IT System Administrator II

Be part of a growing, successful company in an exciting and challenging field. Border States is 100% employee-owned, which means you’re empowered to make decisions, find solutions and receive rewards for your hard work.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for administering and maintaining Production and DR operating systems, infrastructure applications, directory information, backup and recovery, as well network file share administration at Border States Electric. Doing so according to the company mission, culture, service philosophy and meeting the goals and objectives set forth by the Board, Senior Leadership Team and Executive Council.
• Provides day-to-day technical expertise working as part of the IT System Adminstrators Team
• Planning, analysis, modification, deployment, testing, patching, and maintenance of guest operating systems including Windows Server 2008, 2012 and 2016 as well as Linux SUSE/Redhat.
• Planning, analysis, modification, installation, testing, and maintenance of directory information including Microsoft Active Directory, DHCP, and DNS.
• Responsible for monitoring and maintaining traditional tape backup/restore technologies as well as disk based replication systems.
• Responsible for monitoring and maintaining advanced virtualization backup/restore technologies.
• Administration and maintenance of infrastructure applications including identity management systems as well as advanced threat protection systems.
• Required to complete and maintain DR documentation for the purpose of recovering our guest operating systems, network file shares, and infrastructure applications in the event of a disaster.
• Resolve system problems through research and apply the appropriate course of action. Provide phone support as part of the IT Helpdesk. Perform off-hours support as needed for various system activities.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with internal customers, vendors, and others related to the company; promote and maintain the identity and reputation of BSE, ensuring customer satisfaction and addressing problems and complaints as they arise.
• This position requires the ability to lift up to 20lbs on an occasional basis, and/or move 0-20lbs on a constant basis. This position may require frequent standing and/or walking, and/or constant sitting.
• Adheres to BSE’s Mission, Values, Culture, Policies and Procedures. Performs all aspects of the job as accurately and efficiently as possible while providing exceptional customer service at all times. Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor or designate.

Technologies Supported

• Microsoft Active Directory; Guest OS administration in a VMware vSphere environment; IBM Tivoli Identity Manager, Tivoli Storage Manager.
• Storage technologies including Netapp and Netapp Snapmirror.
• Enterprise threat protection applications.
• Enterprise Management/Monitoring Tools including Zenoss and ServiceNow.
• Management of DHCP and DNS.
• Other software infrastructure systems.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a four-year degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Management Information Systems preferred, or the equivalent in work experience.
• 4+ years’ experience in implementations of virtual servers, ideally VMware and strong knowledge of Active Directory is required.
• Experience and an understanding of storage replication strategies is a plus. Experience administering enterprise monitoring and management tools including Microsoft SCCM is a plus. Experience maintaining an enterprise wide Backup and Recovery solution is preferred.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision to support budget, schedule, and scope guidelines. Strong prioritization and problem solving skills are required.

Our History

Border States is a leader in the electrical supply distribution industry with 95 locations in 18 states. Our employee-owners are second to none in delivering top-notch customer service and in demonstrating extra-ordinary people skills. We are one of the largest independent electrical distributors in the United States providing products and services to the construction, industrial and utility industries. Border States has a competitive benefit package and is a 100 percent employee-owned company. Employee-ownership is a significant part of our culture and our success stems from the dedication of our employee-owners. We practice open-book management and our employee-owners are empowered with clearly defined levels of authority to be innovative and decisive, allowing us to respond quickly to the needs of customers.
Employee-owners understand their roles in the success of the company and care about customers’ needs, which drives our focus on adding value to everything we do. We recognize that not all customers are the same and each has specific requirements. Our employee-owners understand these diverse needs and have the commitment, resourcefulness and flexibility to outperform all others.

Values

As a Border States employee-owner, you’re responsible for living our mission, service philosophy and service standards.

Mission

Border States provides value to our customers by delivering innovative product and supply chain solutions.

Service Philosophy

We earn customer loyalty and confidence by caring about their needs and adding value to everything we do.

Service Standards

Border States employee-owners are competent, accurate, responsive, and engaged .

Your career

Join an experienced team at one of the largest electrical distributors in the United States. What are you waiting for?

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