Senior Hybrid Server Administrator

Jackson-Dawson; Dearborn (MI); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Jackson Dawson seeks a Lead Server Administrator to own the design, deployment, and day‑to‑day health of our hybrid server environment in Dearborn, MI. You will bridge on‑prem Windows Server with Microsoft Azure IaaS across sites and serve as the escalation point for server issues.

This hands‑on role requires mentoring the team, coordinating with IT Security, Development, and PMO, and leading lifecycle management, patching, and DR planning for critical workloads.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of Windows server and systems administration in enterprise environments.
• Demonstrated experience administering hybrid environments spanning on-premises Windows Server and Azure IaaS.
• Strong hands-on expertise in Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and Group Policy in multi-site environments.
• Proven IIS administration experience, including SSL/TLS certificate management and web app server configuration.
• Practical experience with enterprise backup platforms (Veeam strongly preferred) and documented DR processes including test restores.
• SQL Server infrastructure experience: installation, patching, Always On AGs, and Failover Clustering.
• Proficiency in PowerShell scripting for administration and automation.
• Experience providing technical mentorship or informal leadership to junior team members.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, and manage Windows Server across on-premises and Azure IaaS.
• Administer VMware vSphere (ESXi, vCenter): provisioning, snapshots, resource allocation, and cluster health.
• Own the server lifecycle end-to-end: patching, firmware updates, hardware maintenance, decommissioning.
• Maintain server build standards and CIS baseline hardening, with clean documentation.

Skills

Hybrid environments

Active Directory

DNS

DHCP

Group Policy

PowerShell scripting

IIS administration

Azure IaaS

VMware vSphere

Security & Compliance

Tools

VMware vSphere

IIS

PowerShell

Azure DevOps

Veeam

Job description

Jackson Dawson seeks a Lead Server Administrator to own the design, deployment, and day‑to‑day health of our hybrid server environment in Dearborn, MI. You will bridge on‑prem Windows Server with Microsoft Azure IaaS across sites and serve as the escalation point for server issues.

This hands‑on role requires mentoring the team, coordinating with IT Security, Development, and PMO, and leading lifecycle management, patching, and DR planning for critical workloads.