Network/ IT Administrator ONSITE

One of our fantastic manufacturing clients in the Rensselaer, Indiana area has an immediate opportunity for a contract-to-hire Network/IT Administrator position. This role will be 100% onsite, M-F, 8AM-5PM with very good benefits, 401K match and discretionary year end bonuses if perm.

The Network Administrator is responsible for effective provisioning, installation, configuration, operation, and maintenance of systems hardware, software and related IT infrastructure. This individual ensures the effective, efficient, delivery of systems across the organization- from backups and troubleshooting to system upgrades, hardware configuration, and strategic recommendations. This person will work onsite at the location in Rensselaer, IN and will offer remote support for the company's North Carolina site.

What We Do

We calm the confusion of IT by guiding the connection between people and technology. If a customer is looking for a better way to manage their warehouse inventory, equip their workforce, or secure their data, we make it happen. All it takes is finding the right combination of tech hardware, software, cloud solutions, and support services. That’s what we do. We’re the IT Department’s IT Department.

Who We Are

Our team is made stronger by a multitude of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. It’s what makes Connection unique—what drives us to innovate and create technology solutions that stand apart from the crowd. We’d love for you to be a part of that fabric, to share your ideas and experiences with a team that thrives on fresh thinking, creativity, and helping others.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in the management and deployment of the physical, virtual, and cloud server environments, as well as management and configuration of enterprise systems and applications.
• Review and apply operating and third-party patch servers\/systems on a regular basis.
• Reliability to schedule, perform, and monitor system backups and, as necessary, perform data recovery. Including all servers and applications.
• Installs, configures, troubleshoots, and updates all necessary hardware (e.g. workstations, printers, servers) and software providing support for system users.
• Understands security best practices in server configuration, tool development, and access controls.
• Responsible for Microsoft 2016-2022 environment, including Exchange.
• Track SSL Certificates and renew prior to expiration.
• Work to define and enhance IT policies and processes across all locations.
• Perform daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems, and key processes, reviewing system and application logs, and verifying completion of scheduled jobs such as backups.
• Repair and recover from hardware or software failures. Coordinate and communicate with those impacted.
• Monitor and respond to systems outages as required. May require working non-standard work schedule to support.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in a technical field; or previous System Administration equivalent experience, preferably 5+ years.
• Proficient in Microsoft Server Administration, VPN, various switches, routers and firewalls.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to work in a physically demanding manufacturing environment.
• Ability to lift at least 50 lbs.