Systems Administrator

Working at Alger

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Alger provides ample training (see below) to employees and encourages employees to grow in their roles. This culture of continuous improvement is reflected by the fact that many Alger employees have worked at the firm for more than 10 years.

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Fred Alger & Company, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Job Title: Systems Administrator

Reports to (title): Vice President, Senior Systems & Security Engineer

Job Description:

The Systems Administrator will be responsible for supporting all users of the firm for all supported technologies. They will play a critical role as a member of the IT Infrastructure team, which manages all aspects of support, infrastructure and Information Security.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Perform on-site and remote support for end users firm wide
• Participate in hardware and software deployment initiatives
• Perform minor equipment repairs
• Participate in Office 365 related initiatives and issue resolution
• Troubleshoot technologies related to Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI).  E.g. Citrix, VMWare
• Take active role in managing ITSM and CMDB
• Member of Core Incident Response Team providing initial response to cybersecurity incidents
• Develop and maintain documentation of processes and components of infrastructure
• Assist in the development and implementation of technology training for users
• Assist in development and automation of business processes at Alger.

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate Degree in Information Technology related concentration or a combination of undergraduate degree with requisite training and experience
• Cumulative GPA of 3.0 in a 4.0 scale required
• 3 or more years of IT support related exper