Specialist, IT Infrastructure

Celestica; Richardson (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Celestica is seeking a Specialist, IT Infrastructure - Systems Administrator in Richardson, TX to install, maintain, and upgrade the site's IT environment. You will ensure reliability, performance and security across servers, networks, and endpoints.

Responsibilities include incident response, growth planning and testing of new technologies. Ideal candidates have 4–6 years in a similar role, Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, and strong knowledge of Windows Server, AD, virtualization, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong customer service orientation and communication skills.
• Proven analytical, troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to plan projects and coordinate tasks across teams.
• Experience with change management and ticketing systems.
• Knowledge of Windows Server, Active Directory and virtualization platforms.
• Familiarity with networking fundamentals and network security concepts.

Responsibilities

• Install, maintain, upgrade and improve the site's operating environment for reliability, performance and security.
• Monitor and upkeep operating environments; respond to incidents and plan for growth.
• Design, install, configure and test PC/server OS, networks and related hardware/utilities.
• Support core networking (DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP) and wireless setups; assist users and teams.
• Assist with security, business continuity, disaster recovery and risk analyses.

Skills

Customer service orientation

Analytical troubleshooting

Communication skills

Team leadership

Project planning

Change management

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

Tools

Windows Server

Active Directory

Nutanix/VMware

Networking (DNS/DHCP)

Cisco networking

Job description

Summary

The Specialist, IT Infrastructure - Systems Administrator will install, maintain, upgrade, and continuously improve the site's operating environment, ensuring the ongoing reliability, performance and security of the infrastructure. This includes monitoring and upkeeping the operating environments; responding to incidents & problems, planning for growth, deployment of new technologies as well as design, install, configure, maintain and perform testing of PC/server operating systems, networks, and related utilities and hardware. Support core networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, and wireless setups. Other responsibilities include troubleshooting problems as reported by users, supporting Web access and telephony services.

Region: Americas

Country: USA

State/Province: Texas

City: Richardson

Detailed Description

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

• Strong customer service orientation
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting and problem solving skills.
• Good communication (both oral and written) and documentation skills.
• Good leadership and teamwork skills.
• Negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
• Good ability to plan projects and tasks.
• Change Management oriented based on ticketing platforms.
• Good understanding of IT requirements for an end to end solution, including security, business continuity, disaster recovery, risk analysis and preparing business cases.
• In-depth knowledge of the Windows OS (server and client), Active directory and the desktop operating environment. Linux and other mainstream OS knowledge will be helpful.
• Building, sizing and deploying Windows Server experience and Nutanix/VMware implementation experience a plus – minimum of 5 years building/troubleshooting servers.
• Fundamental knowledge of networking concepts, Layer2 VLANs, DHCP, DNS, Cisco experience is a plus - minimum of 3 years of experience.
• Basic understanding of IEEE 802.11 standards (including Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 6E, and Wi-Fi 7), how signals travel, signal-to-noise ratios (SNR), and dealing with interference or dead zones.
• Advanced knowledge of infrastructure service management & diagnostic tools and processes
• Advanced knowledge of end-point security management tools and processes
• Experience handling network security issues (viruses, malware, social engineering)
• Understanding of IT Infrastructure asset lifecycle management

Typical Experience

• 4 to 6 years of relevant experience in a similar role or industry.

Typical Education

• Bachelor's Degree or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Educational Requirements may vary by Geography

Physical Demands

• Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment.
• Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data. Repetitive manual movements (e.g., data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, etc.) are frequently required.

Notes

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Celestica's policy on equal employment opportunity prohibits discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran or disability status, or other characteristics protected by law.

This policy applies to hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral and other aspects of employment and also states that retaliation against a person who files a charge of discrimination, participates in a discrimination proceeding, or otherwise opposes an unlawful employment practice will not be tolerated. All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Celestica would like to thank all applicants, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted.

Celestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services.

This location is a US ITAR facility and these positions will involve the release of export controlled goods either directly to employees or through the employee's movement within the facility. As such, Celestica will require necessary information from all applicants upon an applicant's acceptance of employment to determine if any export control exemptions or licenses must be filed.

Company Overview

Celestica, Inc. (NYSE: CLS; TSX: CLS) is a technology leader dedicated to driving customer success and market advancements. With deep expertise in design, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and platform solutions, Celestica enables critical data center infrastructure for AI, cloud, and hybrid cloud and advances technologies in high-growth markets. With a talented team and a strategic global network, Celestica helps its customers achieve competitive advantages.

Today, Celestica delivers innovative supply chain solutions globally to customers in strategic two operating and reporting segments: Advanced Technology Solutions (ATS) and Connectivity and Cloud Solutions (CC):

ATS

This segment serves customers in complex, regulated and high-reliability markets such as Industrial & Smart Energy, Aerospace & Defense, Semiconductor Capital Equipment, and HealthTech. It is engineering led, with deep expertise in design, manufacturing and lifecycle solutions.

CCS

This segment focuses on high-performance technology solutions and services for the data center, serving hyperscalers, digital native customers and enterprises. Celestica's Platform Solutions offering provides innovative and customizable computing, storage and networking solutions enabling AI-driven growth.

Built on a legacy of trust and performance, Celestica has earned its reputation by delivering results in complex and fast-changing markets. Celestica exceeds customer expectations by identifying trends and staying ahead of the curve. Backed by comprehensive capabilities and a global network across North America, Europe and Asia, Celestica helps customers gain competitive advantage with the quality, flexibility and resiliency they need to respond quickly to shifts in demand. Guided by a bold vision to accelerate market advancements, Celestica delivers innovative solutions and technologies that turn complexity into opportunity. Anchored in teamwork and commitment, Celestica strives to be the most trusted partner to its customers and colleagues worldwide.