Systems Administrator

IPG Photonics

Huntsville (AL)

On-site

USD 80,000 - 100,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation time

Paid sick time

401(k) plan with Company matching

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Job summary

IPG Photonics is looking for a skilled System Administrator to enhance our IT team based in Huntsville, Alabama. You will be responsible for managing and securing our global infrastructure, focusing on AWS, Microsoft Azure, and the M365 Stack. Ideal candidates will possess strong design and implementation experience and the ability to work collaboratively.

The role demands analytical skills to ensure compliance with security standards while providing excellent IT support. If you're self-motivated, detail-oriented, and possess the necessary qualifications, we encourage you to apply.

Qualifications

Hands-on experience working with AWS, Microsoft Azure and M365 stack.
Solid understanding of Active Directory, Group Policies, DNS, DHCP.
Experience with SSO & Microsoft MFA.

Responsibilities

Administer AWS, including license management and deployment.
Monitor infrastructure systems for potential issues.
Provide 2nd & 3rd level IT support.

Skills

AWS

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft 365 Stack

Active Directory

PowerShell scripting

Networking configurations

Education

BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related subject

ITIL Certification

Microsoft Certification

Tools

Nutanix

VMware

SolarWinds

Veeam Backup

Microsoft Exchange

Job description

Job Summary

IPG Photonics is seeking a highly motivated and experienced individual to join our expanding IT team and work in a growing, dynamic, high‑tech manufacturing company. As a System Administrator, you will help develop, maintain, and secure our global infrastructure. The ideal candidate is a flexible, driven, diligent worker that can analyze the environment both as a whole and in detail to provide necessary business systems and services to the organization that meet business objectives and SLAs.

Responsibilities

Hands on administrating infrastructure services including but not limited to Microsoft Active Directory, Citrix Deployment & Management, Microsoft Exchange, Nutanix, VMware, Veeam Backup, SolarWinds, and MDM applications.
Strong design, implementation, and management experience with Microsoft 365 Stack; Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, MS Teams, OneDrive, Intune, and Azure AD.
Knowledge and experience with deployment and management of identity and access management, Single Sign‑on and Microsoft MFA.
Experience migrating M365 environment between different tenants and Gsuite to M365.
Administer AWS, including license management, platform deployment and connectivity.
Assists with maintaining and administration of Tenant's security and spam filter systems.
Monitors and analyzes infrastructure systems and business applications for advanced notification of potential issues and identify and recommend proactive resolutions.
Ensures infrastructure systems and applications are compliant to meet the highest levels of security and data integrity.
Coordinate with vendors and other IT personnel for problem resolution.
Follow assigned project tasks and commit to timelines.
Provide weekly status update on all assigned projects tasks.
Recognize roadblocks and work to resolve them before they impact schedules.
Create and maintain system configuration, and troubleshooting documentation as needed.
Review all policies and procedures and ensure they are being adhered to. Proactively troubleshoot and test application performance for potential bottlenecks and identify areas for continual improvement.
Provide 2nd & 3rd level IT support and participate in the scheduled on‑call rotation.
Lead vulnerability mitigation and scheduled system patching cycles.
Actively claim, triage, and resolve IT tickets and contribute to the team’s overall SLA matrixes.
Configure, install, hardware upgrade and review infrastructure systems to ensure their smooth and reliable operation for fulfilling business objectives and processes.
Participate in outage/incident bridge calls as needed.

Requirements

Hands‑on experience working with AWS, Microsoft Azure and M365 stack.
Detailed knowledge of Office 365 services; SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Teams, Power Platform, O365 Groups, and others as needed. Familiarity with M365 usage reports.
Solid understanding of Active Directory, Group Policies, DNS, DHCP, LDAP, Windows, and Linux operating systems, Veeam, Microsoft Exchange, Nutanix, VMWare and Monitoring Tools.
Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.
Demonstrate a strong understanding of ITIL best practices and experience with an ITSM tool.
Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
Self‑motivated and directed, with keen attention to detail.
Experience working in a team‑oriented, collaborative environment. Strong customer service orientation, ability to verbally communicate complex concepts and address sensitive situations, resolve conflicts, negotiate, motivate, and persuade others.
Experience with SSO & Microsoft MFA.
Experience with PowerShell scripting.
Knowledge of networking configurations, installation, and maintenance.
Merger and Acquisition experience.

Education & Certification

BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject or equivalent experience.
ITIL, Microsoft, and Cloud Certifications are a plus.

Location

Huntsville, Alabama 35801, United States

Employment Type

Exempt

Compensation

The pay range on this posting applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location posted, the applicable range could differ. Actual starting pay is determined by a number of factors including relevant skills, qualifications, and experience.

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