Manager / System Administrator - REMOTE East or Central Time zone

Connection has a fantastic opportunity through our Technical Staffing division for a Systems Administrator /Manager.  The Sys admin Manager oversees the systems administration team, ensuring reliable, secure operation of all in-house and cloud-based IT infrastructure. This role manages team scheduling, resource allocation, system security, network performance, and implements IT strategies set by senior leadership.

• Manage Sysadmin team operations, scheduling, evaluations, and resource allocation.
• Lead system and network projects from initiation to completion.
• Maintain and enforce IT policies, procedures, security controls, disaster recovery, and user access.
• Oversee network hardware, performance monitoring, upgrades, and asset management.
• Manage OS, BIOS, application patching, configuration scripting, and SaaS administration.
• Conduct risk assessments, audits, HIPAA compliance activities, backups, and recovery validation.
• Work with vendors and third parties on network products, services, and security improvements.
• Lead incident response, security training initiatives, and certificate lifecycle management.
• Support IT roadmap development aligned with organizational goals.
• Research and recommend new technologies, protocols, and standards.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years in systems or project management; Microsoft/VMware certifications preferred.
• Strong hardware troubleshooting, networking knowledge, and understanding of HIPAA.
• Excellent problem-solving, prioritization, communication, and customer-service skills.
• Ability to work in fast-paced, collaborative environments with high attention to detail.

Technical Environment

• SQL Server, MySQL; LDAP, DHCP, DNS, iSCSI, HTTPS/TLS, SMTP, SNMP
• Entra, OKTA, Microsoft 365 (Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive)
• Fortinet, Mimecast, Windows Defender for Endpoint
• Monitoring: PRTG, Pingdom, PagerDuty
• OS: Windows 11, Windows Server 2019, VMware ESXi, Linux
• Platforms: Office 365, IIS, Intune, Confluence, WordPress
• CI/CD: TeamCity, Octopus Deploy.