System Administrator II — Hybrid Cloud & Security Specialist

Electronic Toll Collection (Pty) Ltd; Corona (CA); On-site; USD 81,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Kapsch TrafficCom is seeking a System Administrator II to support day-to-day operation of on-premises and cloud systems, ensuring security, high availability, and performance for multiple environments. You will work with customers, project teams, and internal stakeholders to maintain system stability and compliance.

The role emphasizes access control, backups, and ongoing improvements across Windows, Linux, and cloud platforms, including Azure.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of troubleshooting methodologies, diagnostic techniques, and issue resolution best practices across infrastructure, hardware, software, and enterprise systems.
• Understanding of system security principles, including access control management, backup and recovery procedures, firewalls, IDS, and cybersecurity best practices.
• Ability to identify, prioritize, track, and complete tasks across multiple projects while meeting deadlines.
• Hands-on experience with AD, PowerShell, SharePoint, and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience installing, configuring, and maintaining operating systems, server hardware, and related infrastructure components.
• Experience monitoring system performance using Nagios, Splunk, and other monitoring solutions.
• Working knowledge of Linux operating systems and open-source technologies.
• Experience with virtualization technologies such as VMware and Hyper-V.
• Experience managing user accounts, permissions, and access rights in enterprise environments.
• Familiarity with backup and disaster recovery strategies and plans.
• Experience performing upgrades, patches, and deployments of new software/hardware.
• Ability to train and guide end users and staff on new technologies and processes.
• Understanding of data privacy, security, and compliance standards including PCI-DSS and SOC.
• Strong understanding of Azure services, identity management, security, governance, networking, and cloud administration.
• Experience with databases such as SQL Server, Oracle, and PostgreSQL; networking concepts like LAN/WAN.

Responsibilities

• Ensure system security through access controls, backups, and security best practices.
• Configure, maintain, and manage user access for projects and environments.
• Research, evaluate, and recommend hardware, software, and infrastructure improvements.
• Monitor OS performance and apply updates, patches, and system modifications.
• Administer and maintain server hardware, operating systems, and related software.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation for training and operations.
• Manage secure network connectivity and remote access for distributed teams.
• Conduct system security audits and support compliance initiatives.
• Manage onboarding, relocation, replacement, and retirement of IT equipment.
• Implement and monitor Azure resources and identity management within cloud environments.
• Provision, monitor, and optimize cloud resources across projects.
• Implement Windows-based security controls (GPOs, permissions, local policies).
• Analyze, identify, and implement system enhancements for performance and reliability.
• Ensure compliance with customer corporate policies through reporting and audits.
• Support system validations, testing activities, and change management.
• Collaborate with System Engineers and Project Managers to apply best practices.
• Create, maintain, and track inventories of servers and assets.
• Support multiple customers, projects, and environments.

Skills

Active Directory

PowerShell

Linux

Azure

VMware

Hyper-V

SQL Server

Security basics

Networking basics

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS

Tools

Nagios

Splunk

SharePoint

Microsoft Office

Job description

Kapsch TrafficCom is seeking a System Administrator II to support day-to-day operation of on-premises and cloud systems, ensuring security, high availability, and performance for multiple environments. You will work with customers, project teams, and internal stakeholders to maintain system stability and compliance.

The role emphasizes access control, backups, and ongoing improvements across Windows, Linux, and cloud platforms, including Azure.