TCI has an immediate need for an IT Systems Administrator in either San Antonio Texas, Denver Colorado, or Findlay OH. This is a long-term contract opportunity with probable extensions and possible hire. This is not a C2C opportunity.

PLEASE NOTE THIS POSITION REQUIRES US CITIZENSHIP OR PERMANENT RESIDENCE.

SUMMARY

The IT Network Engineer will work on a team of 2-3 individuals administering and upgrading networks remotely and onsite. You will follow each sites inventory plan to reconfigure, upgrade/swap out/repair and maintain servers, routers, switches and PC’s.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ability to diagnose a site for inventory and manage its Windows servers; Cisco routers and switches; and PC’s/Laptops.
• Maintain Visio diagram of the network/systems/pc environment.
• Ability to review inventory list and update/upgrade/sway out servers, routers, switches and PC’s.
• Aptitude for working off of spreadsheets to assign IP addresses to devices.
• Plan and execute ESXi host & virtual machine upgrades and migrations to new networks.
• Manage and troubleshoot Active Directory replication, migrate Active Directory to a new network, manage FSMO roles, decommission Domain Controllers.

REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum of 4 years of experience in IT Systems Administration.
• In-depth knowledge of Windows Server (2022/2019) OS installation, configuration, and management.
• Strong understanding with Network Management including experience configuring and managing switches, routers, and firewalls and knowledge of VPNs, network segmentation, and intrusion detection/prevention systems.
• Proficiency in Active Directory, Group Policy, PowerShell scripting, DHCP, DNS, IIS, and file/print services.
• Familiarity with Windows security practices such as patch management, firewall configuration, and access control.
• Strong extensive experience managing physical and virtual servers using technologies like VMware and Hyper-V.
• Expertise in compute resource allocation, performance tuning, capacity planning, and scalable infrastructure deployment.
• Knowing how to add new hosts.
• Ability to utilize vSphere Distributed Switch VDS to configure and administer virtual machines.
• Understanding of Microsoft Teams to manage meetings and communication.
• Proficiency with automation tools like Roclink, Studio 5000, RSLinx, and other FactoryTalk applications.

DESIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Knowledge of SCADA software like DeltaV or Wonderware is strongly preferred.
• Bachelor’s Degree in IT is strongly preferred.
• Certifications are a plus but not required.