System Automation Engineer

Computer Futures; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT recruitment consultancy is seeking an experienced IT professional specializing in Windows Server administration. You will manage both project-based and support-based tasks in a high-volume environment, ensuring efficient system provisioning and server management. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of hands-on experience with Windows Server, strong scripting abilities, and a solid understanding of Active Directory and server management tools. This position offers competitive compensation and opportunities for growth.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience supporting Windows Server 2012/2008 in an enterprise environment.
• Expertise with scripting languages such as Powershell, VB Scripting, or Python.
• Experience with server management tools like MS System Center or similar.
• Thorough understanding of Active Directory and Group Policy.

Responsibilities

• Administer Windows Server instances across a distributed environment.
• Support server incident and request tickets efficiently.
• Manage and automate patch deployments for Windows Servers.
• Rack, configure, and deploy OS for physical servers.

Skills

Windows Server administration

Scripting languages (Powershell, VB Scripting, Python)

Active Directory

Patch management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft System Center

SCCM

VMware

Job description

Computer Futures is a leading IT recruitment consultancy, specializing in placing IT experts in permanent and contract roles across Asia, Europe and the US.

With a proven track record in IT recruitment, we enjoy success within all sectors and business types, placing a candidate every 38 minutes. From single job vacancies to large-scale projects, our proficiency in providing exceptional professionals across the board has carved our reputation as a secure and significant supplier partner.

A robust and financially strong business we have grown organically from our first office in London in 1986, to 18 offices in Europe; including Amsterdam, Brussels, Dublin, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich and Paris as well as one office in San Francisco and Tokyo.

Gaining market share, year-on-year, we have the largest client base of any IT recruitment business across Europe. We work with a range of clients, from SMEs to large multi-nationals and high-profile names.

Passionate about recruitment, our 350+ specialist IT recruitment consultants’ priority is to secure the right person for the right role, within a specified time frame and budget. Through Computer Futures’ methodology, our consultants – who focus on a specific IT technical market and geographical area - create a bespoke service to meet our individual clients’ recruitment needs.

Job Description

• Split time approximately 60:40 between project based work and support based work; split may change depending on workload
• Strong Windows Server administration experience in an enterprise environment
• Devise and automate procedures for provisioning new system instances
• Implement and lead continuous integration, automated testing, configuration management, release management, deployment, cloud hosting and systems monitoring
• Support incoming server incident and request tickets in a distributed high volume environment
• Rack, configure, decommission, and deploy OS for physical servers in co-located and local datacenters
• Administer and troubleshoot OS-level issues in a VM environment, as well as hardware problems on physical servers (Dell, Cisco)
• Manage Print Server queues, drivers, and DR
• Manage and respond to daily alerts from monitoring systems (SCOM, xMatters)
• Patch deployments to 1,500+ Windows Servers during predetermined outage windows; software, driver, and firmware deployment and configuration

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant, hands-on experience supporting Windows Server 2012/2008 (R2) in an Enterprise Environment
• Expertise with scripting languages such as Powershell, VB Scripting, Python is desirable.
• Experience with server management tools such as MS System Center (preferred), Altiris, or similar
• Experience managing an automated patching of Windows Servers with SCCM (preferred), Lumension, or a similar tool
• Thorough understanding of working principles, and experience supporting Active Directory, Group Policy, Microsoft DNS, IIS, Virtualization (Hyper‑V or VMware), Symantec Endpoint Protection (or similar enterprise AV)
• Experience with monitoring systems such as SCOM, WhatsUpGold, NetScout, HP NMS, Syslog, or others
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or equivalent work experience
• Experience in Financial sector preferred

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.