System Administrator – Expert

Job Overview

• Title: System Administrator – Expert
• Location: Wilmington, NC
• Work Mode: Hybrid (Onsite 1–3 days/week preferred)
• Employment Type: Contract (13 Months)
• Experience Required: 5+ years in enterprise systems administration across the required technologies
• Key Skills: VMware vSphere/ESXi, Windows Server, Active Directory, Cisco UCS, NetApp Storage, PowerShell

Role Summary

This role is responsible for supporting and maintaining enterprise infrastructure in a highly available production environment. You will administer Windows Server environments, VMware virtualization, Active Directory, Cisco UCS infrastructure, NetApp storage, endpoint management, disaster recovery, and cybersecurity initiatives. The position also involves infrastructure automation, performance optimization, incident response, and operational support for mission-critical business systems.

Core Skills Required

• VMware vSphere / ESXi Administration (5+ years)

• Windows Server Administration (2019/2022) (5+ years)

• Microsoft Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS & DHCP (5+ years)

• Cisco UCS Compute Infrastructure (5+ years)

• NetApp Storage Administration (5+ years)

• SCCM / MECM & Endpoint Management (5+ years)

• PowerShell & PowerCLI Automation (5+ years)

• Enterprise Backup & Disaster Recovery (5+ years)

• Vulnerability Management & Security Patching (5+ years)

• Endpoint Protection & Enterprise Encryption (5+ years)

• Microsoft Clustering & High Availability (5+ years)

• Identity & Authentication Services (MFA, PKI, LDAP) (5+ years)

• Enterprise Virtualization & VDI Support (5+ years)

• Infrastructure Monitoring & Performance Tuning (5+ years)

• Incident Response & Root Cause Analysis (5+ years)

• Enterprise Networking Fundamentals (TCP/IP, VLANs, Routing, Switching, Firewalls) (5+ years)

• Technical Documentation & Change Management (5+ years)