Enterprise Systems Administrator

Confidential Jobs; United States; Remote; USD 62,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Jobs is seeking an Enterprise Systems Administrator for a remote, contract-to-hire role with local access to Phoenix, Dallas, or Virginia. The position requires 6 months contract-to-hire and pays $45–$53 per hour.

Responsibilities include maintaining data center, Azure, and Microsoft 365 environments, performing upgrades, monitoring, incident response, and coordinating with vendors to ensure secure, reliable infrastructure. Strong documentation and teamwork are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
• Four to six years minimum experience with Active Directory, DNS, VMware, Hyper-V, Azure, Microsoft 365, Cisco technologies, and Linux operating systems.
• Experience with server, storage, and backup hardware platforms (Cisco UCS, Dell, IBM, NetApp, EMC, Nimble, Pure, Exagrid).
• Experience with backup solutions such as Cohesity, Veeam or similar platforms.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Support and maintain data center, Azure, Microsoft 365, and related technology solutions.
• Assist with upgrades, configuration changes, monitoring, and incident response for data center and cloud solutions.
• Research and evaluate relevant technologies and provide input and observations for management review.
• Assist with procurement activities, renewals, inventory updates, and service/support tracking.
• Coordinate with Desktop Support staff, vendors, and partners to resolve issues and complete infrastructure tasks.
• Apply knowledge of storage, backup, network, security, and compute platforms to support systems and issue resolution.
• Collaborate with admins and support teams to share information and resolve technical issues.

Skills

Team collaboration

Communication

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Active Directory

DNS

VMware

Hyper-V

Azure

Microsoft 365

Cisco technologies

Linux OS

Backup solutions (Cohesity, Veeam)

Job description

ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR (CONTRACT TO HIRE)

RATE: $45HR - $53HR

LOCATION: REMOTE (LOCAL TO PHOENIX, DALLAS, OR VIRGINIA)

6 MONTH CONTRACT TO HIRE

Active Directory, Hyper V, DNS and Azure; good team experience, communication and writing skills, specifically documentation.

This role helps maintain reliable, secure, and well-documented infrastructure services its operating companies, including implementation support, troubleshooting, operational coordination, vendor follow-up, and day-to-day administration under the direction of senior IT leadership.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Support and maintain assigned data center, Azure, Microsoft 365, and related technology solutions.
• Assist with upgrades, configuration changes, monitoring, and incident response for data center and cloud solutions to support reliability, security, functionality, and performance.
• Research, monitor, and evaluate relevant technologies, trends, and operational improvements; provide input, documentation, and observations to support management review.
• Assist with hardware and software procurement activities, renewals, inventory updates, and service/support agreement tracking.
• Coordinate with Desktop Support staff, vendors, and partners to help resolve assigned issues and complete infrastructure-related tasks.
• Apply working knowledge of storage, backup, network, security, and compute platforms to support assigned systems and issue resolution.
• Collaborate with administrators and support teams at Corporate and Divisional levels to share information, follow standards, and resolve assigned technical issues.

Qualifications

• B.A. / B.S. or equivalent experience required
• Four to six years minimum experience with Active Directory, DNS, VMware, Microsoft Hyper-V, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, Cisco technologies, and Microsoft and Linux operating systems.
• Experience with server, storage, and backup hardware platforms such as Cisco UCS, Dell, IBM, NetApp, EMC, Nimble, Pure, Exagrid, or similar technologies.
• Experience with backup solutions such as Cohesity, Veeam, or similar platforms.
• Effectively communicate and interact with personnel at all levels of the company.
• Must be capable of delivering a very high level of customer service.
• Possess a strong sense of urgency and understand that time-sensitive issues require prompt attention.