IT Network​/Systems Administrator

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Direct‑hire position, hybrid: 4 days a week onsite in Upland.

We are looking for someone with 4 to 5 years of overall IT experience, including 2 to 3 years of escalating IT support experience and 1 to 2 years of System/Network Administration experience within a professional setting.

Salary is around $75k to $85k per year.

• Server Monitoring and Management:
  Monitor, secure, and maintain physical and virtual servers (Windows and Linux) on‑premises and in the cloud.
• Assist in regular security audits, vulnerability assessments, and patch management.
• Monitor server CPU and memory performance, troubleshoot issues, and optimize system efficiency.
• Create server documentation.
• Monitor and analyze storage and disk space utilization.
• Networking:
  Create and maintain network documentation.
• Rack and stack physical network equipment.
• Troubleshoot and clean up network rack equipment and cabling.
• Terminate, test, and tone structured network cabling.
• Troubleshoot and configure ISP connections and network configurations.
• Backup & Disaster Recovery Monitoring:
  Monitor data backups, ensuring all planned backups are successful.
• Assist with disaster‑recovery testing and planning.
• Active Directory Management:
  Monitor and maintain the Active Directory domain, including user accounts, groups, and permissions.
• Analyze and troubleshoot GPOs for security and system management.
• Security Monitoring:
  Monitor, analyze, and investigate security alerts from multiple platforms.
• Perform network and software vulnerability scanning.
• Identify server software vulnerabilities and assist with remediation.
• Reporting and Auditing:
  Utilize scripting and reporting tools to monitor, report on, and fecancy corrections to systems.
• Assist and perform several periodically planned audits to ensure compliance.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor's degree in information technology, computer science, related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Experience:
  
  1‑2 years of experience in IT systems administration with a technical background in all listed system administration areas.
• Hands‑on virtualization, networking (wiring, cabling, field cable, network rack), VPN, VLAN, IP schemas, and general IT support background.
• Patching experience and ability to follow company processes.
• Hands‑on Active Directory experience.
• Eager to learn, with sensitivity to customers and strong customer‑service orientation.
• Direct hire, hybrid work model (4 days on site in Upland).
• Skills:
  • Proficient in Windows server administration.
  • Familiar with Microsoft 365 suite.
  • Familiar with network switching, VLAN, VPN, IP schemas, and other network protocols.
  • Familiar with Microsoft Active Directory.
  • Experience with hypervisors and virtual server administration.
  • Experience with backup software.
  • Excellent problem‑solving, analytical, and decision‑making abilities.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Experience with network cabling, punch down, test, and tone.

• Seniority level:
  Mid‑Senior level
• Employment type:
  
  Full‑time
• Job function:
  Information Technology
• Industry: Software Development

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance.

For unincorporated Los Angeles county, to the extent our customers require a background check for certain positions, the company faces a significant risk to its business operations and reputation unless a review of criminal history is conducted for those specific job positions.