Allied Consultants
System Administrator
Allied Consultants, Austin, TX
Overview
Allied Consultants, Inc. is an Austin-based firm which has for 32 years been a premier provider of technical and business professionals to clients in Texas. We are currently seeking an experienced System Administrator to be a key resource on a technical services team.
Allied Consultants offers its family of consultants excellent rates, a local support staff, and an attractive benefits package which includes medical insurance (Allied shares a percentage of the cost), life insurance, a matching 401(k) plan and a cafeteria plan.
Candidates selected for interview will be required to undergo criminal background checks and may be required to complete a drug screen in accordance with Federal and State Law. Offers of Employment are contingent on a successful background check
Allied Consultants is an equal opportunities employer.
Responsibilities
System admin. Duties may include server administration tasks, domain/DNS tasks, Administrating user/domain security, and ITIL - ticketing. The system analyst will provide support for critical TIERS systems, 24x7 on-call rotation is required. Some weekend work is required. Support may require on-premises work at times.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:
Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity.
Years
Required/Preferred
Experience
8
Required
High level knowledge and experience of network facilities and data processing techniques, of computer hardware and software, of network operating system and security software, and of performance monitoring and capacity management tools.
8
Required
Extensive knowledge and experience using LDAP/Windows Active Directory, Microsoft SQL Server, and Hypervisor Experience with Hyper-V and VMware.
8
Required
Knowledge and experience of administering Windows Systems (Group Policy, Kerberos, NTLM, TCP/IP, WINS, DNS, DHCP, PXE), Linux, Network Administration, IT Governance, and Security/Privacy policies and tools. In-depth knowledge of Active Directory, LDAP, DN
8
Required
Additional / Preferred experience supporting the following: Ansible, SFTP/FTPS, Kubernetes and open-source software. Ability to direct and organize work activities.
8
Required
Strong ability to identify problems/issues, analyze and evaluate alternatives and recommend/implement effective solutions.
8
Required
Solid hands on experience supporting Windows and Linux systems on AWS cloud service providers (AWS, Azure, etc).
8
Required
Experience providing server and application support on a 24X7 on-call basis and on a rotating schedule basis. Perform other tasks and duties as assigned.
8
Required
Experience with server hardware equipment replacement/upgrades.
8
Required
Experience ITIL - ticketing using Remedy and ServiceNow.
6
Preferred
Ability to prepare concise written reports appropriate to the audience. Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
6
Preferred
Ability to plan and coordinates server maintenance activities with TIERS Data Center Contractor and CSPs services, including security patching and other activities related to the TIERS Security Program. May assist in Data Center Maintenance Coordination.
6
Preferred
Experience supporting Microsoft SQL Server Enterprise. Experience installing and implementing SQL Server clustered environment.
6
Preferred
Experience managing Web Application Firewall system (Imperva and/or AWS WAF).
Allied Consultants, Inc. is an Austin-based firm which has for 32 years been a premier provider of technical and business professionals to clients in Texas. We are currently seeking an experienced System Administrator to be a key resource on a technical services team.
Allied Consultants offers its family of consultants excellent rates, a local support staff, and an attractive benefits package which includes medical insurance (Allied shares a percentage of the cost), life insurance, a matching 401(k) plan and a cafeteria plan.
Candidates selected for interview will be required to undergo criminal background checks and may be required to complete a drug screen in accordance with Federal and State Law. Offers of Employment are contingent on a successful background check
Allied Consultants is an equal opportunities employer.
Responsibilities
System admin. Duties may include server administration tasks, domain/DNS tasks, Administrating user/domain security, and ITIL - ticketing. The system analyst will provide support for critical TIERS systems, 24x7 on-call rotation is required. Some weekend work is required. Support may require on-premises work at times.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:
Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity.
Years
Required/Preferred
Experience
8
Required
High level knowledge and experience of network facilities and data processing techniques, of computer hardware and software, of network operating system and security software, and of performance monitoring and capacity management tools.
8
Required
Extensive knowledge and experience using LDAP/Windows Active Directory, Microsoft SQL Server, and Hypervisor Experience with Hyper-V and VMware.
8
Required
Knowledge and experience of administering Windows Systems (Group Policy, Kerberos, NTLM, TCP/IP, WINS, DNS, DHCP, PXE), Linux, Network Administration, IT Governance, and Security/Privacy policies and tools. In-depth knowledge of Active Directory, LDAP, DN
8
Required
Additional / Preferred experience supporting the following: Ansible, SFTP/FTPS, Kubernetes and open-source software. Ability to direct and organize work activities.
8
Required
Strong ability to identify problems/issues, analyze and evaluate alternatives and recommend/implement effective solutions.
8
Required
Solid hands on experience supporting Windows and Linux systems on AWS cloud service providers (AWS, Azure, etc).
8
Required
Experience providing server and application support on a 24X7 on-call basis and on a rotating schedule basis. Perform other tasks and duties as assigned.
8
Required
Experience with server hardware equipment replacement/upgrades.
8
Required
Experience ITIL - ticketing using Remedy and ServiceNow.
6
Preferred
Ability to prepare concise written reports appropriate to the audience. Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
6
Preferred
Ability to plan and coordinates server maintenance activities with TIERS Data Center Contractor and CSPs services, including security patching and other activities related to the TIERS Security Program. May assist in Data Center Maintenance Coordination.
6
Preferred
Experience supporting Microsoft SQL Server Enterprise. Experience installing and implementing SQL Server clustered environment.
6
Preferred
Experience managing Web Application Firewall system (Imperva and/or AWS WAF).