Senior Server Administrator

WhiteCap Search; New York (NY); Vor Ort; USD 100.000 - 150.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Whitecap Search seeks a highly skilled infrastructure professional to manage enterprise server environments in New York. The role focuses on administering Windows Server, VMware vSphere/ESXi/vCenter, and storage systems while improving reliability, performance, and security.

The candidate will oversee building, patching, upgrades, migrations, AD services, backup/recovery tooling, and ensuring compliance with security standards amid day-to-day operations and long-term architecture planning.

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years of hands-on server administration and infrastructure support.
• Strong Windows Server administration experience.
• Deep VMware vSphere/ESXi/vCenter knowledge.
• Experience with SAN/NAS storage and backup/recovery technologies.
• Solid AD, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, and security controls.
• Excellent documentation and problem-solving skills.

Aufgaben

• Administer, maintain, and support Windows Server environments, including physical and virtual servers.
• Manage and troubleshoot VMware vSphere / ESXi / vCenter environments.
• Support enterprise storage systems (SAN/NAS, iSCSI, Fibre Channel).
• Monitor performance, capacity, availability, and health.
• Perform server builds, patching, upgrades, migrations, and lifecycle management.
• Manage Active Directory services (DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, file shares, NTFS permissions, authentication dependencies).
• Support backup and disaster recovery platforms (job monitoring, restores, and recovery testing).
• Ensure systems meet security, compliance, and operational standards.

Kenntnisse

Windows Server

VMware vSphere

Active Directory

DNS

DHCP

Group Policy

Storage Management

Backup & Recovery

Security & Compliance

Documentation

Tools

Veeam

Commvault

Rubrik

Cohesity

Jobbeschreibung

Whitecap Search is seeking a highly skilled professional with a minimum of 5 years of hands‑on experience in managing enterprise server infrastructure. This role involves the administration, maintenance, monitoring, and support of VMware virtualization platforms, Windows Server environments, enterprise storage systems, backup platforms, and related infrastructure services. The ideal candidate will support day‑to‑day infrastructure needs while also helping improve reliability, performance, security, and long‑term architecture.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and support Windows Server environments, including physical and virtual servers.
• Manage and troubleshoot VMware vSphere / ESXi / vCenter environments.
• Support enterprise storage systems, including SAN, NAS, iSCSI, and Fiber Channel environments.
• Monitor server, storage, and virtualization performance, capacity, availability, and health.
• Perform server builds, patching, upgrades, migrations, and lifecycle management.
• Manage Active Directory related server services, including DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, file services, and authentication dependencies.
• Support backup and disaster recovery platforms, including job monitoring, restores, and recovery testing.
• Ensure systems are configured according to security, compliance, and operational standards.

Requirements and Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in server administration, infrastructure support, or systems engineering.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Windows Server Administration.
• Strong experience with VMware, vSphere, ESXi, and vCenter.
• Experience managing enterprise storage systems, including SAN/NAS technologies.
• Experience with server hardware, RAID, firmware, drivers, and hardware lifecycle management.
• Solid understanding of Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, file shares, NTFS permissions, and Windows security.
• Experience with backup and recovery technologies such as Veeam, Commvault, Rubrik, Cohesity, or similar.
• Strong documentation, communication, and problem‑solving skills.
  

Disclosure: The hourly rates and/or salaries listed may or may not reflect total compensation packages including bonus and fringe benefits, etc., nor are the advertisement(s) posted a guarantee of a certain compensation package for a position or bona fide offer of employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.