Information Technology System Administrator

IT Administrator – Network & Systems

Location: Carrollton, GA | On-site, 5 days per week | 8:00 AM–5:00 PM with occasional on-call support

Employment Type: Direct Placement

Salary: $60,000–$80,000 per year

Insight Global is seeking an IT Administrator – Network & Systems for a leading automotive manufacturing client. This individual will provide hands-on support across network, server, wireless, security, and enterprise application environments.

The role will configure and troubleshoot Cisco networking equipment, administer Windows Server and Active Directory services, monitor backups and system performance, and support infrastructure upgrades and disaster-recovery initiatives. The ideal candidate is a proactive infrastructure professional who can resolve escalated technical issues, maintain accurate documentation, and work effectively in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Configure, deploy, maintain, and troubleshoot Cisco switches, VLANs, trunking, port security, and spanning tree.
• Support wired and wireless network infrastructure, including access points, controllers, connectivity, coverage, and performance.
• Troubleshoot latency, packet loss, network-resource availability, and device-communication issues.
• Stage, deploy, patch, monitor, and troubleshoot physical and virtual Windows Server environments.
• Administer Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, file services, print services, and user accounts.
• Monitor server health, backups, capacity, and system performance.
• Support data migrations between Azure and local environments.
• Support enterprise and manufacturing applications, including installation, upgrades, licensing, access, and vendor coordination.
• Assist with backup, disaster-recovery, business-continuity, vulnerability-remediation, access-review, and audit activities.
• Provide Level 2 escalation support following Level 1 triage.
• Maintain network diagrams, IP records, switch-port documentation, inventories, procedures, and recovery instructions.
• Participate in infrastructure upgrades, server installations, and continuous-improvement projects.
• Provide occasional on-call support for critical infrastructure and application incidents.
• Travel occasionally to other facilities, including Greenville, for server installations.

Required Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional network administration, network support, or infrastructure support experience.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience configuring and managing Cisco switches.
• Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, subnetting, VLANs, routing, switching, DNS, and DHCP.
• Experience managing enterprise wireless access points and troubleshooting wireless connectivity.
• Working knowledge of Windows Server, Active Directory, Group Policy, file services, and print services.
• Experience staging, configuring, deploying, patching, and supporting Windows servers.
• Understanding of firewalls, VPNs, network security, patch management, and access-control principles.
• Ability to troubleshoot network, server, hardware, software, and infrastructure issues.
• Familiarity with switches, firewalls, blade servers, and storage arrays.
• Strong documentation, organization, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to support a fast-paced, on-site manufacturing environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Linux experience.
• Active Directory and core network-services administration experience.
• Experience supporting enterprise or manufacturing software applications.
• Previous experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Associate’s or bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer networking, computer science, or a related field.
• CCNA, CompTIA Network+, Microsoft, or comparable technical certification.
• Broader infrastructure experience beyond the two-year minimum.

The compliance guide recommends distinguishing required from preferred qualifications and focusing requirements on skills that are essential to the job.

Compensation & Benefits

Compensation: $60,000–$80,000 per year annual salary.

Exact compensation may vary based on several factors, including skills, experience, and education.

Benefits: Benefit packages for this role may include healthcare insurance offerings and paid leave as provided by applicable law.

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