Onsite IT Systems Administrator: Windows & VMware

Canoga-Perkins; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision

Life Insurance

FSA

401(k) Profit Sharing

PTO & Holidays

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Canoga Perkins seeks an IT Systems Administrator to support and administer the technology environment at our Chatsworth headquarters. This mid-level role requires 3–5 years of hands-on IT experience, strong Windows 10/11 and 365 skills, and solid networking and virtualization knowledge.

You will provide onsite user and infrastructure support, manage Active Directory/Microsoft services, troubleshoot networks, servers, and storage, and collaborate with IT, Engineering, DevOps, MSPs, and vendors in

Qualifications

• Three to five years of recent hands-on IT experience.
• Strong proficiency with Windows 10/11 and Microsoft 365.
• Experience with Active Directory, Entra ID, Exchange Online.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a primary onsite technical resource for employees at the Chatsworth facility.
• Respond to and troubleshoot user issues involving workstations, applications, accounts, printers, connectivity, phones, peripherals, and other business technology.
• Communicate effectively with users, understand the underlying need, and provide appropriate follow-through even when the issue requires escalation to another technical resource.
• Recognize when an issue can be resolved independently and when assistance is required from internal IT, the MSP, DevOps, Engineering, or vendors.
• Support and administer Windows 10/11 workstations and Microsoft desktop applications.
• Perform routine administration and troubleshooting involving Active Directory, Entra ID, Microsoft 365, Exchange Online, Outlook, SharePoint, authentication, permissions, user accounts, groups, and MFA.
• Assist with onboarding/offboarding including accounts, permissions, equipment, software, access requirements.
• Support Windows Server environments and services including DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, file services, and print services.
• Troubleshoot TCP/IP networking, DNS, DHCP, routing, switching, VPN, and related network services.
• Assist with switches, routers, firewalls, wireless, cabling, WAN/ISP equipment, and other infrastructure.
• Support virtualized server environments and understand physical hosts, VMs, networking, and storage.
• Assist with VMware ESXi/vCenter and Proxmox environments.
• Provide support for Windows and Linux servers as appropriate.
• Understand enterprise storage concepts including SAN, NAS, DAS.
• Assist with server-room equipment and cabling, switches, firewalls, UPS, and telecommunications equipment.
• Support laptops, desktops, printers, and phones onsite.
• Assist with backup, disaster-recovery, endpoint-security, patching, monitoring, and continuity activities.
• Learn and support Canoga Perkins business and manufacturing systems including ERP tools and lab/dev environments.
• Troubleshoot workflow issues before escalation to applications.
• Assist with hardware/software inventory and lifecycle tracking.
• Coordinate with MSP and vendors; document escalation paths.

Skills

Windows 10/11

Microsoft 365

Active Directory

Entra ID

Networking fundamentals

Virtualization

VMware ESXi/vCenter

Linux basics

IT hardware

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS

Tools

VMware vCenter

Proxmox

Azure

SharePoint

Fortinet VPN

SAN/NAS storage

Job description

Canoga Perkins seeks an IT Systems Administrator to support and administer the technology environment at our Chatsworth headquarters. This mid-level role requires 3–5 years of hands-on IT experience, strong Windows 10/11 and 365 skills, and solid networking and virtualization knowledge.

You will provide onsite user and infrastructure support, manage Active Directory/Microsoft services, troubleshoot networks, servers, and storage, and collaborate with IT, Engineering, DevOps, MSPs, and vendors in