System Administrator (Hyper-V)

Job Description

Systems Administrator II

HIGHLIGHTS

Location: Houston, TX 77041

Position Type: Contract to hire (Based on performance)

Schedule: For the first 6 months it will be 6 am to 3 pm for training; After 6 months the schedule will be from either 2pm-11 pm or 10pm-7am

Hourly / Salary: Based on experience (Up to around $42/hour)

Residency Status: US Citizen or Green Card Holder only

Our client is looking for a Systems Administrator II to join their team!

Job Description:

The Systems Administrator II position provides day-to-day technical support for existing customer installations as well as new deployments of proprietary multi-server tolling applications. Responsible for working both independently and in coordination with the help desk to resolve issues in a timely manner. Communicates highly technical information to both technical and nontechnical personnel.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Responds to requests via the helpdesk in the most expedient manner possible.

Provides troubleshooting and repair for moderate network solutions.

Quickly identifies and repairs common problems.

Evaluates interface between users, hardware and software, and operational and performance requirements of overall desktop system.

Maintains servers, user accounts.

Daily system maintenance review, such as systems log, antivirus server logs, etc.

Provides monitoring and reports of the operational status of LAN/WAN environment as needed.

Interacts with vendors.

Installs and configures Server hardware.

Recommends the acquisition of new hardware and/or software as needed.

Required Education:

Associate degree from a two-year college or technical school or equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Required Skills & Experience:

5+ years of Systems Administrator experience

Must be able to work well in a stressful situation such as an entire system malfunction.

Experience implementing and administrating failover clusters.

Experience implementing Hyper-V Virtual machines on a failover cluster.

Knowledge of Networking (understanding LAN/WAN, Cisco products)

Experience troubleshooting Windows Server (2008 or higher)

File Transfer Protocol server experience

VPN knowledge

Microsoft SQL database understanding

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Desired Skills:

Dell server experience

Extensive working knowledge of computer operating systems

Experience troubleshooting Active Directory

CrowdStrike Endpoint knowledge

Hyper-V Experience

WSUS Experience

"We are GTN – The Go To Network"Company Description

Who We Are

GTN is the leader in technical staffing, leveraging innovation to drive next-generation recruiting to Fortune 2000 companies.

What We Do

We provide Scalable Technical Staffing solutions encompassing SOW, staff augmentation, and direct hire placement for Fortune 2000 companies, with niche service offerings in Cyber Security, Digital, Field Services, and Professional Services. Our recruiting teams are specialized, certified, and have endured rigorous technical boot camps and ongoing required educational courses and meetups.

What Proof We Have

We have experience in scalable IT Staffing since the year 2000. Our IT experts have helped Fortune 2000 corporations embrace the cybersecurity and digital space, with many of our experts remaining on contract with clients for 8+ years. Our staffing experts have been engaged to speak at cybersecurity conferences, and our teams are certified and specialize in divisions focused around cyber, digital, field, and professional services.

Why People Want It

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