Systems Administrator
$105,000–$145,000 year
On-siteGlendale, California, United States or Glendale, Ontario, Canada
Job Summary
Proactively identify operational risks, recommend solutions, and implement platform rollouts, upgrades, and migrations across Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, identity, endpoints, and security tools. Administer Entra ID, Active Directory, Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint, and endpoint management including patching, remote support, and EDR monitoring on Windows and macOS. Troubleshoot complex incidents involving authentication, mail flow, connectivity, and vendor integrations to identify root causes and create durable fixes. Utilize PowerShell for automation of recurring administration, reporting, and cleanup while maintaining documentation and testing protocols. Periodically support managed networking infrastructure, including switches, firewalls, Wi-Fi, and DNS, alongside maintaining onsite server storage, automated backups, and Azure/AWS recovery testing.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience
- 4+ years of hands-on systems administration or infrastructure operations experience in a production business environment
- Practical experience administering Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Entra ID, Active Directory, identities, permissions, licenses, mailboxes, groups, and shared resources
- Experience administering endpoint management, patching, EDR or antivirus, encryption, monitoring, and remote support tools across Windows and macOS devices
- Strong cross-system troubleshooting skills and experience implementing technology changes, coordinating vendors, validating results, and documenting completed work
- Demonstrated networking fundamentals and practical troubleshooting experience with TCP/IP, managed switches, VLAN tagging and trunk ports, routing, firewalls, VPNs, Wi-Fi, DNS, and DHCP
- Familiarity with Azure administration and Azure Site Recovery or a comparable recovery platform
- Working knowledge of AWS, public DNS, certificates, automated backup and restore processes, and basic recovery testing
- Working PowerShell skills
- Clear communication
- Practical documentation habits
- Sound judgment
- Comfort operating in an evolving organization with changing priorities and responsibilities
Desired Qualifications
- Direct experience with Azure Site Recovery, Recovery Services vaults, replication policies, recovery plans, test failovers, and failback
- Hands-on Cisco or Fortinet experience and experience supporting managed networks or infrastructure across multiple sites
- Experience with Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace coexistence
- Experience with endpoint, security, or monitoring tools such as CrowdStrike, Datadog, NinjaOne, or PDQ
- Relevant Azure or AWS certifications
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