Senior Server Administrator

Location

Columbia, SC | United States

Job description

Hansen Talent Group is hiring a local Senior Server Administrator to work with one of the largest enterprises in Columbia, SC. This role will be maintaining the infrastructure/server environment and disaster recovery readiness.

This a hybrid role, working 3 days onsite in Columbia, SC, and 2 days working remotely.

Duties :

• Administers and deploys infrastructure including hardware, software, and various configurations. Provides administration and maintenance of user devices and communications links to assure operational availability.
• Upgrades and configures server devices from multiple vendors. Maintains effective relationships with external suppliers to ensure appropriate levels of support.
• Schedules, plans, and performs system upgrades, including coordinating the transition from test to production environments. Generates server utilization/trending/error reports as requested.
• Maintains effective security/backup and disaster recovery processes and systems. Performs data backups and disaster recovery operations as needed.
• Ensuring server compliance and address vulnerabilities within audit-mandated time frames and requirements. Participates in continuous review and remediation to ensure that processes meet changing business unit conditions.
  
• Updates knowledge and skills to keep up with rapid advancements in server administration technology.

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Strong technical knowledge of servers, communications, and related hardware and software.
• Knowledge of server technologies and platforms. Strong technical skills including problem analysis of server systems.
• Able to gather information to troubleshoot various server problems.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to communicate technical issues with non-technical people.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Strong knowledge of common server administration, monitoring, and security utilities.

Qualifications:

• 5 years of experience working in infrastructure/server environments.
• Current working knowledge of Network troubleshooting.
• Hands-on experience working with SAN storage, Linux, AIX, and VMWare.
• Hands-on experience with disaster recovery.
• CompTIA A+, Network +, Security + certifications are preferred, but NOT required.

**Must be able and willing to commute to Columbia, SC at least 3 days/week or willing to relocate to Columbia, SC.

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