Systems Administrator II

Enterprise, wholesale and government customers buy Ethernet, wavelength and dark fiber services. We run a fiber backbone of over 20,000 route miles, plus data centers and network operations centers. Our longest-tenured lineman has been here 31 years.

Job summary

The Systems Administrator II keeps our on-premises and Microsoft 365 environment patched, backed up and documented. Remote, with occasional travel to Dublin (a few times a year).

Responsibilities

• Run monthly patching cycles with WSUS, SCCM/MECM or Ansible
• Monitor backups in Veeam, Commvault or Rubrik and test restores quarterly
• Own Microsoft 365 and Entra ID administration, including Exchange Online and conditional access
• Administer Windows Server 2019/2022 and RHEL or Ubuntu servers
• Handle escalations from the help desk and close them with documentation
• Plan and perform after-hours maintenance windows
• Set up monitoring in PRTG, Zabbix, SolarWinds or LogicMonitor

Qualifications

• 3+ years of systems administration experience
• Working knowledge of Linux administration
• Familiarity with backup and disaster recovery tools and practices
• PowerShell scripting
• Ability to take part in on-call coverage
• Microsoft 365 administration experience
• Experience with VMware or Hyper-V

Nice to have

• ITIL Foundation
• Ansible or Terraform
• Experience in a regulated or audited environment
• Exposure to Azure or AWS infrastructure

What we offer

• Health savings account (HSA) with employer contribution
• 401(k) with 4% match
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• Employee discount
• 401(k) with a 100% match up to 5%
• Health, dental and vision coverage starting on day one
• Short- and long-term disability

We are an equal opportunity employer. If you need an accommodation during the application process, let us know.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Start: Within 30 days.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Caskway Communications Ltd.