System Administrator

SGP Recruiting; Newark (CA); Remote; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a motivated Systems Administrator to join their IT team in a full-time, remote role. This position offers the opportunity to implement and support cloud-hosted systems while ensuring seamless operations across a diverse infrastructure. The ideal candidate will thrive in a collaborative environment, providing critical support and troubleshooting for various IT challenges. With a commitment to confidentiality and integrity, you'll play a key role in managing user accounts, assisting with cloud migrations, and ensuring compliance with industry standards. Join a forward-thinking company that values innovation and teamwork.

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) with Employer Match

Paid Time Off

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Paid Holidays

Qualifications

• Experience with Microsoft 365 implementations and support.
• Basic troubleshooting skills for workstation and server issues.
• Understanding of security best practices and data management principles.

Responsibilities

• Provide Tier 1 helpdesk support for workstations and servers.
• Assist in implementing and managing Microsoft cloud services.
• Support disaster recovery initiatives and maintain documentation.

Skills

Microsoft 365

Troubleshooting

O365 Entra

Azure

Networking Concepts

Helpdesk Ticketing Systems

Operating Systems

Security Best Practices

NIST, ISO, CMMC Compliance

Tools

Zendesk

ServiceNow

ManageEngine

Asana

Job description

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Base pay range

$50,000.00/yr - $70,000.00/yr

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Senior Recruiter at Strategic Growth Partners

Strategic Growth Partners is committed to upholding our company values and ensuring data confidentiality. We provide robust IT solutions to our clients across multiple time zones and foster a collaborative, innovative, and diverse work environment. This is a full time, remote position.

We are seeking someone preferably on the East Coast who is a motivated and detail-oriented Systems Administrator (Tier 1) to join our IT team. In this role, you will be responsible for the implementation, maintenance, and support of multiple cloud-hosted Tenants and on-premises systems. You will serve as a first point of contact for escalated issues, providing critical support to ensure seamless operations across our infrastructure. SGS IT covers a broad range of time zones. As such the team must be willing to work after hours, within deadlines to meet milestones, schedule meetings, multi-task to meet demand. This is as needed when emergencies arise.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide Tier 1 helpdesk support, troubleshooting issues related to workstations, servers, and systems.
• Assist in the implementation and management of Microsoft cloud services, including Microsoft 365, Azure, Entra, Defender, InTune, SharePoint, OneDrive, etc…
• Conduct asset management, including inventory tracking, warranty management, and lifecycle classification.
• Support users with workstation and desktop configurations, ensuring optimal performance and security.
• Manage user accounts and permissions through O365 Entra and related systems.
• Participate in cloud and on-premises migrations, ensuring minimal downtime and disruption.
• Assist with network configurations, including DNS, firewalls, and VPNs.
• Support disaster recovery initiatives, including backups and archival strategies.
• Maintain documentation of processes, configurations, and system diagrams.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to address and resolve technical challenges.
• Ensuring NIST, ISO and CMMC compliancy is always enforced and reviewed

Skills and Experience Required:

• Strong Familiarity with Microsoft 365 implementations and support.
• Basic troubleshooting skills for workstation and server issues.
• Understanding of O365 Entra, including domain management and user permissions.
• Knowledge of cloud services, including Azure, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive.
• Exposure to networking concepts, including TCP/IP, DNS configuration, and VPNs.
• Ability to manage helpdesk ticketing systems (e.g., Zendesk, ServiceNow, ManageEngine) and project management tools (e.g., Asana).
• Proficient in operating systems: Apple Mac, Linux, and Microsoft Windows.
• Understanding of security best practices and data management principles.
• Basic understanding of NIST, ISO and CMMC compliancy

Qualities of Character: (Highly Recommended)

• Insightful
• Self-Educated
• Self-motivated/determined
• Social Skills – exemplary explanation skills, patience, punctual
• Tenacity/Endurance/Focus/Due Diligence to complete a given task no matter the scope
• Team Player - avoid or resolve confrontations in the best interests of the company
• Time Management
• Willingness to work within a diverse community

Additional Requirements:

• Willingness to work after hours as needed to meet project deadlines and address emergencies.
• Commitment to maintaining confidentiality and integrity in all aspects of work.

Strategic Growth Partners provides a variety of benefits including medical, dental & vision insurance plans. Employees share in the cost of coverage with pre-tax payroll contributions. SGS provides company-paid life and disability insurance; 401k retirement savings plan with employer match; 11 company paid holidays per year, and paid time off.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Professional Services

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Medical insurance

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401(k)

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