System Administrator IV - Start Immediately

We are looking for an experienced System Administrator IV to join our productive team at Goldbelt Inc in Albuquerque, NM.
Growing your career as a Full Time System Administrator IV is a great opportunity to develop productive skills.
If you are strong in adaptability, planning and have the right mindset for the job, then apply for the position of System Administrator IV at Goldbelt Inc today!

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Summary:

 

We are currently looking for a System Administrator IV. Preference will be given to Alaska Native and/or American Indian applicants.

Essential Job Functions:

• Perform system administration for the operating systems for which they have responsibility. Will administer operating systems in an enterprise environment. The Server infrastructure is 99% virtualized utilizing VMware, Hyper converged Infrastructure and Hybrid Storage Arrays. This includes but not limited to: DNS, DHCP, AD, and IIS.


• Establish Windows file storage shares/folders with the proper ACL permissions.


• Provide installation, configuration and monitoring of VMware and Microsoft Hyper-V based virtual infrastructure.


• Provide primary support of Enterprise storage systems including NAS filers and SAN arrays.


• Set up, configure and document Windows server roles including DNS, DFS-R, AD, WFS and DHCP.


• Track vulnerabilities and perform ESXi and Linux patching to comply with requirements set forth by the Indian Affairs and the Department of the Interior.


• Perform systems management, monitoring and upgrade of all applicable infrastructure management systems.


• Schedule and run application jobs; develop and run customized and ad-hoc reports; and support data extraction and manipulation requests.


• Utilize new data storage and replication technologies to ensure that all data is managed to provide full backup(s) and Continuity of Operations (COOP) and disaster recovery (DR) utilizing disk and tape backup technologies.


• Restore files and directories in response to user Service Center requests. Backup tapes shall be rotated and stored through Indian Affairs procedures, and will integrate tape backup and restore activities into the disaster recovery process; and ensure data backup and transfer to the Indian Affairs designated COOP facility in accordance with the Indian Affairs COOP and DR process.


• Monitor the server application, system logs using various tools such as Microsoft Operational Management server, VMware vSphere Operations, and Qwest Change Auditor.


• Ensure that new systems follow applicable Indian Affairs configuration management procedures.


• Work with other staff in developing and documenting new procedures


• Design, implement, and support systems in support of the Division of Systems


• Provide day to day support of the Indian Affairs Active Directory as defined by the Federal Functional/Task Lead. 


• Responsible for implementing and maintaining STIG settings throughout the Enterprise Infrastructure in accordance with security and operational standards.


• Use life cycle development methodologies to analyze, develop, document and implement information systems.


• Assist in the administration of the Indian Affairs enterprise, including user account management, data organization, performance tuning, and overall system operations.


• Provide broad based user support for end users including troubleshooting, systems support, data management, collection, integration and training.


• Work on projects involving any new or existing application implementations that require compatibility with Active Directory and impact assessment of proposed integration.


• Assist Indian Affairs in the administration of applications and Active Directory within available isolated test environments.


• Administer Active Directory and application servers to ensure adherence to standards developed and implemented by Indian Affairs.


• Ensure where technically possible, that all applications are standardized on the preferred platform provided by Indian Affairs requirements and administration of applications and IT systems.


• Utilize and administer centralized monitoring system to discover and deliver problem alerts, or potential problem alerts for the Active Directory, applications and IT systems.


• Make changes to Indian Affairs production systems and applications, such as creating new accounts, scheduling jobs, password changes, and modifications to server configurations.


• Ensure that all system administration activities follow established Indian Affairs guidelines and procedures.


• May be required to write/update documentation as required for any work performed that requires documentation per IA guidelines or by direction of the Federal Functional/Task Lead

Necessary Skills and Knowledge:

• Ability to support Microsoft and Linux Operating systems.


• Knowledge of other Microsoft Products used to manage an enterprise operation.


• Ability to develop project management documentation.


• Ability to work without guidance.


• Ability to lead projects.


• Serves as SME for information technology projects

Minimum Qualifications:

• Associate’s Degree or Certificate from technical training institute ​


• A minimum of 4 years of related technical experience in supporting Information Technology environment at the server/data center level, to include the following (but not limited to): backup and recovery of systems, patching of systems, providing Tier II/III support to lower tiers, performance tuning, hardware upgrades, operational configurations, resource optimization, etc.

Benefits of working as a System Administrator IV in Albuquerque, NM:

● Excellent benefits
● Opportunities to grow
● Advantageous package