Systems Administrator

Horizontal Talent; Glendale (CA); Remote; USD 79,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

Horizontal Talent is seeking a Systems Administrator to support storage and backup environments in a regulatory financial setting. This remote-to-start role focuses on stability, performance, and reliable infrastructure services that keep critical operations running.

You will administer Hitachi, Dell storage, VMware, Commvault, and Cohesity, with scripting in Ansible, Python, or PowerShell. The position requires 3–5+ years of relevant experience and a strong emphasis on change management and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field.
• 3–5+ years of storage/backup or enterprise infrastructure experience.
• Experience with high-regulation environments and incident handling.
• Strong change management and documentation practices.

Responsibilities

• Support storage and related infrastructure for reliability and integrity.
• Provision, configure, troubleshoot, and upgrade storage and backup systems.
• Apply upgrades and patches under change control processes.
• Document requests with clients and senior engineers; execute changes.
• Participate in design, testing, and implementation projects.
• Assist with incident response and root-cause analysis.
• Monitor capacity and performance; suggest improvements.
• Contribute to on-call rotations and operational support.

Skills

Hitachi storage

Dell storage

VMware/ESX

Commvault

Cohesity

Scripting

Ansible

Python

PowerShell

Incident response

Change management

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Grafana

Splunk

Dynatrace

Job description

Join a mission-critical infrastructure team as a Systems Administrator supporting storage and backup environments in a highly regulated financial setting. This remote-to-start opportunity offers the chance to work on enterprise technologies, contribute to stability and performance, and support important infrastructure services that keep business operations running smoothly.

Responsibilities

• Support the maintenance, integrity, and reliability of storage systems and related infrastructure.
• Handle storage and backup provisioning, configuration, maintenance, troubleshooting, and issue resolution.
• Implement upgrades and patches while following established change control processes and standards.
• Partner with clients and senior engineers to document and carry out storage and backup requests or changes.
• Participate in project work that supports infrastructure and application initiatives, including design, testing, and implementation activities.
• Assist with incident response, problem management, diagnostics, and root cause analysis.
• Monitor capacity and performance trends, recommend improvements, and help optimize the environment.
• Contribute to ongoing operational support, including on-call rotations and other related duties as assigned.

Skills

• Strong hands-on experience with enterprise storage platforms such as Hitachi and Dell.
• Solid familiarity with VMware/ESX environments.
• Expert-level experience with Commvault, including support for complex and high-priority issues.
• Expert-level experience with Cohesity.
• Background in enterprise storage operations, including provisioning, configuration, upgrades, and performance tuning.
• Experience supporting mission-critical environments with strong incident response and problem-solving skills.
• Understanding of change management practices and the ability to work within strict process requirements.
• Automation and scripting experience using tools such as Ansible, Python, or PowerShell.
• Capacity and performance management experience.
• Clear communication and strong documentation skills.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, plus 3 to 5+ years of relevant work experience.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with monitoring and performance tools such as Grafana, Splunk, or Dynatrace.
• Knowledge of storage-related networking protocols such as NFS, SMB, FC, and iSCSI.
• Experience in regulated or financial environments.
• Familiarity with security practices and vulnerability remediation.

Horizontal is committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where different perspectives are valued and respected. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds who bring the skills, experience, and mindset to contribute to a collaborative and supportive team.

The pay range for this role is $57 - $92 per hour based on qualifications and experience.