System Administrator 7/22/26

AZAD Technology Partners; Vancouver (WA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

Cafeteria Plan

Paid Sick Leave

401K Plan

Credit Union Membership

Referral Bonus

Job summary

AZAD Technology Partners is seeking a System Administrator to join the Operational Infrastructure subgroup in the Transmission Technology division. The role focuses on maintaining a virtualized compute environment and enterprise Windows infrastructure, with hands-on work in AD, GPO, and security tooling.

The position is on-site in Vancouver, WA, full-time, with 5 days per week in the office. Candidates should have 8+ years of IT admin experience or 10 years without a degree, and a valid US

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher in CS/IT is preferred; relevant experience may substitute.
• 8 years experience with IT system administration in virtualized environments.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and support a virtualized compute environment.
• Administer enterprise Windows infrastructure including Active Directory and Group Policy.
• Troubleshoot and repair IT systems in a 24/7 high-availability setting.
• Manage network and host-based security tools and backups.
• Monitor and analyze system performance and conduct trending.

Skills

AD & GPO

Powershell

VMware

Hyper-V

Nessus

Splunk

Firewall admin

Veeam backup

Puppet Enterprises

Checkpoint Firewall

Wireshark

Sysinternals Tools

Education

Degree in Computer Science / Information Technology

Associate's or Bachelor's degree in applicable fields

Tools

VMware

Hyper-V

Nessus

Splunk

Tripwire

Trend Micro

Veeam

Puppet Enterprises

Checkpoint Firewall

LANDesk

Sysinternals Tools

PowerShell

Job description

Join AZAD Technology Partners as a System Administrator and work within the Operational Infrastructure subgroup within Transmission Technology group in the Transmission Services business line of the facility. The subgroup provides hardware maintenance lifecycle support for the facility's Control Center systems. The subgroup also provides General Support System infrastructure maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, emergency response, client support, system energization/acceptance testing, and performance analysis and trending.

This is a 2 year plus consultant position with high probability of long term and ongoing continued employment. This position is full time on site based in Vancouver, WA with onsite 5 days per week.

The hourly pay rate for this position is between $60.00 and $65.00 depending on related qualifications and experience, as well as composition of selected compensation package.

The ideal candidate must possess the minimum qualifications:

A degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a directly-related technical discipline is preferred.

With an Associate's or Bachelor's degree in applicable fields, 8 years of experience is required.

Without an applicable degree, 10 years of experience is required.

Experience must include direct work experience in Information Technology performing System Administration.

Experience includes a minimum combination of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

2 years' experience with the following:

Working knowledge and experience sufficient to successfully support and maintain a virtualized and converged compute environment.

Working knowledge and experience sufficient to successfully support, maintain, and troubleshoot enterprise Windows infrastructure using active directory, group policy, Powershell, and other Windows utilities.

Valid U.S. Driver's License or RealID is required.

Preferred Skills:

Experience setting up and administering an enterprise cyber vulnerability scanning and assessment infrastructure.

Experience administering computer systems in a 24/7 high availability operational environment.

Administration and maintenance of network systems infrastructure management tools or systems including anti-virus, patch deployment, log management, software deployment and backup and recovery functions.

Experience administrating and performing and analyzing scans using Nessus.

Experience in researching vulnerabilities and deploying security patches in a large IT infrastructure environment.

Windows operating systems packaging, installation, and troubleshooting.

Administration of virtualization technologies including VMWare and Hyper-V.

Experience with administering both network and host based firewalls.

Experience troubleshooting LAN connectivity problems.

Experience using specific technologies such as Splunk, Remote Desktop Services, IIS, Wireshark, App-V, Tripwire, Trend Micro, LANDesk, Sysinternals Tools, Puppet Enterprises, Checkpoint Firewall, Veeam backup, HP and Cisco server hardware, KVM hardware, PowerShell.

AZAD is looking for bright, talented, flexible, and customer centric problem solvers who enjoy the challenges associated with solving the most complex problems by utilizing the most sophisticated technologies and strong people skills.

Founded and managed by technologists and engineers, AZAD is a leading provider of Consulting Services to Fortune 500 and innovative firms since 1992.

AZAD's model provides a unique employment experience that is career path focused, relationship based and dedicated to advocacy and retention with an average tenure of 9 years.

Our collaborative approach to support our clients, projects and supporting our employees' career paths are the keys to our success. Join AZAD's professional team and enhance your career by being engaged with some of the most interesting projects in the Pacific Northwest.

• Co-paid Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance, Cafeteria Plan, Paid Sick Leave, 401K Plan, Credit Union Membership, and Referral Bonus.

U.S. Citizens only for Federal Clearance Requirement.

AZAD values diversity - in backgrounds and in experiences. Since our inception, we have witnessed how our diverse workforce has thrived while contributing to the increases in innovation and advancements in the client organizations we serve.

AZAD is committed to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and is striving to build an even more diverse, inclusive team that reflects the people and communities where we live and work.

AZAD, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer that considers and employs qualified individuals based upon job related qualifications regardless of race, color, sex, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, veteran's status, sexual orientation, national origin, age or any other status protected under applicable local, state or federal law. AZAD takes affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified employees and applicants who are disabled, disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, Armed Forces services medal veterans, and other protected veterans.

AZAD, Inc. is a Certified Minority Owned Business and OFCCP compliant.