System Administrator II - VMware, Windows & Linux Pro

Ampcus, Inc; Salem (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Ampcus Inc. is seeking a System Administrator 2 to join our team in Salem, VA. The role involves maintaining server infrastructure, virtualization (VMware ESXi), and Windows/Linux systems, with emphasis on incident resolution, backups, patching, and capacity planning.

The ideal candidate has 4–7 years of related experience and can work with limited supervision. Candidates should be prepared to manage hardware, software configurations, and monitoring, while documenting procedures and supporting

Qualifications

• 4-7 years of relevant experience.
• Systems administration, engineering, provisioning, operations, and support.
• Server installation, rebuild, hardware/peripheral configuration.
• VMware ESXi 7.x or higher.
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016/2019/2022/2025.
• Linux administration.
• Tier III troubleshooting and incident resolution.
• Hardware/software failure diagnosis and recovery.
• OS patching and upgrades.
• Backup verification and recovery operations.
• User account administration.
• System monitoring, logging, security monitoring.
• Performance tuning, capacity planning, and resource optimization.
• CPU, memory, disk partition configuration.
• Data center environmental/monitoring equipment.
• Asset Management application support.
• Technical documentation and operational procedures.
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision

Skills

IT Support

Service Ticket Mgmt

Desktop App Support

Documentation

Desktop/Laptop Hardware

Server Maintenance

Network Support

IT Process Mgmt

Job description

Ampcus Inc. is seeking a System Administrator 2 to join our team in Salem, VA. The role involves maintaining server infrastructure, virtualization (VMware ESXi), and Windows/Linux systems, with emphasis on incident resolution, backups, patching, and capacity planning.

The ideal candidate has 4–7 years of related experience and can work with limited supervision. Candidates should be prepared to manage hardware, software configurations, and monitoring, while documenting procedures and supporting