Job Title: System Administrator 2 Job Location: Salem, VA 24153, Onsite Job Duration: 12 Months
Job Summary:
Responsible for the effective provisioning, installation, configuration, documentation, operation, and maintenance of computer hardware and software and related infrastructure.
4-7 years of experience in the field or in a related area.
Job Description:
Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field. Relies on limited experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. A certain degree of creativity and latitude is required. Works under limited supervision with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.
Systems administration, engineering and provisioning, operations and support, maintenance and research and development to ensure continual innovation.
Install new / rebuild existing servers and configure hardware, peripherals, services, settings, directories, storage, etc.in accordance with standards and project/operational requirements.
Perform daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems and key processes, reviewing system and application logs, and verifying completion of scheduled jobs such as backups. Perform regular security monitoring to identify any possible intrusions.
Perform/verify daily backup operations, ensuring all required file systems and system data are successfully backed up to the appropriate media/network location.
Perform regular file archival and purge as necessary. Create, change, and delete user accounts per request.
Provide Tier III/other support per request from various constituencies. Investigate and troubleshooting issues. Diagnose and recover from hardware or software failures. Coordinate and communicate with impacted constituencies.
Apply OS patches and upgrades on a regular basis and upgrade administrative tools and utilities. Configure / add new services as necessary.
Maintain operational, configuration, or other procedures. Perform periodic performance reporting to support capacity planning.
Perform ongoing performance tuning, hardware upgrades, and resource optimization as required. Configure CPU, memory, and disk partitions as required. Maintain data center environmental and monitoring equipment.
Upgrade and configure system software or Asset Management applications per project or operational needs.
Experience with VMware ESXi 7.x (or higher), Microsoft Windows Server (2016, 2019,2022, 2025), and Linux environments preferred.
Skill Matrix:
IT Customer Support/Service Required 5 Years
Service Ticket Management Required 2 Years
Desktop Application Support Required 2 Years
Documentation Support Required 2 Years
Desktop/Laptop Hardware Support Required 2 Years
Server Maintenance Nice to have 2 Years
Network Support Nice to have 2 Years
IT Process Management Nice to have 2 Years
Numbers & Facts
Location
Salem, VA
Salary
$44 Per Hour
Skills
Asset Management Softwareunmatched
CPU (Central Processing Unit)unmatched
Capacity Managementunmatched
Computer Maintenanceunmatched
Computer Softwareunmatched
Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
Documentationunmatched
Environmental Monitoringunmatched
File Systemsunmatched
Hardware Upgradesunmatched
Identify Issuesunmatched
Linux Operating Systemunmatched
Memory Hardwareunmatched
Microsoft Windows Serverunmatched
Network Operations Centerunmatched
Network Supportunmatched
Operational Supportunmatched
Operationsunmatched
Performance Analysisunmatched
Performance Tuning/Optimizationunmatched
Peripheral Hardwareunmatched
Process Managementunmatched
Research & Development (R&D)unmatched
Security Monitoringunmatched
Server Hardwareunmatched
Server Maintenanceunmatched
Software Configuration Managementunmatched
Software Patchesunmatched
Software Upgradesunmatched
Systems Administration/Managementunmatched
Technical Supportunmatched
VMWare ESX/ESXiunmatched
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