Hybrid IT Systems Administrator - Cloud, Security & Support

Amain.com; United States; Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

HobbyTown is seeking an IT Systems Administrator to maintain a secure, reliable Microsoft 365 and Azure environment for 40+ corporate and remote employees. You will support on‑prem infrastructure, store openings, and vendor coordination with opportunities for growth and ownership.

The role involves hands‑on administration, backups, disaster recovery, and cost monitoring. Hybrid work in Lincoln, NE is supported, with occasional on‑site hardware tasks and collaboration with IT staff and partners.

Qualifications

• Two+ years of systems administration or IT support experience, or equivalent demonstrated skills.
• Knowledge of Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS and DHCP.
• Experience with Microsoft 365 including Exchange Online, Teams, and licensing.
• Familiarity with Entra ID, Conditional Access, and hybrid AD/Entra environments.
• Experience with MFA and secure remote access tools (e.g., Entra MFA, Cisco Duo).
• Basic Azure administration, monitoring, and cost tracking.
• Experience with virtualization (Hyper-V, Proxmox, VMware) and workload migration.
• Experience with backups, offsite copies, and recovery testing.
• Networking fundamentals (VLANs, firewalls, VPNs, Wi‑Fi).
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation, organization, and follow‑through.
• Ability to communicate clearly with nontechnical users and prioritize competing needs.

Responsibilities

• Administer Microsoft 365 services and Microsoft environment.
• Manage Active Directory, Entra ID, Group Policy, MFA, and Conditional Access.
• Oversee user accounts, permissions, and onboarding/offboarding workflows.
• Support Windows workstations, remote endpoints, and on‑prem servers.
• Coordinate system updates, patches, and configuration changes.
• Maintain secure, reliable infrastructure and backups, including restore testing.
• Monitor Azure resources, track usage and costs, and optimize deployments.
• Support networking, firewalls, VPNs, and retail networking tech as needed.
• Collaborate with vendors and partners for IT projects and expansions.

Skills

Active Directory

Group Policy

DNS

DHCP

Microsoft 365

Exchange Online

Teams

Entra ID

MFA

Azure

VMware

Hyper-V

Proxmox

Backups

Networking

VLANs

Firewalls

VPNs

Wi‑Fi

PowerShell

Scripting

Tools

Ubiquiti

Cisco

Ruckus

PowerShell

Intune

Job description

HobbyTown is seeking an IT Systems Administrator to maintain a secure, reliable Microsoft 365 and Azure environment for 40+ corporate and remote employees. You will support on‑prem infrastructure, store openings, and vendor coordination with opportunities for growth and ownership.

The role involves hands‑on administration, backups, disaster recovery, and cost monitoring. Hybrid work in Lincoln, NE is supported, with occasional on‑site hardware tasks and collaboration with IT staff and partners.