System Administrator

Concero; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Concero is seeking a Systems Administrator to support and maintain our enterprise technology infrastructure, focusing on reliability, performance, security, and availability of critical systems.

The ideal candidate brings hands-on Windows Server administration experience, can work independently, troubleshoot complex issues, and drive work through to completion. Strong organizational skills and clear communication with stakeholders and vendors are essential.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of enterprise IT infrastructure administration.
• Hands-on Windows Server administration in production environments.
• Experience with patching, monitoring, maintenance, upgrades, and lifecycle management.
• Experience with virtualization technologies and clustered environments.
• Experience with enterprise backup and recovery processes.
• Experience with identity/access management concepts and security practices.
• Ability to work independently and manage priorities.

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and support enterprise server, virtualization, storage, and related infrastructure.
• Perform day-to-day Windows Server administration, including system configuration, maintenance, troubleshooting, and lifecycle management.
• Monitor system health, performance, availability, and capacity; identify potential issues and take appropriate action.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions to improve reliability.
• Manage system lifecycle activities, including provisioning, configuration, patching, upgrades, maintenance, and decommissioning.
• Support backup, recovery, disaster recovery, and business continuity activities, including monitoring and validating backup operations.
• Support identity and access management, privileged access solutions, and infrastructure security initiatives.
• Coordinate with internal teams, business stakeholders, and vendors to resolve issues and complete assigned work.
• Follow established change management, security, and operational standards.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, procedures, standards, and system records.

Skills

Windows Server administration

Troubleshooting

Independent work

Communication skills

Prioritization

Tools

Hyper-V

Failover clustering

Azure

Cohesity

SolarWinds

Job description

We are seeking a Systems Administrator to support and maintain our enterprise technology infrastructure. This role is responsible for ensuring the reliability, performance, security, and availability of systems that support business operations.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on technical professional with strong Windows Server administration experience who can independently manage assigned responsibilities, troubleshoot complex issues, and drive technical work through completion. This position requires strong organizational skills, sound technical judgment, and the ability to communicate clearly with colleagues, stakeholders, and vendors.

We are looking for someone who takes ownership of their work, proactively identifies issues and opportunities for improvement, and consistently follows through on commitments.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and support enterprise server, virtualization, storage, and related infrastructure.
• Perform day-to-day Windows Server administration, including system configuration, maintenance, troubleshooting, and lifecycle management.
• Monitor system health, performance, availability, and capacity; identify potential issues and take appropriate action.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions to improve reliability.
• Manage system lifecycle activities, including provisioning, configuration, patching, upgrades, maintenance, and decommissioning.
• Support virtualized and hyperconverged infrastructure environments, including compute, storage, networking, clustering, and high availability.
• Perform capacity planning and optimization, identify resource constraints, and develop recommendations to improve utilization.
• Support backup, recovery, disaster recovery, and business continuity activities, including monitoring and validating backup operations.
• Support identity and access management, privileged access solutions, and infrastructure security initiatives.
• Participate in infrastructure projects and technical initiatives from planning through implementation and validation.
• Coordinate with internal teams, business stakeholders, and vendors to resolve issues and complete assigned work.
• Follow established change management, security, and operational standards.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, procedures, standards, and system records.
• Identify opportunities to improve infrastructure reliability, security, performance, and operational efficiency.
• Communicate project progress, risks, dependencies, and blockers proactively.
• Manage multiple priorities while maintaining ownership of assigned tasks and commitments.
• Participate in scheduled maintenance and after-hours support activities as required.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience administering and supporting enterprise IT infrastructure.
• Strong hands-on experience with Windows Server administration and troubleshooting in a production environment.
• Experience supporting server operations, including patching, monitoring, maintenance, upgrades, and system lifecycle management.
• Hands-on experience with virtualization technologies, including virtual machine administration and clustered environments.
• Experience supporting enterprise storage systems, capacity management, and infrastructure troubleshooting.
• Experience with backup and recovery processes and maintaining system availability.
• Experience with identity and access management concepts and technologies.
• Experience with vulnerability remediation and infrastructure security practices.
• Experience supporting infrastructure projects and coordinating technical work through completion.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently, manage priorities, and follow through on commitments.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with technical teams, business stakeholders, and external vendors.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing enterprise hyperconverged infrastructure or integrated datacenter platforms, including the underlying compute, storage, virtualization, and cluster components.
• Experience with Microsoft Hyper‑V, failover clustering, and high-availability technologies.
• Experience with Azure Local or similar hybrid infrastructure platforms.
• Experience with enterprise backup or infrastructure monitoring platforms, such as Cohesity or SolarWinds.
• Familiarity with Linux server administration.
• Database administration or support experience.
• Experience with cloud and hybrid infrastructure environments.
• Experience with scripting or automation to improve operational efficiency.
• Relevant technical certifications.

Professional Expectations

• Takes ownership of assigned work and drives tasks forward with minimal supervision.
• Proactively identifies next steps, dependencies, and potential risks.
• Communicates meaningful progress and raises issues before they impact deadlines or service delivery.
• Maintains accurate documentation and provides evidence of completed work when appropriate.
• Brings forward recommendations and potential solutions when identifying issues or opportunities.
• Demonstrates sound judgment in prioritizing work and managing competing responsibilities.
• Responds constructively to feedback and applies guidance to improve performance.
• Maintains a professional, collaborative, and service-oriented approach.
• Demonstrates a continuous improvement mindset and a commitment to reliable, secure, and well-managed infrastructure.