Systems Administration Manager — Infrastructure Leadership

FIS Management Services LLC; United States; On-site; USD 91,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Benefits package

Learning & development opportunities

Inclusive, diverse work environment

Job summary

FIS is seeking a Manager, Systems Administration to lead a team responsible for reliability, performance, security, and scalability of enterprise infrastructure across server, cloud, virtualization, and hybrid environments.

The role focuses on leadership, operational excellence, stakeholder management, and service delivery, with a strong technical foundation and emphasis on team development and client engagement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience leading systems administration, infrastructure operations, or platform support teams.
• Strong understanding of enterprise operating systems, server infrastructure, virtualization platforms, cloud technologies, and infrastructure operations gained through prior hands‑on experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop systems administration professionals while fostering accountability and continuous improvement.
• Manage employee performance, coaching, career development, succession planning, hiring, and workforce planning activities for the team.
• Manage enterprise infrastructure operations to ensure availability, performance, security, and reliability of critical systems.
• Oversee administration of Windows, Linux, virtualized, cloud, and hybrid infrastructure environments.
• Establish operational objectives, service standards, and performance metrics aligned to business priorities.
• Drive infrastructure modernization, automation, and optimization initiatives to improve efficiency and reduce operational risk.
• Partner with cybersecurity teams to implement and maintain security controls, patch management, and compliance requirements.
• Lead incident management, root cause analysis, problem resolution, and service restoration activities.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience

Job description

FIS is seeking a Manager, Systems Administration to lead a team responsible for reliability, performance, security, and scalability of enterprise infrastructure across server, cloud, virtualization, and hybrid environments.

The role focuses on leadership, operational excellence, stakeholder management, and service delivery, with a strong technical foundation and emphasis on team development and client engagement.