Systems Administrator

About us

From the Durham office, we cover clients within about a two-hour drive and support remote sites through RMM tools. Based in Durham, Lorimer Managed Services also runs a small colocation rack for clients who want local backups. Lunch is usually whatever is closest to the client site.

About the role

We are adding headcount to this team, so this is a new seat. Lorimer Managed Services needs another Systems Administrator to run and maintain our Windows and Linux servers, virtualization hosts and backups. Our team is spread across 20 countries. Headquarters is in Durham. This is a long-term contractor role, paid monthly in USD. You will need at least 4 hours of overlap with US Eastern time.

In your first few months you will

• Plan and perform after-hours maintenance windows.
• Own Microsoft 365 and Entra ID administration, including Exchange Online and conditional access.
• Renew and install SSL/TLS certificates before they expire.
• Administer Windows Server 2019/2022 and RHEL or Ubuntu servers.
• Keep server inventory, network diagrams and runbooks current.
• Automate routine tasks with PowerShell and Bash.

What you bring

• 2-4 years of systems administration experience.
• Working knowledge of Linux administration.
• Microsoft 365 administration experience.
• Experience with VMware or Hyper-V.

Nice to have

• Exposure to Azure or AWS infrastructure.
• ITIL Foundation.

What we offer

Salary: $2,200 - $2,800 monthly

• Monthly payments via wire transfer or Wise.
• Flexible hours.

Duration: 12 months. Start: Flexible.

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