What are the responsibilities and job description for the System Administrator position at Venteon?
Overview
We are looking for a skilled Systems Administrator to support and enhance our IT infrastructure, focusing on high availability, resiliency, and secure system performance. You will work closely with a collaborative IT team, contributing to the maintenance, optimization, and reliability of enterprise systems and applications.
This role is ideal for a hands-on professional who enjoys solving complex infrastructure challenges, supporting critical business applications, and maintaining system uptime across on-premises and hybrid environments.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain high availability and disaster recovery solutions for critical applications
- Support and optimize enterprise infrastructure, including Windows Server environments, Active Directory, and DNS/DHCP services
- Collaborate with IT staff to ensure seamless integration of system and application components within a virtualized environment
- Configure and manage SQL Server high availability features (e.g., Failover Clustering, Always On Availability Groups)
- Support backup and disaster recovery platforms such as Veeam, Datto, or cloud-native solutions
- Monitor and troubleshoot performance issues across servers, applications, and network systems
- Maintain up-to-date documentation of systems architecture, processes, and failover procedures
- Participate in on-call rotation and provide general IT infrastructure support as needed
Qualifications
- Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
- 2 years of experience in systems administration or a related role
- Experience managing virtualized environments (VMware ESXi/vCenter preferred)
- Proficiency with SAN/NAS storage solutions and their configurations
- Strong knowledge of Windows Server administration, including AD, Group Policy, DNS, and DHCP
- Understanding of high availability and disaster recovery best practices
- Familiarity with cloud platforms such as Azure or AWS
- Experience with backup and recovery tools and strategies
- Working knowledge of load balancing, virtual IP failover, and security infrastructure (VPN, NAC, firewalls)
- Exposure to ERP platforms such as Prophet 21 is a plus
