Systems Administration, Lead

Woolpert; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Health insurance

Retirement benefits

Professional development

Job summary

Woolpert is seeking a senior IT Infrastructure leader to plan, design, and operate global IT systems across public, private, and government cloud environments. The role blends hands-on infrastructure oversight with capacity planning, compliance, disaster recovery, project delivery, and management of a geographically distributed systems administration team.

The responsibilities include guiding identity services, productivity platforms, Windows and Linux servers, and VDI; planning capacity with

Qualifications

• Experience installing, configuring, and administering enterprise identity, productivity, server, and VDI systems.
• Experience with capacity management, infrastructure planning, and service reporting.
• Knowledge of SOX, HIPAA, SOC 2, GDPR, or NIST, and translating controls into practical solutions.
• Experience with IT integration and migration work, ITIL practices, and operational policy development.
• Strong communication, planning, and collaboration skills, including explaining technical decisions in business terms.
• A four-year degree is referenced in the source; equivalent details are incomplete.

Responsibilities

• Guide administration of identity services, productivity platforms, Windows and Linux servers, and VDI.
• Plan capacity with business partners and report on enterprise system health, performance, utilization, and cost allocation.
• Translate regulatory requirements into technical controls, operational procedures, and secure cloud practices.
• Establish and maintain change, availability, backup, incident, and documentation processes; support service-level commitments and IT service management practices.
• Lead IT integration work, including discovery, migration, troubleshooting, and operational support across identity tenants, infrastructure, virtual desktops, and SaaS platforms.
• Manage and develop a global team, set service measures, provide training, and coordinate with security and other IT teams.

Skills

Identity management

Server administration

VDI administration

Capacity planning

Compliance knowledge

Education

Four-year degree

Tools

ITIL practices

SaaS platforms

Job description

Role overview

Lead the planning, design, and operation of global IT systems across public, private, and US government cloud environments. This position combines hands‑on infrastructure oversight with capacity planning, compliance, disaster recovery, project delivery, and management of a geographically distributed systems administration team.

Responsibilities

• Guide administration of identity services, productivity platforms, Windows and Linux servers, and virtual desktop infrastructure.
• Plan capacity with business partners and report on enterprise system health, performance, utilization, and cost allocation.
• Translate regulatory requirements into technical controls, operational procedures, and secure cloud practices.
• Establish and maintain change, availability, backup, incident, and documentation processes; support service-level commitments and IT service management practices.
• Lead IT integration work, including discovery, migration, troubleshooting, and operational support across identity tenants, infrastructure, virtual desktops, and SaaS platforms.
• Manage and develop a global team, set service measures, provide training, and coordinate with security and other IT teams.

Requirements

• Extensive experience installing, configuring, and administering enterprise identity, productivity, server, and VDI systems.
• Experience with capacity management, infrastructure planning, and service reporting.
• Knowledge of compliance frameworks such as SOX, HIPAA, SOC 2, GDPR, or NIST, and the ability to turn controls into practical solutions.
• Experience with IT integration and migration work, ITIL practices, and operational policy development.
• Strong communication, planning, and collaboration skills, including the ability to explain technical decisions in business-friendly terms.
• A relevant four-year degree is referenced in the source; equivalent details are incomplete.

Nice to have

• Experience with US federal or state requirements, DoD environments, or CMMC. A security clearance is preferred; US citizenship is required by the source.

Benefits and work setup

• The source describes flexible work arrangements, flexible paid time off, health and insurance coverage, retirement benefits, professional development, and other employee programs. Visa sponsorship is unavailable; applicants must already be authorized to work in the job’s country.