Job#: 2007094

　　Job Description:

　　Systems Administrator III

　　Apex Systems is looking to hire a remote Systems Administrator for one of their clients.

　　Duration:3 month contract (01-03/24) - potential and desire to extend, but budgets are approved quarterly

　　Location:100% Remote -PST zone preferred

　　Pay:$45-50/hr.

　　Shift:M-F 8am-5pm PST

　　The main function of a Systems Administrator is to be responsible for system administration of core systems as well as monitoring and repair of high performance computing systems. Ensures consistent and reliable operation including enterprise servers and network infrastructure.

　　Job Responsibilities:

　　Provides wide ranging system administration in a multi-platform environment

　　Responsible for general systems administration tasks including system configuration management, OS installations, security updates, urgent system patching

　　Writes and implements scripts to automate tasks

　　Performs daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, network disruption awareness and predefined key processes

　　Reviews system logs, application logs and security logs

　　Typical Day in the Role

　　Purpose of the Team - The larger team builds new hardware and design for the data centers, this team builds internal tools to help facilitate that work - everything to budgeting to hiring approval tools, process management and document management.

　　Key projects - This role is a hybrid between help desk support and managing Azure DevOps system. The team largely supports web development and needs a systems administrator to support their ADO internal tools. The team largely supports software over hardware.

　　Typical task breakdown and operating rhythm - The majority of their work will be in an ADO ticketing system. They will monitor tickets for permissions, act on tickets, escalate to others if necessary.

　　They will also communicate timelines, estimates, and deliver bad news to partners - lots of email communication but only 2-3 meetings per week.

　　They will put reports together such as weekly status reports.

　　Candidate Requirements

　　Years of Experience Required - 5-7 years

　　Best vs. Average - Great communication skills are very important for this role. Aptitude for technology and quick to learn new tools, as well as a desire to get into web development is a big plus.

　　Performance Indicators - Meeting deadlines and quality of work/communication

　　Top 3 Hard Skills Required + Years of Experience

　　Familiarity with Microsoft Tools (Azure) - 5+ Years of experience

　　T-SQL (Transact-SQL) - 2+ Years of experience

　　Familiar with larger business solutions (like Azure DevOps, large accounting systems) - 3+ Years of experience

　　EEO Employer

　　Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

　　Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values inno