System Administrator

Systems Administrator

Costa Mesa, CA- Onsite

6 Month Contract to possible hire

$48- $58 an hour

Looking for a Systems Administrator that will be responsible for the day-to-day administration, maintenance, and support of the organization's IT infrastructure and enterprise applications. Will focus on ensuring the reliability, security, and performance of systems through proactive monitoring, patch management, vulnerability remediation, application support, and database administration activities. Candidate should be a technically curious and service-oriented professional with experience supporting Windows-based environments, enterprise applications, SQL Server, and core infrastructure technologies. Will work closely with senior infrastructure staff and vendors to troubleshoot issues, implement solutions, and maintain a secure and stable operating environment. Will be responsible for Systems Administration, Patch Management, Vulnerability Management, Enterprise Application Support, SQL Server Administration, Virtualization Administration, Active Directory Administration, Storage Administration, System Monitoring, Backup & Data Protection, Documentation & Continuous Improvement, Escalation Support .

Requirements:

• 3+ years of experience supporting Microsoft-based infrastructure environments.
• Experience administering Windows Server environments.
• Experience with patch management and vulnerability remediation processes.
• Experience supporting Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and Microsoft Entra ID.
• Experience supporting enterprise applications and end-user services.
• Familiarity with administering or supporting Microsoft SQL Server.
• Familiarity with MSFC (Microsoft Failover Clustering)
• Familiarity with VMware vSphere and/or Microsoft Hyper-V
• Understanding of backup, recovery, and disaster recovery concepts
• Experience working in a regulated industry
• Experience working in after-hours on-call environment.

Bonus Skills:

• Industry-recognized certifications or ongoing pursuit of professional certifications relevant to Microsoft administration, VMware virtualization, SQL database administration.
• Banking industry experience