Job Title: Senior Sever Administrator
Position Type: Contract to Hire
Location: Hybrid - Dallas, Tx
Position Overview
The Sr. Server Administrator supports, monitors, maintains, and troubleshoots enterprise systemsincluding servers, operating systems, virtualization platforms, storage, backup solutions, and related infrastructure services. This role assists with system administration, infrastructure projects, disaster recovery, cloud technology adoption, documentation, and operational improvements, working under the guidance of senior engineers. Collaboration with infrastructure, network, security, cloud, database, application, and service desk teams ensures reliable and secure IT operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor, administer, and troubleshoot enterprise systems (servers, OS, virtualization, storage, backup)
- Assist with incident resolution, maintenance, deployments, patching, and access management
- Participate in planning, testing, implementation, and support of infrastructure solutions (upgrades, technology refreshes, disaster recovery, application platform support)
- Maintain documentation, inventories, and procedures
- Identify opportunities for reliability, performance, and efficiency improvements
- Work with cross-functional teams to resolve issues and communicate system changes
Qualifications
Education & Experience
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science, IT, Systems Engineering, or related field; OR
- Associate degree with two years of relevant experience; OR
- Equivalent combination of education, training, certifications, and related experience
- Preferred: 13 years supporting enterprise systems, servers, virtualization platforms, cloud environments, or related infrastructure technologies
Technical Skills
- Windows and Linux operating systems
- Server hardware and virtualization technologies
- Storage, backup, and recovery systems
- Cloud computing fundamentals
- Infrastructure monitoring tools
- Scripting and automation concepts
- Information security principles
- Disaster recovery and IT service management practices
- Change management procedures
Core Competencies
- Install, configure, monitor, and maintain enterprise systems
- Troubleshoot infrastructure issues and implement solutions
- Perform routine systems administration tasks
- Create and maintain technical documentation
- Learn new technologies quickly
- Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Work independently and collaboratively across teams
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Preferred Certifications
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate
- CompTIA Server+
- CompTIA Linux+
- Equivalent systems administration certifications