Senior Systems Administrator: Cloud, Automation & Security

Uncover; Roseville (CA); On-site; USD 126,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Uncover seeks a Senior Systems Administrator to lead the administration, optimization, and recovery of enterprise systems across on-premises and cloud environments. The role covers Azure IaaS/PaaS, Office 365, Entra ID, and security-focused operations within a global support team.

You will manage AD, DNS, DHCP, PKI, GPO, virtualization (Hyper-V/VMware), and storage backends, while driving automation and robust backup strategies. On-site work is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology or related field. 8+ years of enterprise-level systems administration/engineering experience.
• 8+ years supporting Microsoft Technologies: Windows Server, AD/Entra ID, ADFS, DNS, DHCP, PowerShell, Intune, SCCM/SCOM.
• 5+ years supporting Azure IaaS/PaaS and Microsoft 365 services (Exchange Online, OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams).
• Experience with SAN/NAS storage, backup and recovery procedures, and virtualization (Hyper-V/VMware).
• Experience onboarding applications for SSO with SAML/OpenID.
• Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations of infrastructure hardware and software, including performance, configuration, patching, and repair.
• Administer, maintain, and optimize enterprise systems across on-premises and cloud environments.
• Support core infrastructure services: Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, PKI, Entra ID, GPO, SCCM, Intune, BitLocker, and Privileged Identity Management.
• Maintain SAN/NAS storage and backup/recovery procedures for host OS and applications.
• Provide after-hours on-call support on a rotation schedule.
• Lead troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for complex issues; develop automation to improve delivery.

Skills

Windows Server

Active Directory

Azure IaaS/PaaS

PowerShell

Intune

SCCM/SCOM

Networking TCP/IP

IT Security

DNS/DHCP

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology

Tools

VMware vSphere

Hyper-V Manager

Cisco UCS

Job description

Uncover seeks a Senior Systems Administrator to lead the administration, optimization, and recovery of enterprise systems across on-premises and cloud environments. The role covers Azure IaaS/PaaS, Office 365, Entra ID, and security-focused operations within a global support team.

You will manage AD, DNS, DHCP, PKI, GPO, virtualization (Hyper-V/VMware), and storage backends, while driving automation and robust backup strategies. On-site work is required.