System Administrator
ASC
Full-time | Contract
Lexington, MA
Job description
Job Title: Systems Administrator
Job Location: Lexington, MA 02420
Onsite Requirements:
- CompTIA Sec+ certification and has Clearance or able to get clearance
- Desktop and Server Support (installation, patching, auditing, configuration, security, AD, etc.)
- Configure, troubleshoot, and maintain desktop and server-grade hardware
Job Description:
Responsibilities:
- Maintains operation of multi-user computer systems.
- Tunes system performance, installs system-wide software, and allocates mass storage space.
- Assesses and resolves user access problems related to security controls to minimize business impact and risk exposure.
- Recommends appropriate platforms for purchase, coordinates installation, and provides backup recovery.
- Serves as a point of escalation for major incidents that are unresolved at the helpdesk level.
- May draft general IT communications to end-users including notifications of outages/downtimes.
Required Experience (2+ years in Windows desktop support):
- User account management includes authentication, access, group policy, file permissions, remote access, and other user account-related tasks.
- Software and driver installation and diagnosis.
- Building and imaging Windows systems.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office products and cloud services.
- Basic network connectivity.
- Basic hardware diagnosis & escalation to manufacturer support.
Nice to Have:
- Experience with multi-factor (smart card/yubikey) authentication.
- Slip streaming drivers into install media.
- Microsoft (or other) certifications.
- Apple Mac OS experience.
- Linux experience.
- More advanced networking experience, especially with Juniper hardware.
- Virtualization experience.
Skill Matrix:
Must Have:
- Experience
- Desktop and Server Support (installation, patching, auditing, configuration, security, AD, etc.) - 2 years
- Diagnose, repair and troubleshoot system/server hardware - 2 years
- Hardware
- Configure, troubleshoot, and maintain desktop and server-grade hardware - 2 years
- Systems
- Experience with one: Windows Server 12', 16' & 19', Windows 7 & 10 - 2 years
- Technical and Desktop Support - 2 years
Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Pay: $40.00 - $80.00 per hour
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Education:
- Bachelor's (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- CompTIA Security+ (Preferred)
Work Location: In person