IT Systems Administrator | ESOP & Growth Opportunities

D.A. Davidson Companies; Great Falls (MT); On-site; USD 34,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision

Company 401(k) and ESOP contribution

Paid holidays

Professional Development Opportunities

Tuition Reimbursement ($15,000 lifeime

Discounted personal insurance

Charitable gift-matching program

Davidson Day of Giving

Job summary

D.A. Davidson Companies is seeking a Systems Administrator to directly support and provide technical ownership of our computer systems and infrastructure.

You will work on both virtual and physical servers, core enterprise applications, and related technologies to ensure a secure, efficient technology environment across the company. The role involves operational support, automation, project delivery, system availability, and continuous improvement, with opportunities to lead initiatives and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, experience, and certifications.
• Experience supporting and administering computer systems in a business/enterprise environment.
• Knowledge of scripting, automation, backup, disaster recovery, virtualization, endpoint management, and systems monitoring.
• Hands-on experience with Active Directory, Windows, Azure, Microsoft 365, Office, and VMware or similar enterprise tech.

Responsibilities

• Administer, support, manage, monitor, maintain, and improve computer systems and infrastructure.
• Provide technical ownership and SME for assigned platforms and services.
• Investigate and resolve escalated tickets, outages, and incidents; coordinate resources by severity.
• Maintain system availability, security, capacity, and performance.
• Design, implement, and improve backup, recovery, and disaster recovery solutions.
• Develop scripting, automation, and monitoring to reduce manual effort and risk.
• Participate in projects, upgrades, migrations, and lifecycle activities.
• Create and maintain system documentation and diagrams.
• Collaborate with IT teams, stakeholders, vendors, and service providers.
• Provide guidance and mentoring to staff; participate in after-hours maintenance and on-call.

Skills

Scripting & automation

Backup & disaster recovery

Virtualization

Endpoint management

Systems monitoring

Active Directory

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Azure

Microsoft 365

Microsoft Office

VMware virtualization

Job description

D.A. Davidson Companies is seeking a Systems Administrator to directly support and provide technical ownership of our computer systems and infrastructure.

You will work on both virtual and physical servers, core enterprise applications, and related technologies to ensure a secure, efficient technology environment across the company. The role involves operational support, automation, project delivery, system availability, and continuous improvement, with opportunities to lead initiatives and