Contract Systems Administrator — Windows & VMware Expert

TEKsystems; Maryland; On-site; USD 48,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

401(k) retirement plan

Life Insurance

Short and long-term disability

HSA

Transportation benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Paid time off

Job summary

TEKsystems is hiring for a contract-based Systems Administrator role in Nottingham, MD, onsite. The engineer will install, maintain, and support servers, virtualization, and storage, targeting high scalability and availability in distributed systems.

Responsibilities include tier 3 support, proactive diagnostics, and cross-team collaboration with the IT Operations group to ensure 24/7 system reliability.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience.
• Experience authoring technical documentation and articulating technical information to customers.
• Demonstrated proficiency in multiple scripting languages.
• Strong understanding of Microsoft Active Directory and Group Policy.
• Windows Server experience including managing server roles and features.
• VMware vSphere Administration experience.
• Storage administration experience and knowledge of storage protocols.
• Strong debugging and systems analysis skills to identify and mitigate issues.
• Leadership skills to coordinate projects across multiple teams.

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, troubleshoot and configure server and virtualization solutions.
• Monitor and maintain system availability as part of IT Operations.
• Provide tier 3 technical support and guidance to teams.
• Collaborate with IT teams to drive projects to successful completion.

Skills

Windows troubleshooting

Tier 2/3 escalation

Group Policy

Active Directory

VMware administration

Tools

VMware vSphere

Active Directory

Windows Server

Storage management

Job description

TEKsystems is hiring for a contract-based Systems Administrator role in Nottingham, MD, onsite. The engineer will install, maintain, and support servers, virtualization, and storage, targeting high scalability and availability in distributed systems.

Responsibilities include tier 3 support, proactive diagnostics, and cross-team collaboration with the IT Operations group to ensure 24/7 system reliability.