What are the responsibilities and job description for the System Administrator position at Goodwill of Central and Northern Arizona?
2626 W Beryl Ave Phoenix Arizona, 85021,
Position Description:
Provides technical expertise in the analysis, design, and implementation of servers and applications for Goodwill of Central and Northern Arizona (GCNA) and its affiliated entities. Responsible for the maintenance, configuration, and reliability of computer systems and servers.
This position is based out of the Phoenix, Arizona office and works on-site.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Goodwill of Central and Northern Arizona is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified individuals seeking employment are considered without regard to race (including traits associated with race, e.g., hairstyles), color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and related conditions, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, disability, military status, age, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state and local fair employment practice laws.
Individuals with a disability may be entitled to a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act and/or state or local laws. Please contact Goodwill of Central and Northern Arizona at 1-833-624-0920 option 6 or leaves@goodwillaz.org if you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act.
For questions about your application or employment with Goodwill of Central and Northern Arizona, please contact our Candidate Support Line at 1-833-624-0920, option 5.
PHISHING SCAM WARNING: Goodwill of Central and Northern Arizona/Goodwill Industries of Monocacy Valley, Inc. (“GCNA/GIMV”) are among several companies recently made aware of a phishing scam involving con artists posing as hiring managers recruiting via email, text and social media. The imposters are creating misleading email accounts, conducting remote “interviews,” and making artificial job offers in order to collect personal and financial information from unsuspecting individuals. Please note that GCNA/GIMV only use company email addresses, which contain “@goodwillaz.org” or @gimv.org”, to communicate with candidates via email. The company also uses secure tools on our website to receive data from applicants and would never ask them to submit their personal banking information to apply for an open job. If you are contacted by someone about an open job at GCNA/GIMV, please verify the domain of the sender’s email address and that they are asking you to apply on this website. If you believe you have been a victim of a phishing scam, please visit the Department of Homeland Security’s Cyber Smart website (https://www.cisa.gov/be-cyber-smart/campaign) to learn how to report it.
Position Description:
Provides technical expertise in the analysis, design, and implementation of servers and applications for Goodwill of Central and Northern Arizona (GCNA) and its affiliated entities. Responsible for the maintenance, configuration, and reliability of computer systems and servers.
This position is based out of the Phoenix, Arizona office and works on-site.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Participates in the evaluation, recommendation, and selection of server infrastructure, including consulting with end users.
- Responsible for ensuring software is licensed and within contracted guidelines.
- Ensures compliance with availability and performance standards
- Responsible for ensuring proper server installation, troubleshooting and hardware testing, ongoing maintenance of production and staging/QA environments, and continuous monitoring and troubleshooting.
- Handles the most complex system issues, possessing expert knowledge of the subject matter.
- Represent the organization at meetings and presents information.
- Responsible for the technical implementation and support of internal server and application products.
- Performs or delegates regular backup operations and implements appropriate processes for data protection, disaster recovery, and failover procedures.
- Installs and upgrades servers and software, manages virtual servers, and integrates automation processes.
- Performs day-to-day monitoring, maintenance, configuration, reliability, and installation of server, workstations, and virtualization.
- Develops system benchmarking, monitoring plans, and procedures related to servers, applications, and various operating systems.
- Develops and maintains detailed maintenance and contingency plans and documentation for server infrastructure.
- Provides detailed project status reporting as directed by leadership.
- Follows NIST security protocols for implementing solutions.
- Follows the ITIL framework in day-to-day work.
- Models Goodwill Core Values – Trust, Collaboration, Engagement, Ownership, and Innovation.
- Performs other related duties, as assigned.
- Degree in Computer/Information Science, technical college or equivalent work experience preferred.
- Current MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer) Certification or VMWare Certified Professional preferred.
- 5-7 years’ experience with System Administration required
- Knowledge of Microsoft operating systems including Windows Server 2019 , Windows 11, as well as Ubuntu Linux.
- Extensive Microsoft O365 experience and Knowledge required
- Working knowledge of Citrix, VMWare, Cohesity, VDI, and AppV preferred
- Technical proficiency in implementing and supporting highly complex Okta configurations
- SCCM (MECM), InTune experience including operating system deployment (imaging), application deployment, software updates, scripting, cloud management gateway, queries, and reporting
- Working knowledge of virtual machine management in AWS and Azure
- Working knowledge of HPE Nimble SAN solution
- Working knowledge of Active Directory, DHCP, and DNS
- Experience with Group Policy and PowerShell required
- Knowledge of Mac Server desirable
- Strong knowledge of implementing best practices for IT operations, including expert knowledge of storage, data protection, and disaster recovery protocols
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to speak and read English proficiently
- Ability to collaborate and work effectively in partnership with others
- Strong customer service orientation
- Ability to multi task and work in a fast-paced environment
- On call and after hours support as needed
- Ability to pass a background check and drug screen, where applicable for the position
- Ability to obtain or currently retain a Fingerprint Clearance Card
- 5 Medical Plans
- Employer Funded Health Reimbursement Account (HRA)
- 3 Dental Plans
- Vision Plan
- 401K
- Employer Paid Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Paid Time Off; Sick and Vacation
- Paid Holidays
- These are just a few highlights of our key benefit offerings!
Goodwill of Central and Northern Arizona is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified individuals seeking employment are considered without regard to race (including traits associated with race, e.g., hairstyles), color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and related conditions, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, disability, military status, age, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state and local fair employment practice laws.
Individuals with a disability may be entitled to a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act and/or state or local laws. Please contact Goodwill of Central and Northern Arizona at 1-833-624-0920 option 6 or leaves@goodwillaz.org if you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act.
For questions about your application or employment with Goodwill of Central and Northern Arizona, please contact our Candidate Support Line at 1-833-624-0920, option 5.
PHISHING SCAM WARNING: Goodwill of Central and Northern Arizona/Goodwill Industries of Monocacy Valley, Inc. (“GCNA/GIMV”) are among several companies recently made aware of a phishing scam involving con artists posing as hiring managers recruiting via email, text and social media. The imposters are creating misleading email accounts, conducting remote “interviews,” and making artificial job offers in order to collect personal and financial information from unsuspecting individuals. Please note that GCNA/GIMV only use company email addresses, which contain “@goodwillaz.org” or @gimv.org”, to communicate with candidates via email. The company also uses secure tools on our website to receive data from applicants and would never ask them to submit their personal banking information to apply for an open job. If you are contacted by someone about an open job at GCNA/GIMV, please verify the domain of the sender’s email address and that they are asking you to apply on this website. If you believe you have been a victim of a phishing scam, please visit the Department of Homeland Security’s Cyber Smart website (https://www.cisa.gov/be-cyber-smart/campaign) to learn how to report it.
