Windows Admin - Systems Administration

Unisys Corporation; Connecticut; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

401(k) plan

Healthcare

Job summary

Unisys is seeking a Windows Admin to provide ongoing systems administration support across multiple locations in the United States. This role covers installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of Windows environments, and includes advisory input on tools, databases, and networks.

You will handle incident remediation, system compliance, testing, and run enhancements, and you will train users while coordinating with client contacts to align technical recommendations with business needs.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree required or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong expertise in Windows systems administration and Microsoft Server environments.
• Experience with VMware and clustering.
• Ability to automate repetitive tasks with PowerShell.
• Knowledge of disaster recovery and high-availability concepts, including in cloud contexts.

Responsibilities

• Provide Windows Systems Administration across multiple organizations, including install, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
• Automate repetitive tasks using PowerShell.
• Engage with clients to gather requirements and align operational recommendations with business needs.
• Configure performance, load testing, and remediation of daily incident tickets to ensure availability.

Skills

Windows systems administration

PowerShell scripting

VMware

Microsoft Server clustering

Education

BA/BS degree

Tools

VMware

Microsoft Server

Job description

What success looks like in this role:

The Windows Admin provides ongoing Systems Administration support, including installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of hardware, software, applications, and connectivity components for Windows environments across multiple locations. This role provides technical support and advises on the use of programming tools, database systems, and networks.

Operational responsibilities include remediation of daily incident tickets, system compliance, system run enhancement, testing, staging, policy/procedure enhancement, client contact coordination, and operational recommendations to address availability and reliability issues on Windows systems.

Position Summary

Core Responsibilities

Systems Administration & Support

• Provides Systems Administration support for multiple organizations across the company, building on responsibilities such as:
• "Provides Systems Administration hands-on support, troubleshooting and technical guidance."
• Analyzes and recommends commercially available hardware and software capable of meeting network, systems, and user requirements.
• Contributes to the design, development, and maintenance of Systems Administration infrastructure (routers, switches, and application load balancers).
• Automate repetitive tasks using scripting languages like PowerShell

Client Engagement & Requirements

• Engages with clients to gather specifications, requirements, and systems expectations.
• Coordinates with client contacts to align operational recommendations with business needs.

Performance & Testing

• Configures and maintains software performance, stress, and load tests, and makes recommendations based on results.
• Remediates daily incident tickets to maintain Windows system availability and reliability.

Training & Knowledge Transfer

• Conducts training sessions with users and Systems Administration team members.

You will be successful in this role if you have:

• BA/BS degree and 6-8 years' relevant experience OR equivalent combination of education and experienceBA/BS degree and 6-8 years of relevant experience OR equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong expertise in Windows systems administration.
• Experience with Microsoft Server, including clustering.
• Experience with VMware.
• Experience automating with PowerShell
• Required knowledge of disaster recovery (DR) and high-availability (HA) principles, including in cloud environments - Oracle OCI and Microsoft Azure.
• U.S. Citizenship and U.S. residency required.

Unisys offers an outstanding benefits package, featuring unlimited paid time off, a 401(k) plan, comprehensive healthcare, HSA matching, ongoing learning opportunities, and more! We're committed to supporting work-life balance and investing in your future success.

At Unisys, we incorporate video interviews as a key part of our hiring process. This allows us to get to know you better and provide a more engaging and convenient interview experience. We appreciate your understanding and look forward to connecting with you virtually!

This role may require access to export-controlled commodities and technology. Therefore, to conform to U.S. export control regulations, applicant should be eligible for any required authorizations from the U.S. Government.

Unisys is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that considers all qualified applicants without regard to age, caste, citizenship, color, disability, family medical history, family status, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, parental status, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, veteran status or any other category protected by law.

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