Job title: Senior System Administrator/Server Admin
Location: El Segundo Refinery, CA (full-time onsite)
Job description and Skill Requirements:
•Write and maintain PowerShell scripts as necessary to automate system maintenance and monitoring. Advanced PowerShell experience is required.
•Build, administering, and maintain a Windows-based network with both physical and virtual servers.
•Administer a Microsoft Active Directory domain and group policies
•Experience deploying, troubleshooting, and supporting Microsoft Windows 2012R2 / 2016 / 2019 servers (IaaS), in single-server or clustered virtual and physical configurations
•Installs, configures, and troubleshoots group policy and administrative templates
•Familiarity with Active Directory, Network Services (IP, DHCP, DNS, and WINS), group policy object (GPO) management, and similar directory and authentication technologies
•Advanced Enterprise VMware vSphere ESXi and vCenter v5 and v6 experience
•Implement 3rd party tools and scripts to increase reliability and enhance efficiencies
•Plan, deploying, and documenting new servers, devices, and services
•Windows server patch and critical update management using patch management software
•Experience providing design, testing and implementation support for and participation in internally-driven platform deployment or lifecycle projects, and/or customer-facing projects
•Demonstrated application of strong analytical and problem-solving skills to help the team identify, communicate, and resolve issues
•Strong oral and written communication skills
•Server hardware configuration and troubleshooting
•Hyperconverged solutions
•Server performance tuning and monitoring
•Documentation
•Server security hardening
•Experience in a Process Control Environment (PCN) is desired
•Experience with vulnerability scanners and IRM processes
•Installation, configuration, and troubleshooting of server based applications and technologies to include Microsoft, Active Directory Services, DNS, SSL, XML, ASP.NET
•Making sure the MS Windows platform meets or exceeds organization goals for security, availability, capacity, efficiency, scalability and performance.
•Strong demonstrated skills in time management, problem-solving, teamwork, and customer engagement
•Strong oral and written communication skills
•10 Years' Experience Desired Application and Infrastructure Experience: o Tenable Nessus Vulnerability Scanner o Qradar/Splunk o Ivanti Shavlik Patch Management o SolarWinds o Symantec o McAfee o Cisco Hyperflex Hyperconverged solutions o Dell FX2 Hyperconverged solutions o VMware Vsan o Experience with other automation utilizing Ansible, JSON, YAML, or Python o Understanding of Agile methodologies / SAFe framework; experience with Microsoft ADO or VSTS ESE