Race Winning Brands Hiring for Senior Administrator, Network & System Job at Mentor, OH Full Time

Race Winning Brands (RWB) is the leading manufacturer of racing and high-performance parts sold to automotive and powersports markets. RWB is the preferred source for high-end pistons, engine blocks, cylinder heads, intake manifolds, connecting rods, crankshafts, clutches, transmissions, springs and other engine and driveline- related performance components. RWB markets its products through multiple prominent brands including JE Pistons, Wiseco Performance Products, K1 Technologies, Diamond Pistons, Trend Performance, Rekluse Motor Sports, MGP Connecting Rods, ProX Racing Parts, Dart Machinery, PAC Racing, Revmax, Haltech, TSI, and TransGo. RWB sells to a diverse and unmatched customer base of professional and sportsman racers, engine builders, enthusiasts, OEMs, automotive and powersports dealers and wholesale distributors. RWB is headquartered in Mentor, Ohio with sales offices and manufacturing operations in strategic locations throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia.

Job Summary:

The Senior System Administrator’s role is to maintain and support the integrity of the operating system environment and various computer systems. Administers, installs and troubleshoots a variety of operating systems. Performs systems maintenance tasks, such as system back-up, recovery and file maintenance. Schedules, installs, and tests system software upgrades. Configures software and resolves technical problems. Monitors and maintains software licensing and maintenance agreements.

Responsible for the day-to-day support operations, monitoring, and proactively maintaining companies’ systems and technologies, including VMware, Windows Servers, O365, SQL Server and other applications and networking technologies. This position will have deep expertise in a Windows domain environment and will drive standards and best practices across the company while mentoring junior level admins.

Lead and continually improve infrastructure designs through research and adoption of new products and automation technologies to provide performance improvements, ease management burden, or improve cost effectiveness. Leverage previous experience integrating cloud and on-premise solutions for an integrated user environment.

Identify and resolve performance problems, collaborating with software development and data integration teams as necessary. Provide backup and recovery operational standards that tie to the company’s disaster recovery plan. Perform capacity planning duties for server and storage environments.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Server Administration and Management: Setup, install, configure, administer, maintain, monitor and support physical and virtual servers including Windows 2016/2019/2022 and other Server Applications products in a heavy Microsoft environment.
• Responsible for all procedures and processes necessary to ensure the safety and integrity of organizational servers, data systems, file structures, computer operating systems and computer system software.
• Follow and enforce IT standards and best practices to ensure a high-degree of user satisfaction and high systems availability
• Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for all supported computer systems and updates for each system change
• Responsible for the installation, maintenance, configuration, security and integrity of computer operating systems and supporting software.
• Implements operating system enhancements that will improve the reliability, safety and performance of the system.
• Conducts performance measurement and evaluation of the computer system.
• Acts in place of supervisor as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

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Requirements:

Qualifications

• Ability to configure and administer diverse servers and computer operating systems. Familiar with web technology, database concepts and networking.
• Prior experience that involved customer and end-user interaction.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated aptitude for learning new technologies.
• Well established verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively as both a member of a team and independently based upon the task at hand.
• Familiar with software deployment technologies (MDT, PDQ repackaging tools).
• Knowledgeable about networking (TCP/IP, DNS, routing, subnetting).
• Experience implementing and supporting remote access technologies (VPN, terminal services).
• Experience with VMware vSphere ESXi 7.x physical hosts and VMs.
• Experience with numerous Microsoft administrative applications such as Active Directory, Azure Active Directory, Powershell, Office 365, DNS, DHCP, IIS, etc.
• Experience and knowledge of best practices regarding backup processes using backup appliances.
• Understanding of database technologies (MS SQL server).
• Ability to think and act independently but keep others informed as needed.
• Can implement small to medium projects on their own or within a team.
• Excellent skills in developing processes and procedures.
• Excellent oral communication skills.
• High energy and enthusiasm along with a high attention to detail.
• Must be a self-starter, highly motivated and possess a strong work ethic.
• Flexible and able to function in a hands-on” environment.

Desired Technical Support Experience and Qualifications

• Associates Degree in IT or equivalent experience.
• Windows MCITP/MCSA/MCSE, or VMware VCP is a bonus.
• At least 5 years’ experience as a systems administrator in a medium/large environment.
• Documentation skills for processes and procedures (creating KBs, runbooks, topology, etc.)

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