About GDH:
At GDH, we believe in the power of people and the importance of caring. Our culture statement, We care about people, isn't just a tagline it's the core of everything we do. GDH is a premier staffing and talent solutions company dedicated to helping businesses find the best talent and assisting job seekers in finding their dream jobs.

Who We Are:
GDH, founded in 2001, has grown into a leader in providing staffing solutions across various industries. We specialize in IT across several sectors, connecting top talent with leading enterprises. As a Best of Staffing firm recognized for excellence in client, employee, talent, and women's services, we pride ourselves on our commitment to quality and service.

Benefits of Working for GDH:
  • Professional Development
  • Competitive pay
  • Full health insurance
  • 401k Plan
  • Holiday Pay
  • Gym Membership Reimbursement
  • Weekly Paycheck & Direct Deposit
  • & More!

Job Description:
GDH is hiring a System Administrator I to work with our client. The System Administrator I is responsible for server and storage infrastructure including assessing, project planning, implementing, documenting and supporting complex systems infrastructure environments with a significant VMware implementation. A Systems Administrator I will be involved in multiple projects through all life-cycle phases in accordance with established procedures and standards. Diagnoses, isolates and de-bugs system problems, performs problem resolution and provides Tier 2 technical support for all enterprise systems including Active Directory, Exchange, ERP, SharePoint and the Storage environment.

Major functions for this position:

Systems Administration:
Develop and maintain installation and configuration procedures.
Contribute to and maintain standards.
Perform daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems and key processes, reviewing system and application logs.
Perform periodic performance reporting to support capacity planning.
Apply OS patches and upgrades on a regular basis, and upgrade administrative tools and utilities. Configure / add new services as necessary.
Perform ongoing performance tuning, hardware upgrades, and resource optimization as required. Configure CPU, memory, and disk partitions as required.

Systems Engineering:
Provide technical expertise and assist application developers in implementation, problem determination as well as system and application tuning.
Perform configuration of servers in accordance with Systems Engineering standards and program documentation requirements.

Provide hardware/software expertise for business applications on servers and in the storage environment.

Works closely with System Architect to ensure knowledge of enterprise standards and strategies ensuring solutions are aligned with these standards and strategies.
Implement, administer, secure, document and monitor Enterprise Servers, including hardware operating system, VMware, and Storage Devices.

Responsible installing, supporting, securing and maintaining purchased software packages.
Analyze current utilization and future growth and upgrade needs based on capacity planning information.

Problem Management:
Provide 3rd level support, analysis, permanent documented resolutions for server and systems issues, and communicate the status of problems and resolutions to Systems Support, Help Desk and all other IT groups and customers.

Backup/Recovery:
Perform daily backup operations, ensuring all required file systems and system data are successfully backed up to the appropriate media, recovery tapes or disks are created, and media is recycled and sent off site as necessary.
Repair and recover from hardware or software failures. Coordinate and communicate with impacted customers.

Required experience:
4+ years of experience with LANs/WANs and network and systems configuration/administration. Must possess a thorough working knowledge of Microsoft Active Directory, VMware, Microsoft IIS, and Microsoft Exchange. Strong network technology/topology and Microsoft Operating System background. Thorough understanding of server hardware and concepts including services, security, and multiple domains. Strong knowledge of SAN, NAS, Fibre Channel, iSCSI and networking protocols. Experience troubleshooting computer hardware/software related problems.

Required skills:
Thorough knowledge of technical disciplines required to support a mission-critical Windows and VMware enterprise. Skills include day-to-day network administration and the management of Active Directory network and servers to ensure performance and high-availability requirements of systems and services are met. Diagnostic/troubleshooting and problem-solving skills. Planning and goal setting at high and detailed levels; ability to implement technical strategy and design solutions to meet that strategy. Ability to solve problems independently, quickly and completely and to communicate them clearly to management.

GDH provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for
employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic
information, veteran's status or any other category protected by law. In addition to federal law
requirements, GDH Consulting, Inc. complies with applicable state and local laws governing
nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities and/or
employees. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting,
hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence,
compensation, benefits and training. Applicants with disabilities that require an accommodation
or assistance in applying and/or for interviewing, please contact our HR Department.

Please visit GDH's website for notice of collection for California applicants. Systems Admin I