System Administrator (Remote)

Position Description:

System Administrator - Virtual Infrastructure is responsible for effective provisioning, installation/configuration, operation, and maintenance of systems hardware, software and related infrastructure, including participation in technical research and development to enable continuing innovation within the infrastructure. Deploy release of new technologies as well as design, install, configure, maintain and integrate system testing performance of server operating systems, related utilities and hardware.

This role can be located at any CGI office in the U.S. however, preferred location is Tempe, AZ.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

Key Responsibilities:
System Administration and Provisioning• Engineering of Virtual Infrastructure systems solutions for various project and operational needs• Install new / rebuild existing servers and configure hardware, peripherals, services, settings, directories, storage, etc. in accordance with standards and project/operational requirements• Research and recommend innovative, and where possible automated approaches for system administration tasks
Operations and Support• Perform daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of hardware, server resources, systems and key processes, reviewing system and application logs, and verifying completion of scheduled jobs such as backups• Investigate, troubleshoot, repair and recover from hardware or software failures• Carrying a cell phone and being on-call on a rotational basis
Maintenance• Apply firmware and OS patches and upgrades on a regular basis, and upgrade administrative tools and utilities• Maintain operational, configuration, or other procedures• Perform periodic performance reporting and ongoing performance tuning• Maintain data center environmental and monitoring equipment
General Duties & Responsibilities:• Installs, maintains and upgrades internal computer hardware and software systems used for designing and developing company products.• On-Boarding and Off-Boarding of new and old Clients into and from the Cloud Environment following proper procedures.• Proposes and implements system enhancements that will improve reliability and performance of system.• Monitors usage and performance.• Trains personnel on system usage.• Troubleshoots server, software and hardware issues.• Assists with recommending, scheduling and implementing system hardware and/or software upgrades or repairs.• Researches, evaluates and recommends software and hardware products. • Provides new hardware specifications to users based on application needs and anticipated growth.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:
• Strong understanding of VMware vCenter installation, configuration, upgrading, and troubleshooting.• Strong understanding of VMware vCloud Director installation, configuration, Upgrading, and troubleshooting.• Strong understanding of Cisco UCS Installation, configuration, upgrading, and troubleshooting.• Understanding of network routing and firewall requirements• Develop and implement automated solutions to support operational and SLA objectives. • Respond quickly and effectively to VMware issues and outages.• Responds quickly and effectively to Cisco UCS issues and outages.• Strong documentation skills along with the ability to train junior level personnel on day to day Virtual Infrastructure tasks.• Provide recommendations to improve design and reduce cost• Creation of reports for both clients and management• Participate in 24x7 on-call rotations for Virtual Infrastructure support• Provide technical leadership to more junior team members• Has experience working in a large VMware and Cisco UCS environments with formal change management practices.• Experience with Remedy & IPSoft preferred• Must be detail-oriented with good organization skills.• Excellent troubleshooting skills.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Ability to learn quickly and work independently• Strong verbal and written communication skills• Professional and ethical at all times• Energy, initiative, and a positive attitude• Must be willing to successfully complete any and all CGI/client specific background & security checks.• Working knowledge of MS Office products (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Visio, SharePoint)• Strong documentation skills along with the ability to train junior level personnel• Desire to expand responsibilities beyond initially defined job responsibilities to support emerging needs within the organization• Ability to effectively aggregate, organize, and present information • Pragmatic ability to balance process compliance, quality, innovation, and expedience• Exceptional collaboration, negotiation, and interpersonal skills• Ability to lead through influence• Ability to be effective in a fast-paced, quickly changing environment• Works well under pressure• Agile & DevOps Concepts • Experience with ITIL v3 preferred

Est. Salary Range (Colorado Only): $95,000-$110,000*

*Disclaimer: In accordance with Colorado's Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, effective January 1, 2021, a good faith hourly or base salary range must be posted for all positions where the work may be performed in the state of Colorado. Therefore, this good faith salary range will only apply where this described position will be performed in the state, and should not be considered the compensation range in other locations or for other positions.

At CGI we call our professionals "members" to reinforce that all who join our team are, as owners, empowered to participate in the challenges and rewards that come from building a world-class company. CGI's benefits include:• Competitive base salaries • Eligibility to participate in an attractive Share Purchase Plan (SPP) in which the company matches dollar-for-dollar contributions made by eligible employees, up to a maximum, for their job category • 401(k) Plan and Profit Participation for eligible members • Generous holidays, vacation, and sick leave plans • Comprehensive insurance plans that include, among other benefits, medical, dental, vision, life, disability, out-of-county emergency coverage in all countries of employment; • Back-up child care, Pet insurance, a Member Assistance Program, a 529 college savings program, a personal financial management tool, lifestyle management programs and more

Skills:

• Cisco
• Cloud Computing
• Detail-oriented
• Firewalls
• Network
• Process coordination
• Python
• Remedy

What you can expect from us:

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