Cypress HCM Systems Adminstrator in Washington, DC | 1291467160

Hours	Full-time
Location	Washington, DC Washington, District of Columbia open_in_new

System Administrator

Job Details

Location: Hybrid in Washington DC (Tuesdays/Thursday onsite typically) but must be open to working 100% onsite once company returns to office.
Work Schedule: Daily schedule 9am-5:30pm but must also be on call 24/7 including nights and weekends as needed.
Pay Rate Range: $50-60/hr
Length of Assignment: 6 months

Job Description

As a System Administrator, you will be responsible for maintaining, configuring, and ensuring the reliable operation of computer systems within the broadcast content environment. In addition, you will adhere to standard operating procedures within IT Operations, including staff training and documentation.
Specifically, job duties include managing Windows servers & workstations, Linux servers, and the virtual environment and the backend hardware supporting our virtual infrastructures. Your primary goal is to guarantee system uptime, performance, resource allocation, and security align with our security standards.

Windows Server Management:

Build and manage servers running Windows Server 2012 through Windows Server 2022.
Integrate software products seamlessly into the server environment.
Understanding of using SCCM to manage computer objects in a domain.
Ability to create application packages using SCCM and deploy those applications to workstations.
Understanding of network fundamentals, specifically OSI model (TCP/IP Model), subnetting, virtual & physical NIC configuration, and network troubleshooting commands.
Use various patch management tools to deploy Microsoft & Linux security updates.

Linux Server Management:

Install/configure and troubleshoot Linux servers; experience with multiple distributions.
Perform backup/restore/rollback and disaster recovery operations in Linux infrastructure environments.
Communicate with other teams to mitigate any issues with managed environments.
Deploy patches and update applications, maintain package sources and compliance reports, and schedule patch deployments.
Ancillary duties may include setting up administrator and service accounts, maintaining system documentation, tuning system performance, installing system-wide software, and allocating mass storage space.

Hardware Management:

Working knowledge of Cisco UCS platform, including Cisco UCS Manager and firmware upgrades.
Working knowledge of SuperMicro hardware and understanding of SuperMicro Server Management.
Knowledgeable of HP server platform, installing, configuring, and troubleshooting issues.

Active Directory (AD) Administration:

Patch Management:

Experience deploying Microsoft & Linux security patches.
Assist in deploying patches to workstations and servers using Ivanti Security Controls.

File Servers and Permissions:

Virtual Infrastructure:

Systems Adminstrator