responsibilities
- ...
...
Requirements
- ...
...
Qualifications
- ...
...
Benefits
- ...
...
Pay
The pay range for this position is $31.25 - $38.46 per hour.
Schedule
Standard schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
We need to ensure we preserve all substantive info. Also include location? Could add to About the role: "This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Patterson, NY." Also mention fully onsite. Let's incorporate.
Check for any other substantive info: "Work Environment This role is based in a manufacturing setting within a small to mid-size company in the aerospace and defense industry. You will work on-site and support users across office, engineering, and production areas, interacting with a wide range of technologies including FortiGate firewalls, Cisco switches, Microsoft 365, Windows systems, VMware ESXi, and endpoint management tools. The standard schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The dress code is business casual. The organization offers a collaborative environment where you can work closely with customers and internal teams, enjoy the ability to take on diverse responsibilities, and benefit from a culture characterized by very low attrition, strong stability, and an exciting growth outlook, including holidays and two weeks of paid time off."
We already captured schedule; we could also include mention of manufacturing setting, aerospace/defense, onsite, collaborative environment, low attrition, growth outlook, holidays and two weeks of paid time off. That's substantive; we could add to About the role or maybe a separate "Work Environment" section but not in allowed headings. Could add to About the role.
Thus About the role paragraph will be longer, combining initial description and work environment details.
Let's craft About the role paragraph:
"This Systems Administrator role provides hands-on, on-site IT support across office, engineering, and production environments in a dynamic manufacturing setting within a small to mid-size aerospace and defense company. You will serve as the primary point of contact for day-to-day technology needs while administering network infrastructure, managing endpoints, and supporting user access in Microsoft 365 and Windows-based environments. The position offers the opportunity to work closely with customers, participate in meetings, and follow products through the full manufacturing lifecycle, while contributing to a secure and compliant IT environment aligned with NIST 800-171 requirements. The role is fully onsite in Patterson, NY, and involves supporting users across office, engineering, and production areas, interacting with technologies such as FortiGate firewalls, Cisco switches, Microsoft 365, Windows systems, VMware ESXi, and endpoint management tools. The organization provides a collaborative environment with very low attrition, strong stability, and an exciting growth outlook, including holidays and two weeks of paid time off."
That seems comprehensive.
Now Responsibilities list: need to include each bullet from Responsibilities section.
Let's list them exactly as in posting:
- Provide on-site technical support for users across office, engineering, and production environments.
- Troubleshoot hardware, software, printing, network connectivity, and general workstation issues.
- Support and administer network infrastructure, including FortiGate firewalls, Cisco switches, and 802.1X/NAC environments.
- Perform routine network configuration changes and troubleshoot connectivity issues.
- Install, configure, patch, and update operating systems and business applications across workstations, laptops, and servers.
- Review patching activity, system health, and vulnerability information to help maintain a secure IT environment.
- Provision and configure computers and other IT equipment for new and existing users.
- Assist with endpoint management, including imaging, patching, endpoint protection, backups, and asset tracking.
- Administer user accounts, permissions, and access within Microsoft 365 and Active Directory environments.
- Manage the IT portions of employee onboarding and offboarding, ensuring appropriate access and equipment allocation.
- Provide support for VMware ESXi, virtual servers, storage, and backup environments.
- Maintain accurate documentation related to systems, equipment, configurations, and ongoing IT work.
- Manage and prioritize incoming IT requests, ensuring issues are addressed in a timely and professional manner.
- Support organizational cybersecurity and compliance practices, including adherence to NIST 800-171 requirements.
- Coordinate with outside IT partners and vendors when additional technical support or escalation is required.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders and customers, attending meetings as needed to support technology initiatives and projects.
- Adapt to a variety of IT priorities and responsibilities, effectively wearing many hats in a small to mid-size manufacturing organization.
Now Requirements (essential skills) list:
- 3 to 5 years of hands-on IT support or systems administration experience.
- Proven hands-on experience with firewalls and network switches.
- Practical experience administering FortiGate firewalls.
- Practical experience working with Cisco switches.
- Strong networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, and Wi-Fi troubleshooting.
- Experience with Microsoft 365 administration, including user accounts and permissions.
- Experience with Active Directory for user and access management.
- Experience supporting Windows-based environments for workstations, laptops, and servers.
- Experience with VMware ESXi and virtual server environments.
- Familiarity with endpoint management, including imaging, patching, endpoint protection, backups, and asset tracking.
- Understanding of cybersecurity principles and experience supporting compliance frameworks such as NIST 800-171.
- Ability to troubleshoot hardware, software, and network issues across diverse environments.
- Strong organizational skills to manage and prioritize multiple IT requests and tasks.
- Clear, professional communication skills for supporting users and coordinating with vendors.
