Systems Administrator

The Town of Henrietta is looking to fill the position of full-time Systems Administrator.

General Description:  This is a technical position responsible for planning and coordinating the installation, testing, operation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of hardware and software systems, including desktop computers, servers, network equipment, and software.

Special Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist in the planning and implementation of various computer systems and technologies.
• Assists with the coordination of the purchase, implementation, and installation of agreed solutions.
• Assist with developing scripts to automate tasks and remotely manage servers and other networked systems.
• Manage user account information and access privileges for major applications and networked systems using Active Directory, Microsoft 365 admin centers and various administration consoles.
• Manage and maintain network servers, switches, firewalls and security appliances.
• Performs routine audits of desktop and laptop computers to plan for hardware and software upgrades.
• Triage Tier 2 helpdesk tickets and provide technical support to end users.
• Develop expertise to train staff on new technologies.
• Ensure that backups and disaster recovery procedures are maintained, functional and undergo regular testing.

Other Knowledge, Skills, and abilities:

• Experience with supporting virtualization environments, including VMware vSphere and Hyper-V.
• Experience with VMware Horizon, VDI, and thin clients.
• Understanding of basic networking administration such as network switch administration (VLANS, routing, QOS), WIFI maintenance (troubleshooting and replacing units) and Firewall management and configuration (SonicWALL/Fortinet).
• Understanding of server administration including Active directory administration, Group Policy management, Windows updates and deployment tools (WSUS, WDS and MDT).
• Experience with RAID configurations and storage technologies such as SAN and NAS equipment.
• Some programming\scripting experience in python, PowerShell or Bash.
• Experience with Microsoft O365 and Exchange online services.
• Familiarity with various operating systems and platforms.
• Experience with databases and SQL a plus
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Minimum Qualifications:

Graduation from high school or possession of an equivalency diploma, plus EITHER:

1. Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with an Associate’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or any Information Technology related field, plus five (5) years of paid full-time or its part-time equivalent experience in Systems Administration*;

OR,

1. Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Bachelor's degree as defined in (A) above, plus three (3) years paid full time or its part time equivalent experience in Systems Administration*;

 OR,

1. Seven (7) years of paid full-time or its part-time equivalent experience in Systems Administration*;

OR,

1. An equivalent combination of education and experience as defined by the limits of (A), (B), or (C) above.

Civil Service Classification

Competitive

Pay Rate: $31.00/hour

Resumes may be sent to jobs@henrietta.org