Jobs for People with MS: National MS Society

Sr. Systems Administrator Long-Term Contract Atlanta, GA

Systems Administrator is responsible for the effective and efficient provisioning, installation/configuration, operation, and maintenance of server systems, hardware, software, and related infrastructure. In addition, this covers the adoption of processes and procedures guaranteeing the implementation of system hardware, operating systems, software systems, and related procedures that adheres with technology direction and policies.

Responsibilities:

• Performs daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems and key processes.
• Reviews system and application logs, verifying completion of scheduled jobs such as backups.
• Performs regular security monitoring to identify any possible intrusions.
• Performs daily backup operations, ensuring all required file systems and system data are successfully backed up to the appropriate media, ensuring recovery tapes or disks are created and media is recycled and sent off site as necessary.
• Performs regular file archival and purge as necessary.
• Creates, changes, and deletes user accounts and groups per request.
• Grants and removes access to server and related resources.
• Investigates and troubleshoots minor issues.
• Provides Level 2 Support per request from end users.
• Applies OS patches and upgrades on a regular basis and upgrades administrative tools and utilities.
• Configures/adds new services as necessary.
• Upgrades and configures system software per project and/or operational needs.
• Maintains operational, configuration, or other procedures.
• Maintains data center environmental and monitoring equipment.
• Prepares basic reports and presentations as requested or necessary within IT team.
• Contributes to and maintains system standards.
• Researches and recommends innovative, and where possible, automated approaches for sys admin tasks.
• Provides Level 3 Support per request from end users.
• Repairs/Recovers from hardware and software failures; coordinates and communicates with impacted end users.
• Performs periodic performance reporting to support capacity planning.
• Performs ongoing performance tuning, hardware upgrades, and resource optimization as required. Configures CPU, memory and disk partitions as required.
• Prepares reports and presentations as requested or necessary for IT and minor customers.
• Ensures team adheres to Client technology direction and policies.
• Drives the cultivation of OE culture within the team.
• Defines end-tend processes in support of OE.

Qualifications:

• Has Microsoft Certified System Administrator (MCSA) or UNIX, Linux equivalent certification.
• Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE).
• Certified in at least one of the following technologies: Exchange, OCS, Blackberry, Iron Port, Configuration Manager, ISA/Proxy, Storage (Legato, IPStor and SAN), NetGil/Citrix, Sharepoint 2007, Anti-Virus, F5, Siteminder, VMware, etc.
• ITIL Certified for Support Services.
• 6+ years of experience.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran