Systems Administrator

Cisco Systems; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems in Seattle is seeking a System Administrator to manage provisioning, installation, configuration, operation, and maintenance of IT infrastructure and related software and hardware. This role supports a key enterprise environment in the Pacific Northwest.

Responsibilities include system monitoring, backups, security, user management, and troubleshooting across servers, networks, and applications with emphasis on reliability and incident response in a fast-paced setting.

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science, MIS, or equivalent on-the-job experience.
• Four to six years system administration experience.
• Familiarity with the listed technologies is desirable; proficiency in one or more areas is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily system monitoring and verify integrity and availability of hardware, servers, networks, and key processes.
• Perform regular security monitoring to detect intrusions and ensure compliance.
• Execute daily backups and verify media integrity and off-site replication.
• Create, modify, and delete user accounts; provide end-user support as needed.
• Troubleshoot hardware, network, or software failures and coordinate with stakeholders.
• Apply OS patches and upgrades; maintain system procedures and capacity planning reports.

Skills

Problem Solving

Communication Proficiency

Time Management

Attention to detail

Technical Capacity

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, MIS, or equivalent on-the-job experience

Tools

Citrix XenApp

VMware

Microsoft Server 2016/2019

Microsoft 365

Microsoft Azure

Active Directory/Entra

IGEL

Veeam

Job description

Overview

The System Administrator (SA) is responsible for effective provisioning, installation/configuration, operation, and maintenance of systems hardware and software and related infrastructure. This individual participates in technical research and development to enable continuing innovation within the infrastructure. This individual ensures that systems hardware, operating systems, software systems, networks, and related procedures adhere to organizational values.

Operations and Support

• Perform daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, networks, systems, and key processes, reviewing system and application logs, and verifying completion of scheduled jobs such as backups.
• Perform regular security monitoring to identify any possible intrusions.
• Perform daily backup operations, ensuring all required file systems and system data are successfully backed up to the appropriate media, recovery tapes or disks are created, and media is recycled and sent off site as necessary.
• Perform help desk tasks in creation, maintenance, and completion.
• Create, change, and delete user accounts per request.
• Troubleshoot and remedy hardware, network, or software failures. Coordinate and communicate with impacted constituencies.

Systems Maintenance

• Apply OS patches and upgrades on a regular basis and upgrade administrative tools and utilities.
• Configure / add new services as necessary.
• Maintain operational, configuration, and systems procedures.
• Perform periodic performance reporting to support capacity planning.
• Perform ongoing performance tuning, hardware upgrades, and resource optimization as required. Configure CPU, memory, and disk partitions as required.

Competencies

• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Eager to learn.
• Problem Solving/Analysis.
• Technical Capacity.
• Communication Proficiency.
• Time Management.

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones (desktop and mobile), and multi-function devices (printer/copier/scanner).

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.

Job Requirements

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, MIS, or equivalent on-the-job experience.
• Four to six years system administration experience.

Additional Eligibility Requirements

• Citrix XenApp
• VMware
• Microsoft Server 2016, 2019
• Microsoft 365 (Office, Teams, SharePoint, Intune, etc.)
• Microsoft Azure
• Active Directory/Entra
• IGEL
• Veeam
• Intermediate Networking Concepts/Troubleshooting
• Nimble/Pure

Familiarity with the above technologies is desired. Proficiency is not expected, but candidates who have expertise in one or more areas is a plus.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Travel

No travel is expected for this position.