System Administrator II

Responsibilities

Kforce has a client that is seeking a System Administrator II to join their team onsite in New York City. This position is supporting our client's infrastructure, end users, desktops, mobile devices, and hosted servers. As a Systems Administrator, you will work with a team will maintain the critical server infrastructure that allows us to advance the way the world pays, banks and invests. The System Administrator will be responsible for deploying new technologies as well as ensuring system performance. Managed IT group provides support and implementation solutions to customers throughout the U.S. Our engineers work to provide support, design solutions, hardware systems, and provide top-tier customer service. This role is required to be onsite at a client location daily Monday - Friday. Responsibilities:

• Installs, maintains and upgrades internal computer hardware and software systems used for designing and developing company products
• Controls user access and passwords
• Proposes and implements systems enhancements that will improve the reliability and performance of the system
• Monitors usage and performance
• Trains personnel on system usage
• Troubleshoots server, software and hardware issues
• Assists with recommending, scheduling and implementing system hardware and/or software upgrades or repairs
• Researches, evaluates and recommends software and hardware products
• Supports Web access and electronic messaging services, and maintains a secure systems environment
• Provides new hardware specifications to users based on application needs and anticipated growth
• Performs other related duties as assigned
  
  

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in technical discipline or the equivalent combination of education, training, or work experience
• Troubleshooting skills to identify issues that could cross multiple business areas/teams and technologies
• Expert in independent and collaborative troubleshooting, critical thinking, and the ability to know when to escalate
• Experience performing systems engineering and administration of end user systems
  
  

Experience With

• VMWare and virtualization skills
• PowerShell scripting to manage hosted infrastructure
• Server hardware, for example Hypervisor or ESXI server builds
• MS server 2012, 2016, and 2019 operating systems
• Active Directory management and maintenance
• Exchange administration (user and mailbox creations)
• TCP/IP, network monitoring and tools and technical writing principles and practices
• Windows 10+ OS Desktop administration
• Windows Server 2016+ Operating System Administration
  
  

Nice To Have

• Azure Foundations certification or above
• M365 Administration certification
• CCNA
• SCCM, WDS, WVD, iBoss, Crowdstrike, IIS, BigFix, ServiceNow, McAfee, etc.
• M365 Support and Administration
• Microsoft Intune Administration (including auto-pilot)
  
  

Able To

• Provide support for the client hosted client systems
• Support escalations from engineers for day to day and projects
• Serve as the subject matter expert of customer environments
• Manage and maintain customer server environments in our hosted platform, on-premises (remotely), and cloud native environments
• Manage and maintain Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops as front-end supporting applications such as Workspace
• Assist with audit and vulnerability remediations for workstation and server environments as needed
• Working with various teams and major incident management teams to resolve support escalations and outages
• Proactive maintenance of the client systems we support
  
  

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.