Systems Administrator

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The State of Oklahoma has an excellent benefits package including three (3) weeks of vacation, employee retirement and health benefit plans. Position open until filled. Criminal background check required.  Submit resume and cover letter with salary requirements and availability date via email with “Systems Administrator” in message title to opportunities@oscn.net.  http://www.oscn.net

The Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) is seeking a self-motivated person to join the organization as a Systems Administrator.  The Systems Administrator should possess the skills necessary to support the activities related to the installation, implementation, administration, maintenance, security and documentation of infrastructure server systems, storage systems and enterprise infrastructure applications in accordance with established procedures and policies.

Responsibilities will include (but not limited to) the following:
• Plans, designs, implements and documents data center systems, including servers, storage systems, operating systems and software applications.
• Installs and maintains infrastructure server hardware, including rack-mount and blade system server hardware.
• Installs and maintains highly-available MS Exchange corporate email infrastructure.
• Installs and maintains highly-available MS SharePoint / Project Server farm according to MS best practices and user requirements.
• Installs and maintains corporate mobile device connectivity via Blackberry Enterprise Server.
• Integrates SharePoint / PWA installation with related external applications, including Active Directory and Exchange.
• Installs and maintains infrastructure storage hardware, including enterprise-class and modular disk-based storage systems.
• Installs and maintains infrastructure storage network environment, including cable plant, SAN fabric switches, and HBA’s.
• Installs and maintains MS Active Directory environment, including management of domain controller infrastructure, computer and user account/group objects, Group Policy objects, replication and schema
• Provides primary or secondary support, as assigned, for infrastructure and end-user applications served from the data center.
• Installs new software releases, patches and updates.
• Makes recommendations for equipment and service purchases, working with vendors to facilitate procurement.
• Along with networking team, responsible for the data center cabling plant, both copper and fiber.
• Responsible for health and maintenance of data center environment, including monitoring power and cooling systems.
• Monitors system performance and capacity.
• Maintains system documentation.
• Performs other duties as required

Job Requirements:
• Strong knowledge of server and storage hardware
• Strong knowledge of current Windows server and client operating systems
• Strong knowledge of current MS Exchange technologies
• Strong knowledge of Blackberry Enterprise Server platform
• Strong knowledge of current MS SharePoint and related technologies, including planning, deployment, monitoring and tuning of SharePoint Portal Server and Windows SharePoint Services
• Working knowledge of MS Project Server and MS Project Portfolio Server
• Strong knowledge of HTML and client-side scripting
• Strong knowledge of current MS SQL server technologies
• Strong knowledge of Windows Active Directory
• Strong knowledge of Windows-based infrastructure technologies, including file and print services, NTFS share and folder permissions, terminal services, failover and load-balancing clustering services, IIS, DNS, DHCP, etc.
• Strong knowledge of MS System Center applications
• Strong knowledge of Storage Area Network technologies, including HBA’s, fiber cabling, zoning, and SAN switch management
• Strong knowledge of current data center technologies, including blade server hardware, operating system virtualization (both software and hardware based), application virtualization and high-availability/clustering
• Strong knowledge of TCP/IP LAN technologies
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
• Working knowledge of data cabling standards
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong troubleshooting skills
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational and documentation skills
• Ability to work as part of a team as well as independently, when required
• Ability to prioritize tasks and work in a fast-paced environment

Education / Experience:
• At least four (4) years of work experience in system administration
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Information Systems or related technical field preferred
• Equivalent related work experience may be substituted for education requirement
• Current MCSA/MCSE/MCTS/MCITP preferred

The Oklahoma Supreme Court is an Equal Opportunity Employer