Systems Administrator II - Security & Resilience

TransCore, LP; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

TransCore, LP, based in Houston, TX, seeks a Systems Administrator II to manage server, workstation, network, and application infrastructure. You will provide day-to-day support, ensure security and availability, and coordinate with security teams on remediation and audits.

The role emphasizes vulnerability remediation, patching, and system hardening across Windows and Linux environments, with failover clustering and Hyper-V responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Minimum associate degree from a two-year college or technical school or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• 6 to 9 years of Systems Administrator experience
• Must be able to work well in a stressful situation such as an entire system malfunction.
• Experience implementing and administrating failover clusters.
• Experience implementing Hyper-V Virtual machines on a failover cluster.
• Knowledge of Networking (understanding LAN/WAN, Cisco products)
• Experience troubleshooting Windows Server (2012 or higher)
• CompTIA Security or equivalent preferred
• File Transfer Protocol server experience
• VPN knowledge
• Understanding of Microsoft SQL database
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Dell server experience
• Extensive working knowledge of computer operating systems
• Experience troubleshooting Active Directory
• CrowdStrike Endpoint knowledge
• Hyper-V Experience
• WSUS Experience

Responsibilities

• Coordinates and executes vulnerability remediation activities across server, workstation, network, and application environments in collaboration with system, network, and application administrators.
• Partners with the Information Security team to identify, evaluate, and mitigate technology risks affecting systems, applications, and network infrastructure.
• Administers user accounts, role-based access controls, privileged access, multi-factor authentication (MFA), and identity management systems in accordance with established security policies.
• Supports the implementation, maintenance, and monitoring of security controls, configurations, and technologies to protect organizational assets and data.
• Collaborates with internal stakeholders, vendors, and the Information Security team on security initiatives, remediation efforts, audits, and incident response activities.
• Assists with disaster recovery, business continuity, backup, and cyber resilience planning, testing, and recovery operations.
• Quickly identifies and repairs common problems.
• Evaluates interface between users, hardware and software, and operational and performance requirements of overall desktop system.
• Daily system maintenance review, such as systems log, antivirus server logs, etc.
• Provides monitoring and reports of the operational status of LAN/WAN environment as needed.
• Interacts with vendors.
• Installs and configures Server hardware.
• Recommends the acquisition of new hardware and/or software as needed.
• Execute remediation of vulnerabilities based on direction of Security Team
• Research remediation options and assess potential system and operational impacts prior to implementation
• Translating vulnerability findings into system-level fixes (patching, configuration changes, registry updates, etc.)
• Executing and guiding remediation efforts across Windows systems, with support for Linux where applicable
• Implementing and refining security configurations based on established baselines and INFOSEC guidance
• Configure and maintain secure cipher suites and encryption standards
• Ensure systems meet remediation timelines aligned with accreditation and compliance requirements
• Provide detailed evidence and documentation for patching, hardening, and remediation activities

Skills

Vulnerability remediation

Security policy adherence

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Team collaboration

Disaster recovery planning

Networking basics

Education

Associate degree or equivalent

Tools

Hyper-V

Active Directory

CrowdStrike

WSUS

Dell server

VPN

SQL Server

Job description

TransCore, LP, based in Houston, TX, seeks a Systems Administrator II to manage server, workstation, network, and application infrastructure. You will provide day-to-day support, ensure security and availability, and coordinate with security teams on remediation and audits.

The role emphasizes vulnerability remediation, patching, and system hardening across Windows and Linux environments, with failover clustering and Hyper-V responsibilities.