Administrator, IT Systems

Practice Group / Department:

IT Data Center Operations

Job Description

We are a global law firm with a powerful strategic focus and real momentum. Our industry-focused strategy is seeing us take on pioneering work in places that others have yet to reach. Our shared values define our culture and our workplace. You will find us to be unusually collegial, team-oriented, and ready to innovate. We work seamlessly across practices, offices and around the world. This elimination of boundaries has allowed us to evolve into a law firm that works as hard for its culture as it does for its clients.

The IT Systems Administrator is responsible for implementation, maintenance, and disaster recovery protection of Windows servers, Azure Virtual Machines and Azure platform-as-a-service components. This role is a “hands-on”, technical position with direct system administration functions. This role also maintains Disaster Recovery documentation including program documents and scenario-based recovery playbooks.

Additional responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Research, install, configure, troubleshoot, maintain and upgrade platforms and software
• Provide recommendations and technical assistance in evaluating new systems
• Engage in IT Projects to ensure disaster recovery and availability integral to system architecture
• Work directly and with other Team members on backup and availability configuration
• Responsible for level 3 support and troubleshooting of assigned applications
• Monitor the health of various systems and respond to alerts that may be warnings of pending critical issues
• Assist in evaluating the business relevance and requirements of applications and upgrades under consideration

Other duties

Please note this job description does not cover or contain all activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Qualification and experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or commensurate experience
• Experience with Azure cloud services, including IaaS and PaaS components
• Knowledge of disaster recovery planning and implementation
• Proficiency in Windows Server Administration
• Critical thinker with excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
• Team player with great interpersonal skills
• Strong writing skills for policy and process documents
• No license or certification is required for the position

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