Connect Search LLC Looking for IT Systems Engineer/Administrator at Aurora, IL Full Time

Lead IT Systems Engineer/Administrator

3-6 month contract to Hire-

Must be local W2 only- no third parties, C2C or Sponsorships

POSITION SUMMARY

seeking a self-motivated individual with a can-do attitude that has 5+ years experience in a hands-on Systems Administrator role. This position is based at our Aurora, IL office. No telecommuting. Occasional / rare travel.

Responsibilities:

• Lead desktop and field helpdesk efforts.
• Make sure workstations and applications work well in the field and home office.
• Maintain and configure our computers, servers, and virtual environment.
• Manage Active Directory and other accounts.
• Manage hardware devices including firewalls and phone system.
• Manage vendors and purchasing.
• Install and upgrade software. Ensure computers are up to date.
• Troubleshoot problems. Prioritize, assess impact, and resolve.
• Manage backup operations and implement appropriate processes for data protection, disaster recovery and failover.
• Be a go-to technical resource for the company.
• Create documentation and conduct training for end users.

Qualifications:

• Helpful demeanor. Desire to help and interact with users above all else.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in CS, IT, or SysAdmin field.
• 5+ years experience building servers, datacenters, and virtual environments.
• Experience with Microsoft products: Server 2016/2019, Win 10, Office 365.
• Experience with virtualization products: VMware, Veeam.
• Experience with database products: MySQL.
• History working with cabling, patch panels, punch downs, Ethernet, racks, air conditioning, power.
• Desire to engage users – help, teach, train, share best practices.
• Ability to develop and communicate IT strategy and plans.
• Is accustomed to the always available nature of small business IT in a 24/7 service organization.
• Can handle fixing “anything that is plugged in”.

Plus:

• Experience coding (PHP / MySQL / JavaScript / HTML / CSS) is a plus.

Title will be Systems Engineer.

• Helpdesk
• Phone support
• Installations
• Servers
• Hardware
• Datacenters
• Printers
• Networking
• VLANs
• Phone Systems
• Firewalls

Keys here…

• Self-starter, independent go-getter
• Has built production systems
• Has configured firewalls and set up VPN tunnels
• Has configured phone systems
• Attention to detail and organization
• Project management
• Occasional / rare travel