*We are unable to sponsor as this is a permanent Full time role*

*Will need to come into the office 2-3 days a week*

A prestigious company is looking for a Principal System Administrator. This admin will focus 85% on windows on prem operational support and troubleshooting. The other 15% will focus on Linux, Vmware, DNS, SCCM, Azure cloud, networking, Citrix, containerization, etc.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

• Bachelor's or technical degree in related field or equivalent experience
• 6+ years' experience in Infrastructure administration as it relates to the hardware and software components that align to technologies supported at the company.
• Experience maintaining Windows platform and 3rd party software to a n-2 operating level
• Experience administering an Windows environment
• Experience in a variety of data center operations roles as Mainframe/midrange system support roles
• Strong knowledge of midrange computing systems
• Experience in Microsoft Operating System; Windows & Unix (preferred)
• Knowledge of Microsoft Web Technologies
• Knowledge of 3-Tier Architecture
• Knowledge of Backup tools (BRMS, Tivoli and Backup Exec)
• Knowledge of Replication/HA Tools (Mimix, iTerra, DoubleTake)
• Knowledge of OS & PTF Upgrades using Image Catalogs
• Knowledge of Logical Partions and Performance Monitoring
• Knowledge of HMC/Hardware management console
• Knowledge of Databases (DB2) and CL Programing
• Knowledge of IBM's Client Access and the associated tools
• Experience in an environment supporting 300+ production Microsoft Windows Servers
• Experience providing administrative experience in an environment supporting Linux operating system
• Experience supporting VMware Virtual Infrastructures
• Experience supporting server hardware platforms such as: Cisco UCS, Dell, HP
• Experience using patch management solution such as Microsoft SCCM
• Experience supporting cloud infrastructures such as: Azure, AWS
• Experience supporting and tuning administration tools such as SolarWinds & MS SCOM
• Storage Admin
• Experience with infrastructure and storage theories, principles, and concepts
• Experience with the management of storage replication such as SRDF, SnapMirror, Replicate VM, or like solution
• Experience managing storage technologies for cloud, open stack, and big data environments
• Experience managing NAS, SAN, DAS, Fiber channel Switches, HBA's and other storage related equipment
• Experience in the implementation and management of the following storage vendors; IBM, NetApp, Tintri, EMC, Dell, CommVault, Symantec, Microsoft, and AWS
• Experience working with Infrastructure solutions such as Microsoft, AIX, server virtualization, IBM, Linux/Unix, Cisco, Palo Alto,
• Experience managing storage for disaster recovery and high availability architectures
• Experience in Cisco Networking & VOIP
• Knowledge of OSPF, IGRP, EIGRP, BGP's advanced features, VLAN's and Multi- layer switching
• Professional level understanding of Palo Alto Firewalls and Aruba wireless systems
• CCNP or equivalent is required
• Capability to understand Southern's application portfolio as well as how the different systems contribute to daily business operations
• SAP Opentext Admin
• Professional level experience with the following OpenText software modules including LiveLink Content Server, Archive Server, Workflow and Advanced Workflow, SAP Extended ECM, and SAP Data Archiving.
• Professional level experience supporting an Opentext landscape on a Microsoft Windows, Microsoft SQL database, and Microsoft Server environment
• Expertise in administering Opentext configurations including scan stations, networking, WORM technologies, and SAP data archiving
• Professional experience in managing availability and performance tuning of the Opentext software including underlying database and O/S
• Professional experience of change management processes of the Opentext application and technology components across the Opentext landscape
• Exposure to managing Opentext in the cloud