Systems Administrator (IT)

Core Responsibilities Virtualization and compute: Administer VMware ESXi/vCenter; HA/DRS, vMotion, patching, performance tuning, and lifecycle management. Storage: Manage HPE Nimble arrays (iSCSI, initiator groups/CHAP, MPIO/ALUA, snapshots/replication, InfoSight); integrate with vSphere. Backup & DR: Operate Veeam B&R (proxies, repositories/SOBR, immutability), policy design by SLA, GFS retention, SureBackup/test restores, recovery runbooks. Microsoft 365/Identity: Manage Exchange Online and mail flow (connectors, SPF/DKIM/DMARC, transport rules/anti-phish), Teams Phone (queues, auto attendants, number porting/E911), and Entra ID (Conditional Access, MFA/passwordless, app SSO, PIM). OS platforms: Windows Server and Linux administration; patching, configuration hardening, and performance troubleshooting. Network/Security: Basic switching/routing, VLANs, DHCP/DNS; FortiGate policy changes, VPNs, and FortiManager for standardization; collaborate with network team for campus resiliency. Operations: Monitoring, capacity planning, asset/license management, documentation/runbooks, change control, and vendor coordination (HPE, Microsoft, Fortinet, etc.). Ministry partnership: Work closely with Rock RMS and campus teams to deliver reliable services for weekend experiences and midweek ministry.