System Administrator

Overview

Allied Consultants, Inc is a proudly Austin based firm with over 34 years of experience delivering top-tier technical and business professionals within Texas State Agencies. We are currently seeking an experience System Administrator to play a key role within a high-impact technical services team.

At Allied Consultants, we value our consultants and are committed to providing an exceptional experience including:

• Highly competitive pay rates
• Local support staff for responsive, personal service
• Comprehensive benefits package, including:
  • Medical insurance (with employer cost sharing)
  • Life insurance
  • A 401(K) plan with company match
  • Flexible spending through a cafeteria plan

Candidates selected for interviews will be subject to a criminal background check and may be required to pass a drug screening, in compliance with federal and state regulations. All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of these checks.

Allied Consultants is a proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Responsibilities

The client is requesting for one Senior Systems / Server administrator. The Senior Systems / Server administrator will support client’s current environment and technology upgrades as client completes the planning and implementation of their Legacy Modernization project. Client has completed an assessment of their current systems, structures, processes, network, functions, and capabilities and is in the process of upgrading and improving those environments and systems. Client is a small information resources environment.

The ideal candidate will be a Systems Administrator who:

• Has a strong background in providing technical support to Microsoft Windows Enterprise Systems Environments to include supporting the following:
  • On-premises physical server hosts,
  • Virtual devices (especially domain controllers, file servers, Exchange servers, application servers, print servers, and content management servers),
  • Storage solutions,
  • Backup solutions,
  • Security certificate management (heading to the 47-day renewal cycle)
  • Server licensing
• Experience working in concert with others for co-managing:
  • Microsoft Windows Active Directory, DNS, and DHCP.
• Has some experience with analyzing and problem-solving network administration subjects of:
  • Firewalls,
  • Firewall management systems,
  • SIEMs,
  • Switches,
  • Network licensing          
• Has a strong background in working within the Microsoft environment for work communications and workflow:
  • Microsoft File Explorer for storing work products,
  • Microsoft Outlook for receiving work requests/assignments, responding to them and filing necessary emails for future reference
  • Microsoft Word for documentation
  • Microsoft Excel for documentation, tracking and/or analysis

The Systems Administrator regular duties will include:

• Working with other staff members on the client's Information Resources (IR) team (in person and remotely) to provide information technology services to the client,
• Monitor, maintain and update the physical server hosts in partnership with other staff,
• Monitor, maintain and update the virtual server environments in partnership with other staff,
• Monitor, maintain and update the virtual storage solutions
• Monitor the backup solution
• Implement required security parameters and requirements as directed within the Windows server environment
• Assist in the development of documentation related to technical support responsibilities and support procedures.
• Manage system and user account administration for server licensing, solutions, and software applications, etc.
• Provide identity and access management (IAM) for on premises and cloud-based systems as required,
• Projects the System Administrator will be involved with immediately:
• Exchange on-prem migration to M365
• Assist the currently contracted vendor with client’s plans to migrate the Exchange solution to the M365 cloud environment
• Manage Microsoft Active Directory user accounts and permissions along with network engineer and IR staff, as required
• Microsoft Active Directory analysis and restructure
• Plan and perform duties related to upgrading and supporting the Active Directory Domain environment.
• Work the System Administrator will be involved with overtime:
• Support the email encryption solution where possible this may include our SaaS email filtering solution
• Perform SaaS system and account administration duties,

The Systems Administrator duties may include:

• Assist in providing network administration and support:
• Assist the network engineer when needed to support local switches, firewalls and wireless devices,
• Support secure external and internal access to the systems allowing external and internal customers to securely collaborate.
• Assist with help-desk request to agency staff

**Location of job: Hybrid. Candidats must be local to Austin, TX**

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity.

Years

Required/Preferred

Experience

10

Required

Minimum of 10 Years of experience supporting Microsoft Operating Systems environments as an IT Systems / Server Administrator.

8

Required

Experience in the implementation and support of Active Directory Domains, Dell Storage Solutions, VMware environments, Exchange, M365 environments, backup solutions.

8

Required

Experience communicating and providing direct technical support to agency Business units and Stakeholders.

8

Required

Extensive experience providing all aspects of configuration and end user support for Microsoft Office 365 applications.

8

Required

Experience Managing user accounts and network configurations as required to provide services to meet the business and technical requirements.

5

Required

Experience in the implementation of required security parameters to meet the requirements of the agency security policies.

5

Required

Experience completing assessments to develop strategic recommendations and roadmaps.

5

Preferred

Experience documenting support requirements and procedures.

3

Preferred

Previous experience providing IT desktop support to end users in state public sector.