IT Systems Administrator Sr

AustinTexas; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

AustinTexas is seeking an IT Systems Administrator Senior to lead enterprise IT systems, security, and policy enforcement for Architectural Engineering and Construction (AEC) technology. The role includes evaluating software/hardware, disaster recovery, and cross-team collaboration in a fast-paced environment.

The candidate will oversee system administration across Windows environments, cloud integrations, and IT automation, interacting with vendors and stakeholders to ensure reliable IT

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field plus two years of experience.
• Experience may substitute for education up to four years.
• Windows Desktop and Server experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Architect, implement, administer, troubleshoot IT infrastructure and systems.
• Establish IT policies, governance, standards, and security.
• Procure technical solutions and plan hardware/software purchases.
• Participate in disaster recovery planning and testing.
• Communicate with IT, vendors, and users.

Skills

Infrastructure technologies

System administration

Problem solving

Documentation

Training/Mentoring

Emerging technologies

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

Autodesk

Bluebeam

Bentley

Lumion

Azure Active Directory

M365 Cloud Environment

Job description

About This Position

Job Description: IT Systems Administrator Senior

Purpose:

This position is an expert in a focused technology. Using comprehensive knowledge and competency, this position performs duties to support the research, evaluation, and recommendation of software and hardware products, and maintenance and development of the organization’s enterprise level information technology (IT) systems operation.

Duties, Functions and Responsibilities:

Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.

• Performs advanced focused architecting, optimizing, implementing, configuring, managing, administering, troubleshooting, maintaining and monitoring one or more of the following: infrastructure software, hardware, systems/applications, middleware, servers/storage, and IP-based telecommunications.
• Establishes and implements IT policies, governance, standards, and security.
• Makes independent decisions for procurement of technical solutions in their focus area.
• Creates, documents, publishes, and/or performs maintenance procedures and ensures all installations are in accordance with COA's specifications and IT standards/governance.
• Assists in planning, designing, procuring and delivering software and hardware purchases.
• Ensures appropriate product specifications.
• Provides costs analysis.
• Installs new specific software releases and/or upgrades including researching, testing and implementing new technology.
• Participates in disaster recovery planning and testing, including fault tolerance and detailed disaster recovery plan maintenance.
• Communicates and interfaces with members of the IT, vendor, and user communities.

Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised:

• Provides technical or project leadership, training, and guidance to others. May provide leadership on work assignments.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
• Knowledge of infrastructure technologies.
• Knowledge of application and/or operating systems.
• Skill in mentoring and monitoring daily work activities of others.
• Skill in documenting and maintaining complex application and process or configuration information.
• Skill in providing day-to-day system/application administration and/or system/application administration in support in a variety of work environments.
• Skill in installing and maintaining applications, operating systems, or equipment.
• Skill in identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and to implement solutions.
• Skill in selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new concepts.
• Ability to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Ability to view the big picture when involved in a project and make decisions.
• Ability to quickly become familiar with emerging technologies.

Minimum Qualifications:

Graduation with a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or univiersity with major course work in a field related to the job plus two (2) years of experience.

Experience may substitute for education up to four (4) years.

Licenses and Certifications Required:

As required based on advanced job role.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience administering and supporting Architectural Engineering and Construction (AEC) Technology Applications and Systems such as Autodesk, Bluebeam, Bentley, Lumion, etc.
• Experience administering and supporting department-specific technology, including IOT, BIM, Digital Twin modeling and visualization, cloud/edge computing, and wireless mobile communication.
• Experience supporting and administering Windows Desktop and Server Systems.
• Experience administering and supporting applications and systems in a M365 cloud environment, administering and supporting Azure Active Directory, and utilizing IT Automation and remote support tools/software.
• Experience designing, implementing, supporting, and administering a variety of cloud-based software systems and MS Azure Cloud compute infrastructure.
• Experience developing, supporting, and deploying automated software installations.
• Experience managing hardware and software infrastructure, including Windows server support, imaging devices, troubleshooting devices, upgrading software, creating automated software installations, supporting and administering cloud-based software, user management, and other tasks as needed.
• Ability to travel to multiple sites as part of the regular job duties.

Notes to Candidate:

Position Overview:

The IT Systems Administrator Senior will provide Systems Administration and IT Support for Architectural Engineering and Construction (AEC) technol