Systems Administrator (South Seattle)

Systems Admin

A mid-side manufacturing firm in S. Seattle is looking to hire a skilled Systems Admin for a 6 month contract to hire opportunity. This role is paying between $35-40 an hour and is 100% onsite. The shift is 8a.m.-4:30p.m. This role does require some travel to Everett site at times to help with technical issues that arise. Some of the duties are below.

Support Information Technology requests and troubleshoot end-user computing & access issues via the Valence I.T. Help Ticket system.

Maintain and support End User personal computers (desktop & laptop), Operating Systems, Office 365 & commonly used applications, scanners & printers, office & mobile phones, and approved access to Valence applications and data.

Maintain and support Server (virtual/physical) infrastructure, including user/group administration, security permissions, group policies, print services, research event log warnings and errors, system resource monitoring, (light) SQL database administration, data back-up, and recovery; and assist in adding/refreshing server technologies & environments.

Maintain and support Network infrastructure, including internet & intranet connectivity, firewalls, routers, switches, and all network segments. Analyze network performance using network utilities to perform network/segment tuning to ensure secure and performant connectivity to internal and external systems, including 3rd party applications/public and government cloud environments.

Monitor Information Technology Performance Dashboard to prevent and/or minimize events impacting Valence business and end users. Management tools and respond to hardware issues as they arise; help build, test, and maintain new servers as needed.

Work with Valence IT, site, and 3rd party resources to execute IT-related projects across multiple regions/sites.

Skills: MFA products, vmware, Firewall, sonicwall, vsphere, Linux, Unix, Powershell

Top Skills Details: MFA products,vmware,Firewall,sonicwall,vsphere

Additional Skills & Qualifications:

3+ years of hands-on experience setting up domain users, reviewing group policies, managing OU permissions, and maintaining account and network passwords.

2+ years of hands-on experience managing and maintaining VMWare, vSphere, ESXi, resource pools, VMFS, and virtual switching.

2+ years of hands-on experience managing Firewall appliances such as SonicWall and Fortinet.

Must have hands-on experience with Office 365 administration and MFA products.

Must have hands-on experience with LAN/WAN technologies TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, NAT/PAT, VLANs

Must have good organization and documentation skills and the ability to prioritize work.

Must have proven capability to communicate (verbal/written) complex technical information to junior and senior levels in the organization.

Must have proven capabilities to prioritize and execute multiple tasks concurrently and effectively respond/participate in urgent scenarios impacting key business objectives.

A good understanding of PowerShell.

Familiarity with Linux/Unix is highly desirable.

Experience Level: Intermediate Level

We reserve the right to pay above or below the posted wage based on factors unrelated to sex, race, or any other protected classification.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. This temporary role may be eligible for the following:

Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Pay and Benefits: The pay range for this position is $36.00 - $40.00/hr.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.