- CompTIA A+ or equivalent foundational IT knowledge (explicit certification experience noted).
Now Qualifications (additional skills) list:
- Experience working with remote monitoring and management (RMM) tools.
- Experience with 802.1X and network access control (NAC) environments.
- Exposure to manufacturing, aerospace, or defense industry environments.
- Ability to collaborate closely with customers and internal teams, including attending
for prose. Do not repeat job title as heading. Do not include Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate. Preserve all substantive info. We need to decide which sections to include based on content. From posting: - About the role: description paragraph at start: "This Systems Administrator role provides hands-on, on-site IT support across office, engineering, and production environments in a dynamic manufacturing setting. You will serve as the primary point of contact for day-to-day technology needs while administering network infrastructure, managing endpoints, and supporting user access in Microsoft 365 and Windows-based environments. This position offers the opportunity to work closely with customers, participate in meetings, and follow products through the full manufacturing lifecycle, while contributing to a secure and compliant IT environment aligned with NIST 800-171 requirements." That's suitable for About the role. - Responsibilities: list of bullet points under "Responsibilities". We'll create
- for each.
- Essential Skills: list of required skills/experience. Could be under Requirements or Qualifications. The instruction says use headings like Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. We have both Essential Skills and Additional Skills & Qualifications. We could combine into Requirements (or Qualifications) and Skills. But we need to avoid thin sections. Perhaps we make a single "Requirements" section that includes both essential and additional skills as a list. Or we could have "Skills" for essential skills and "Additional Skills & Qualifications" as another list but that may be thin. Better to combine into one "Requirements" section with subheadings? But we cannot add extra headings beyond the allowed set? The instruction: use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings, but says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could have Requirements (covering essential skills) and maybe Skills (covering additional skills) but that may be thin. Better to have Requirements (essential) and Qualifications (additional). But both may be substantive enough. Let's extract essential skills list: - 3 to 5 years of hands-on IT support or systems administration experience. - Proven hands-on experience with firewalls and network switches. - Practical experience administering FortiGate firewalls. - Practical experience working with Cisco switches. - Strong networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, and Wi-Fi troubleshooting. - Experience with Microsoft 365 administration, including user accounts and permissions. - Experience with Active Directory for user and access management. - Experience supporting Windows-based environments for workstations, laptops, and servers. - Experience with VMware ESXi and virtual server environments. - Familiarity with endpoint management, including imaging, patching, endpoint protection, backups, and asset tracking. - Understanding of cybersecurity principles and experience supporting compliance frameworks such as NIST 800-171. - Ability to troubleshoot hardware, software, and network issues across diverse environments. - Strong organizational skills to manage and prioritize multiple IT requests and tasks. - Clear, professional communication skills for supporting users and coordinating with vendors. - CompTIA A+ or equivalent foundational IT knowledge (explicit certification experience noted). Additional Skills & Qualifications list: - Experience working with remote monitoring and management (RMM) tools. - Experience with 802.1X and network access control (NAC) environments. - Exposure to manufacturing, aerospace, or defense industry environments. - Ability to collaborate closely with customers and internal teams, including attending meetings and supporting project-related IT needs. - Comfort wearing many hats and working in a small to mid-size organization with broad IT responsibilities. - Strong documentation skills for systems, configurations, and IT processes. - Interest in contributing to a stable organization with very low attrition and long-term employee tenure. - Motivation to support an organization with a positive growth forecast and opportunities to see products through the full manufacturing lifecycle. We could put essential skills under "Requirements" and additional under "Qualifications". Both are substantive. Now Work Environment includes schedule: "The standard schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m." Also mentions dress code, collaborative environment, etc. We could include Schedule section with that info. Also Benefits and Pay sections. Pay And Benefits: includes pay range $31.25 - $38.46/hr. Also list of benefits: Medical, dental & vision; Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital; 401(k) Retirement Plan; Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available; Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents); Short and long-term disability; Health Spending Account (HSA); Transportation benefits; Employee Assistance Program; Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave). Also mentions eligibility etc. We'll include Benefits as a list. Schedule: we have Monday-Friday 8-5. Also mention dress code? Not needed. Could include schedule only. Work Environment also mentions location: Patterson, NY; contract to hire; fully onsite. Could be part of About the role or maybe a separate section? Not required headings. Could include in About the role paragraph. We must not include boilerplate like About Aston Carter, EEO, etc. Remove all that. Now produce HTML:
About the role
... paragraph ...
Responsibilities
- ... ...
Requirements
- ... ...
Qualifications
- ... ...
Benefits
- ... ...
Pay
The pay range for this position is $31.25 - $38.46 per hour.
