IT Server Administrator II

Woodward’s Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Commitment

At Woodward, no matter where you are from, your physical appearance, or how you identify, you deserve the opportunity to reach your greatest potential.  We are on a journey to achieve this as an organization and want to work closely with our members to set the right path.

We humbly acknowledge this will be an imperfect journey.  Yet, we are steadfastly committed to embracing the power of diverse people, perspectives and experiences for our current members, attracting the best talent across our communities, and creating an inclusive and rewarding workplace for all.

Woodward supports our members’ wellbeing and regularly benchmarks with other companies in our industry to offer an extensive Total Reward package for this position. Salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. 

• Estimated annual base pay:  $99,400 - $124,200 ($59/ hourly) midpoint) - $149,000 ($71.63 USD Hourly)

•  All members included in cash bonus opportunity

• 401(k) match (4.5%)

  • Annual Woodward stock contribution (5%)

  • Tuition reimbursement and Training/Professional Development opportunities for all members  

• 12 paid holidays, including floating holidays 

• Industry leading medical, dental, and vision Insurance upon date of hire

• Vacation / Sick Time / Vacation Buy-up / Short Term Disability / Bereavement leave 

• Paid parental leave

• Adoption Assistance  

• Employee Assistance Program, including mental health benefits 

• Member Life & AD&D / Long Term Disability / Member Optional Life 

• Member referral bonus 

• Spouse / Child Optional Life / Optional AD&D / Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible             Spending 

• Voluntary benefits, including:  

• Home / Auto Insurance discounts 

• Whole Life Insurance / Critical Illness Insurance / Legal Assistance / Military Leave 

 Are you ready to make your mark? The Server Administrator 2 reports to the IT Infrastructure leader. This position is responsible for the monitoring, installation, maintenance, support and overall operational stability of our server and storage infrastructure to allow user access to local-site and enterprise applications. Also specializing in more critical services, virtualization, domain level items, and/or storage/replication/data recovery systems. The level 2 administrator typically works with little to no supervision.

What You Will Be Doing 

• Deploying and managing Windows servers in the cloud and on-premise, including configuring virtual machines, storage, networking, and security.

• Managing and administering Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, user management, patching and backups.

• Troubleshooting server issues, diagnosing and resolving hardware and software problems, and performing root cause analysis.

• Staying up-to-date with the latest trends and technologies in cloud and server administration.

• Design and implement server and storage solutions to meet the needs of the global organization for available, secure and optimized access to enterprise applications.   Develo and document  standard operating procedures and best practices

• Install and maintain packaged application software as required. Assist internal development projects at local site and enterprise wide, and attend/participate in internal local/enterprise project meetings.

• Troubleshoot and resolve hardware and software problems. Assist with enterprise-level issues as required. Provide 1st/2nd level of server system support by addressing issues, questions, and problems.

• Will be on-call for after-hours issues every 7-8 weeks. Needs to be available for maintenance and implementation work during Sunday planned downtime windows as required.

What We Are Looking For 

• Bachelor Degree or trade school certifications preferred

•    5+ years Experience with server and/or storage with global responsibilities required

•   5+ year Experience with installation, trouble-shooting and support of an enterprise system hardware/software infrastructure required

• Experience in a global, collaborativ