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Novalink Solutions  LLC

System Administrator 2 - onsite Salem, VA

Novalink Solutions LLC

Location
Onsite (Salem, Virginia)
Employment
Contract
Level
Senior Level
Posted 5 days ago

About the Role

Novalink Solutions is seeking a System Administrator 2 to manage server provisioning, hardware maintenance, and system monitoring for state government clients. The role ensures operational integrity through backups, security patching, and Tier III support in an on-site capacity.

Skills

Systems Administration VMware ESXi Windows Server Linux Hardware Provisioning System Monitoring Backup Operations Security Monitoring Troubleshooting OS Patching Capacity Planning Performance Tuning Asset Management IT Customer Support Service Ticket Management Desktop Application Support

Full job details

Years of Experience
4-7 years of experience in the field or in a related area.

Job Description

Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field. Relies on limited experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. A certain degree of creativity and latitude is required. Works under limited supervision with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

·Systems administration engineering and provisioning, operations and support, maintenance and research and development to ensure continual innovation.

·Install new / rebuild existing servers and configure hardware, peripherals, services, settings, directories, storage, etc.in accordance with standards and project/operational requirements.

·Perform daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems and key processes, reviewing system and application logs, and verifying completion of scheduled jobs such as backups. Perform regular security monitoring to identify any possible intrusions.

·Perform/verify daily backup operations, ensuring all required file systems and system data are successfully backed up to the appropriate media/network location.

·Perform regular file archival and purge as necessary. Create, change, and delete user accounts per request.

·Provide Tier III/other support per request from various constituencies. Investigate and troubleshoot issues. Diagnose and recover from hardware or software failures. Coordinate and communicate with impacted constituencies.

·Apply OS patches and upgrades on a regular basis, and upgrade administrative tools and utilities. Configure / add new services as necessary.

·Maintain operational, configuration, or other procedures. Perform periodic performance reporting to support capacity planning.

·Perform ongoing performance tuning, hardware upgrades, and resource optimization as required. Configure CPU, memory, and disk partitions as required. Maintain data center environmental and monitoring equipment.

·Upgrade and configure system software or Asset Management applications per project or operational needs.

·Experience with VMware ESXi 7.x (or higher),Microsoft Windows Server (2016, 2019,2022, 2025), and Linux environments preferred.

Requirements

Skill
Required / Desired
Amount
of Experience
IT Customer Support/Service
Required
5
Years
Service Ticket Management
Required
2
Years
Desktop Application Support
Required
2
Years
Documentation Support
Required
2
Years
Desktop/Laptop Hardware Support
Required
2
Years
Server Maintenance
Nice to have
2
Years
Network Support
Nice to have
2
Years
IT Process Management
Nice to have
2
Years