Schedule
Standard schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
We need to ensure we preserve all substantive info. Also include location? Could add to About the role: "This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Patterson, NY." Also mention fully onsite. Let's incorporate. Check for any other substantive info: "Work Environment This role is based in a manufacturing setting within a small to mid-size company in the aerospace and defense industry. You will work on-site and support users across office, engineering, and production areas, interacting with a wide range of technologies including FortiGate firewalls, Cisco switches, Microsoft 365, Windows systems, VMware ESXi, and endpoint management tools. The standard schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The dress code is business casual. The organization offers a collaborative environment where you can work closely with customers and internal teams, enjoy the ability to take on diverse responsibilities, and benefit from a culture characterized by very low attrition, strong stability, and an exciting growth outlook, including holidays and two weeks of paid time off." We already captured schedule; we could also include mention of manufacturing setting, aerospace/defense, onsite, collaborative environment, low attrition, growth outlook, holidays and two weeks of paid time off. That's substantive; we could add to About the role or maybe a separate "Work Environment" section but not in allowed headings. Could add to About the role. Thus About the role paragraph will be longer, combining initial description and work environment details. Let's craft About the role paragraph: "This Systems Administrator role provides hands-on, on-site IT support across office, engineering, and production environments in a dynamic manufacturing setting within a small to mid-size aerospace and defense company. You will serve as the primary point of contact for day-to-day technology needs while administering network infrastructure, managing endpoints, and supporting user access in Microsoft 365 and Windows-based environments. The position offers the opportunity to work closely with customers, participate in meetings, and follow products through the full manufacturing lifecycle, while contributing to a secure and compliant IT environment aligned with NIST 800-171 requirements. The role is fully onsite in Patterson, NY, and involves supporting users across office, engineering, and production areas, interacting with technologies such as FortiGate firewalls, Cisco switches, Microsoft 365, Windows systems, VMware ESXi, and endpoint management tools. The organization provides a collaborative environment with very low attrition, strong stability, and an exciting growth outlook, including holidays and two weeks of paid time off." That seems comprehensive. Now Responsibilities list: need to include each bullet from Responsibilities section. Let's list them exactly as in posting: - Provide on-site technical support for users across office, engineering, and production environments. - Troubleshoot hardware, software, printing, network connectivity, and general workstation issues. - Support and administer network infrastructure, including FortiGate firewalls, Cisco switches, and 802.1X/NAC environments. - Perform routine network configuration changes and troubleshoot connectivity issues. - Install, configure, patch, and update operating systems and business applications across workstations, laptops, and servers. - Review patching activity, system health, and vulnerability information to help maintain a secure IT environment. - Provision and configure computers and other IT equipment for new and existing users. - Assist with endpoint management, including imaging, patching, endpoint protection, backups, and asset tracking. - Administer user accounts, permissions, and access within Microsoft 365 and Active Directory environments. - Manage the IT portions of employee onboarding and offboarding, ensuring appropriate access and equipment allocation. - Provide support for VMware ESXi, virtual servers, storage, and backup environments. - Maintain accurate documentation related to systems, equipment, configurations, and ongoing IT work. - Manage and prioritize incoming IT requests, ensuring issues are addressed in a timely and professional manner. - Support organizational cybersecurity and compliance practices, including adherence to NIST 800-171 requirements. - Coordinate with outside IT partners and vendors when additional technical support or escalation is required. - Collaborate with internal stakeholders and customers, attending meetings as needed to support technology initiatives and projects. - Adapt to a variety of IT priorities and responsibilities, effectively wearing many hats in a small to mid-size manufacturing organization. Now Requirements (essential skills) list: - 3 to 5 years of hands-on IT support or systems administration experience. - Proven hands-on experience with firewalls and network switches. - Practical experience administering FortiGate firewalls. - Practical experience working with Cisco switches. - Strong networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, and Wi-Fi troubleshooting. - Experience with Microsoft 365 administration, including user accounts and permissions. - Experience with Active Directory for user and access management. - Experience supporting Windows-based environments for workstations, laptops, and servers. - Experience with VMware ESXi and virtual server environments. - Familiarity with endpoint management, including imaging, patching, endpoint protection, backups, and asset tracking. - Understanding of cybersecurity principles and experience supporting compliance frameworks such as NIST 800-171. - Ability to troubleshoot hardware, software, and network issues across diverse environments. - Strong organizational skills to manage and prioritize multiple IT requests and tasks. - Clear, professional communication skills for supporting users and coordinating with vendors. - CompTIA A+ or equivalent foundational IT knowledge (explicit certification experience noted). Now Qualifications (additional skills) list: - Experience working with remote monitoring and management (RMM) tools. - Experience with 802.1X and network access control (NAC) environments. - Exposure to manufacturing, aerospace, or defense industry environments. - Ability to collaborate closely with customers and internal teams, including attending