Junior Systems Administrator
Helios TechnologiesAbout the role
Job Details
Job Location Schultes Precision - Buffalo Grove, ILPosition Type Full TimeEducation Level 4 Year Degree (Bachelors)Salary Range $70000.00 - $80000.00 Salary/yearTravel Percentage NegligibleJob Shift DayJob Category Information TechnologyDescription
Incentives:
401K: 100% Matching 6%
Tuition Reimbursement: 100% of In-State Accredited Approved Program
Health, Dental, and Vision: Extremely affordable and robust health benefits.
ESPP (Employee Stock Purchase Plan): 15% discount on purchased stock at the lowest price of the quarter.
Job Summary:
We are seeking a technically skilled and motivated Junior System Administrator to support and maintain our IT infrastructure across physical, virtual, and cloud environments. This role is ideal for candidates with 1–3 years of experience in Windows system administration and end-user support. The successful candidate will assist in provisioning and deprovisioning systems, resolving technical issues, managing Active Directory, maintaining server and endpoint performance, and supporting key infrastructure tools such as SCCM, Intune, and VMware.
In this hands-on role, you will work on a variety of tasks including system patching, software deployments, backups, network troubleshooting, user account administration, and documentation. You’ll also contribute to IT initiatives and help ensure compliance with internal security policies and regulatory frameworks like CMMC. A foundational understanding of networking, system security, and virtualization is essential, along with a customer-focused attitude and a proactive approach to system monitoring and maintenance.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to deepen their IT expertise in a fast-paced, production-focused environment while supporting both on-prem and cloud-based systems.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Provisioning new users and systems (email, accounts, equipment) as well as deprovisioning.
- Assist in providing computer/network support relating to software and hardware problems reported by users
- Performing routine audits of systems and software.
- Maintain inventory of hardware and software assets and licensing compliance.
- Install new software applications or hardware coordinating third parties when necessary
- Performing backups and testing recovery.
- Create end user training for common IT tasks.
- Applying operating system updates, patches, and configuration changes to servers.
- Installing and configuring new server hardware and software.
- Monitor systems and endpoints using monitoring tools and respond to alerts proactively.
- Maintain and troubleshoot printers, scanners, and other peripheral devices.
- Assist in deploying IT infrastructure upgrades or department initiatives.
- Administration and routine maintenance for critical core services such as MS SQL server, Domain Servers.
- Adding, removing, or updating user account information and group memberships, resetting passwords, etc.
- Answering technical queries by users.
- Responsibility for security of network and server systems.
- Responsibility for documenting the configuration of the network systems and servers.
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