Senior Systems Administrator

Additional Considerations (if any):

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At Hy-Vee our people are our strength. We promise “a helpful smile in every aisle” and those smiles can only come from a workforce that is fully engaged and committed to supporting our customers and each other.

Job Description:

Job Title: Senior Systems Administrator

Department: IT

FLSA: Salary

General Function: The Systems Administration team is responsible for the IT server and computer system infrastructure across the enterprise including Hy-Vee’s retail, corporate, subsidiary, distribution, and manufacturing facilities.  The ideal candidate will excel at obtaining results in a fast-paced environment, have excellent problem solving and communication skills, and can connect technology to real-world business challenges.

Responsibilities:

• Administers and maintains Windows servers operating on physical infrastructure or VMware and Hyper-V hypervisors.  
• Maintains highly available solutions for on-premises datacenter workloads.  
• Encourages automation by leveraging PowerShell and or other scripting languages.
• Administers and maintains storage, backups, and replication. 
• Creates and maintains technical documentation stored within the team's knowledge base. 

Qualifications:

• Extensive experience administering Windows Server technologies (Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, DFS, Clustering, PKI) 
• Extensive experience with VMware or Hyper-V hypervisors
• Extensive experience with enterprise datacenter storage and compute technologies such as Pure Storage, NetApp, Cisco UCS, and Fiber Channel.  
• Experience with troubleshooting applications and preventative maintenance. 
• Understanding of monitoring tools such as NAGIOS.
• Understanding of the network stack.
• Experience with automation tools such as Ansible, PowerShell, or other scripting languages.
• Resourcefulness and problem-solving aptitude.
• Familiarity with AI tools such as Claude or ChatGPT 

Education and Experience:

• A degree in MIS, Computer Science, or equivalent technical field from an accredited university or equivalent work experience (5+ years) is required.

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Physical Requirements

• Must be physically able to perform sedentary work: exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.
• Visual requirements include clarity of vision at 20 inches or less up to 20 feet or more with or without correction; and color vision.
• Must be able to perform the following physical activities: Fingering, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions.

Equipment Used to Perform Job:

Servers, PCs, Microsoft Office applications, Microsoft BackOffice applications, Redhat Linux, virtualization, 3rd party applications, printers, modems, and telephone.

Financial Responsibility:

None

Contacts:

Has daily contact with Support Center staff and limited contact with suppliers/vendors.

Confidentiality:

Has access to confidential information.

About Hy-Vee, Inc.

Hy-Vee, Inc. is an employee-owned corporation operating more than 270 retail stores across eight Midwestern states with sales of $12 billion annually. The