Systems Administrator III, VMware

Third-party administration is the other half of the business, processing self-funded health claims. Employee benefits clients use us for group health, dental, vision and life plans. Continuing education credits are tracked and reimbursed.

Our team is growing and we are hiring a Systems Administrator III, VMware. Sysadmin role for someone who likes scripting the boring parts and fixing root causes instead of rebooting. Our operations team supports about 120 servers across two data centres and Azure. Expect a mix of projects and tickets. This is a long-term contractor role, paid monthly in USD. Core hours are 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM UK time.

Job duties

• Handle escalations from the help desk and close them with documentation.
• Monitor backups in Veeam, Commvault or Rubrik and test restores quarterly.
• Manage VMware vSphere or Hyper-V clusters, including host patching and capacity.
• Own Microsoft 365 and Entra ID administration, including Exchange Online and conditional access.
• Work with security on vulnerability remediation and hardening.
• Keep server inventory, network diagrams and runbooks current.
• Set up monitoring in PRTG, Zabbix, SolarWinds or LogicMonitor.

About you

• 5+ years of systems administration experience.
• Understanding of VLANs, DNS, DHCP and firewall basics.
• Willingness to work occasional evenings and weekends for maintenance.
• Experience with VMware or Hyper-V.
• Working knowledge of Linux administration.

Compensation and benefits

Rate: $21.50 - $26.00/hr

• Paid in USD.
• Monthly internet allowance.
• Monthly payments via wire transfer or Wise.
• Flexible hours.

Please mention your notice period and expected salary.

Duration: 3 months. Start: Within 30 days.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at JD Insurance Services.