Systems Administrator (Houston, TX)

Systems Administrator

The Systems Administrator supporting the Veterans Evaluation Services (VES) administered by Maximus makes an impact everyday by building operating and maintaining servers operating in a variety of environments. The IT Systems Administrator is responsible for monitoring and maintaining acceptable performance of system infrastructure. To prepare you for this role the VES provides paid comprehensive training which ensures all new employees provide the highest levels of knowledge and professionalism. As a federal contractor Maximus is subject to Executive Order 14042 and the Safe Workforce Task Force s COVID-19 Workplace Safety Guidance for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors. In light of these requirements all employees will eventually need to be fully vaccinated as a condition of employment and new hires employees will be required to provide proof of vaccination. This position is temporarily remote due to Covid-19 however you must be able and willing to work on site in our Houston TX location should need arise. Primary Responsibilities Install new rebuild existing servers and configure hardware peripherals services settings directories storage etc. in accordance with standards and project operational requirements Install configure and upgrade systems such as supports Infrastructure applications or Asset Management applications per project or operational needs Research and recommend innovative and where possible automated approaches for system administration tasks. Identify approaches that leverage our resources and provide economies of scale Perform daily system monitoring verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware server resources 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 Provide Tier III other support per request from various constituencies. Investigate and troubleshoot issues Repair and recover from hardware or software failures. Coordinate and communicate with impacted constituencies Apply OS patches and upgrades on a regular basis and upgrade administrative tools and utilities. Configure add new services as necessary 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 Maintain data center environmental and monitoring equipment Perform Helpdesk duties to include answering phones after-hours on-call responding to emails and resolve issues in a timely manner Utilize applications necessary for system administration including not limited to Windows Server Active Directory Microsoft Exchange SQL Server SCCM Microsoft Lync VMWare FaxCore Max Administrator Track-It Team Viewer and Citrix XenDesktop. Maintenance of desktops printers scanners Altigen phones Minimum Requirements 4 years of experience as a System Administrator and or Network Administrator required Related degrees and certifications a plus Be on-call 24 hours a day two weeks per month to answer off-hour calls and emails Intermediate experience or intermediate knowledge of Windows Server Active Directory Exchange VMWare Citrix XenDesktop VoIP and Cisco networking devices Administration duties will also include networking functions Minimal traveling outside of state required Extended hours are frequently required beyond the regular eight-hour work-day including nights and weekends Frequently utilizes computer telephone and e-mail Normal office environment with some exposure to moderate noise from office equipment and or generated by other staff members Occasionally lifting and or carrying materials or items weighing up to approximately forty pounds. Generally a sedentary job but requires walking and standing approximately twenty-five percent of work time to carry out some job duties Home Office Requirements Internet speed of 20mbps or higher required (you can test this by going to www.speedtest.net) Preferred Windows or Mac (no Chromebook) that is no more than 5 years old OS for Windows Windows 10 OS for Mac Big Sur (11.0.1 ) Catalina (10.15) Preferred memory 4 GB If you need an additional monitor you will need to purchase separately with company reimbursement up to 120 Hardwired internet (ethernet) connection Private work area and adequate power source About Veterans Evaluation Services Now Part of Maximus