Remote Cloud System Administrator: VMware & Automation

TRAK Group; Hamilton (OH); Remote; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

TRAK Group is seeking a Cloud System Administrator to provision, configure, maintain, and support server infrastructure in a managed cloud environment. The role focuses on reliability, security, and performance of Windows and Linux systems, with an emphasis on automation and optimization.

You will manage VMware-based infrastructure, perform patching, backups, and capacity planning, and provide Tier III support for clients and internal teams, while working 100% remotely with a Hamilton, OH client.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred; equivalent experience considered.
• 5-6 years of systems or application administration experience.
• Strong VMware vSphere 5.5+ experience.
• Windows Server and Linux administration with advanced Windows Server expertise.
• Experience provisioning, maintaining, and optimizing virtual server environments.
• Patch management, security monitoring, and disaster recovery familiarity.
• Excellent troubleshooting, communication, and prioritization skills.

Responsibilities

• Provision, install, configure, and maintain physical and virtual servers within managed cloud environments.
• Build and rebuild servers, including hardware, storage, services, directories, and system settings.
• Administer Windows Server and Linux operating systems.
• Support VMware-based virtual infrastructure and related cloud technologies.
• Configure CPU, memory, storage, and other infrastructure resources based on operational requirements.
• Install and configure system software and services supporting customer and internal applications.
• Perform daily monitoring of servers, hardware, system resources, applications, and critical processes.
• Review system and application logs to proactively identify potential issues.
• Monitor scheduled jobs and verify successful completion of backups.
• Perform ongoing performance tuning, resource optimization, and capacity planning.
• Prepare performance reports and recommend infrastructure improvements.
• Troubleshoot and recover systems following hardware, software, or operating system failures.
• Perform regular security monitoring and identify potential system vulnerabilities or intrusions.
• Apply operating system patches, upgrades, and security updates.
• Execute and validate backup operations and support system recovery processes.
• Create, modify, and remove user accounts according to established procedures.
• Maintain compliance with system security and operational standards.
• Provide Tier III technical support for complex infrastructure and systems issues.
• Investigate and resolve escalated server, operating system, virtualization, and application-related problems.
• Coordinate incident resolution and communicate effectively with customers, end users, and operations teams.
• Support project teams with technical implementation and infrastructure requirements.
• Develop and maintain system installation, configuration, and operational procedures.
• Research technologies and recommend improvements to increase reliability, scalability, and efficiency.
• Identify opportunities to automate repetitive systems administration activities.
• Develop scripts and tools using technologies such as PowerShell, PowerCLI, Python, APIs, and JSON.
• Maintain system standards and contribute to infrastructure best practices.

Skills

VMware vSphere

Windows Server administration

Linux administration

PowerShell/PowerCLI

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

VMware NSX

VSAN

vCloud Director

Job description

TRAK Group is seeking a Cloud System Administrator to provision, configure, maintain, and support server infrastructure in a managed cloud environment. The role focuses on reliability, security, and performance of Windows and Linux systems, with an emphasis on automation and optimization.

You will manage VMware-based infrastructure, perform patching, backups, and capacity planning, and provide Tier III support for clients and internal teams, while working 100% remotely with a Hamilton, OH client.