Server Administrator II

Spencer's; Egg Harbor Township (NJ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work environment

Career advancement

Bonus opportunity

Vacation, Personal, Sick and Holiday

Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, 1

Life and AD&D insurance

401k with company match

30% merchandise discount

Job summary

Spencer's is seeking a Server Administrator II to support and improve our IT infrastructure across Windows and Linux servers, AD, DNS, and virtualization. You will work with Nutanix AHV, NetApp storage, and cloud services to ensure secure, scalable operations.

The role requires strong scripting and automation skills, collaboration with cross-functional teams, and participation in after-hours on-call rotations to maintain service levels.

Qualifications

• Minimum five of the listed technology areas with demonstrated administration experience.
• Experience managing virtualization, storage, AD, and cloud services in enterprise IT.
• Knowledge of securing, patching, and automating server environments.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and monitor Spencer’s server infrastructure for reliability and performance.
• Collaborate across teams to implement scalable, secure infrastructure.
• Manage Windows and Linux servers, AD, DNS, DHCP, and group policy.
• Support audits by providing infrastructure evidence and remediation activities.
• Participate in on-call rotations and incident response per procedures.
• Document changes and ensure alignment with architecture standards.

Skills

Nutanix AHV virtualization

Microsoft 365 administration

Active Directory

Azure web services

Windows Server administration

Linux server administration

DevOps automation

Zabbix monitoring

PowerShell

Bash/Unix scripting

Ansible

Terraform

Commvault data protection

NetApp storage administration

Tools

Nutanix Prism

Nutanix AHV

Azure DevOps

Ansible

Terraform

Commvault

NetApp storage

Job description

We are authentic, professional providers of fun, focused on building a Great Place To Work For All by staying true to our mission: “Life’s a Party, We’re Makin’ It Fun!” and “So Much Fun It’s Scary!”

At Spencer’s and Spirit, we do the right thing always-integrity, fairness, respect, and transparency are our foundation. You will find our culture to be inclusive, passionate, resilient, and one that values differences and embraces all.

One Team / One Goal

We are leaders and owners of our business success. Whether it’s developing new and exclusive costumes, quality testing products, or implementing technology solutions, our teams understand the value of working collaboratively to embrace change through innovation, curiosity, and thoughtfulness.

We Offer a Comprehensive Benefits Package That Includes:

• Flexible work environment
• Career advancement
• Competitive base salary
• Bonus opportunity
• Vacation, Personal, Sick and Holiday pay
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life and AD&D insurance
• 401k with a company match
• 30% merchandise discount

Responsibilities

The Server Administrator II supports the stability, reliability, and continuous improvement of the Spencers/Spirit IT infrastructure. As an experienced member of the Server Infrastructure team, this role independently administers existing technologies, implements approved enhancements, and contributes technical expertise to infrastructure expansion initiatives. Responsibilities include monitoring, maintaining, and supporting servers, virtual environments, storage systems, cloud platforms, and related software. The role collaborates with infrastructure and application teams to implement scalable, secure, and resilient solutions that meet organizational service-level agreements. Success requires strong technical judgment, effective communication, consistent system stewardship, and coordination across internal teams.

Responsibilities:

This position is expected to resolve moderately complex infrastructure issues independently, follow established architecture and security standards, document work thoroughly, and elevate high-risk design decisions or unresolved problems to senior technical staff or management.

• Support and maintain Spencer’s server infrastructure by applying established operational, security, and architecture standards to improve service reliability and business performance.
• Monitor and report on the health, performance, capacity, availability, and reliability of servers and services managed by Server Operations, including relevant application-performance trends.
• Perform and coordinate application-infrastructure support activities across Windows and Linux server operating systems, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, patching, DevOps automation, and Nutanix AHV virtualization, prioritizing assigned work according to operational impact and team procedures.
• Collaborate with project and application teams to validate operational readiness, document support requirements, and transition new applications, systems, and infrastructure initiatives into production.
• Proactively monitor assigned systems, investigate alerts and service issues, and follow documented notification and escalation procedures to restore service promptly. Participate in the after-hours on-call rotation and respond to incidents in accordance with established support expectations.
• Support annual PCI, internal, and external audits by providing infrastructure evidence, addressing assigned findings, and completing related remediation activities.
• Demonstrated administration experience in at least five of the following technology areas:
  • Nutanix AHV virtualization
  • Microsoft 365 migration and administration
  • NetApp storage management
  • High availability and clustering
  • Active Directory policies and governance
  • Azure web service administration
  • Windows Server administration
  • Linux server administration
  • DevOps automation using Azure DevOps, Ansible, or Terraform
  • Enterprise backup as a service
  • Enterprise monitoring with Zabbix
• Working knowledge of the following supporting tools and operational practices:
  • Operational automation using CMD, PowerShell, Bash, or Perl scripts
  • Backup, restore, and recovery processes using Commvault
  • NetApp storage administration
  • Nutanix Prism and AHV administration
  • Native and third‑party monitoring and troubleshooting tools

The pay range reflects the potential base salary range for this role. Individual base pay is determined by various factors such as relevant experience and skills, and the scope and responsibilities of the position.

Pay Range

$70,000 - $90,000