Silicon Valley Consulting Group

Sr. Systems Administrator

We are looking for a self-motivated and hands-on individual to join one of our clients’ Burlingame team as a Senior Systems Administrator to assist in maintaining the entire production infrastructure.

Responsibilities and qualifications

  • 7+ years of strong hands-on System Administration experience.

  • Strong understanding of networking concepts, OSI, LAN/WAN, DHCP, DNS, routing, switching and firewalls.

  • Strong hands-on skills in a datacenter environment working with power, rack space and AC configuration.

  • Deep understanding of the Windows Operating System, including application servers, database software and deployment technologies.

  • Building and maintaining servers.

  • Experience with Virtualization (VMware, Hyper-V).

  • Experience with Storage Area Networks (NetApp, EqualLogic, EMC, Nimble).

  • Design, implement and maintain Data Backup and Recovery, including off-site Backups.

  • Day-to-day proactive network and systems performance monitoring and taking corrective actions.

  • Network upgrades, hardware refreshes and OS/software upgrades and patching.

  • Scripting knowledge (VB, Batch, WSH, PowerShell, Python).

  • Deployment and maintenance of monitoring, analysis and reporting tools.

  • Remote Access Technologies – Citrix, RDP, SSH, SplashTop, etc.

  • Working knowledge of network security including VPNs, ACLs, IPSEC, SSL, TLS. 

  • Strong experience with Exchange, Office 365, Domain Controller, Active Directory.

  • Sophos Antivirus or similar Enterprise Software.

  • Spam filtering technologies; email and spam troubleshooting.

  • Ensure stable and reliable production environment. Problem diagnostics, fault analysis and repair across the full stack, including servers, routers/switches, wireless access points, VoIP phones and security cameras.

  • Designing and implementing infrastructure, wireless and surveillance solutions to ensure their smooth and reliable operation for fulfilling business objectives and processes. 

  • Ability to evaluate new technologies and make recommendations for hardware replacements of additions.

  • Ability to adapt and learn new technologies based on business needs.

  • Ability to occasionally work outside of standard business hours.

EDUCATION

A Bachelor's degree in technical discipline or related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience as required for the specific job level.

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