We are looking for a dynamic and experienced Systems and Network Administrator to join our global IT team. This role will be responsible for supporting and evolving a modern hybrid infrastructure that spans on-premises data centers, cloud platforms, and globally distributed networks. The ideal candidate should be well-versed in next-generation network technologies, security best practices, system migrations, and multi-region infrastructure support. A strong drive to learn, adapt, and contribute proactively is essential.
Key Responsibilities
Infrastructure & Systems Operations
- Administer and optimize physical and virtual servers across global sites.
- Manage hybrid environments that include both on-prem and public cloud platforms.
- Monitor and enhance performance, availability, and capacity of systems.
- Automate recurring tasks and improve system reliability using scripting and orchestration tools.
Network Engineering & Modernization
- Design, deploy, and manage enterprise networks including site-to-site, remote access, and cloud connectivity.
- Support the transition to software-defined networking (SDN/SD-WAN) and other modern networking technologies.
- Maintain routing, switching, segmentation, VPNs, wireless infrastructure, and high availability configurations.
- Proactively monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve network issues across multiple time zones.
Cloud & Migration Projects
- Contribute to cloud adoption, migration, and modernization initiatives across infrastructure and applications.
- Support identity federation, secure access, and cloud-based networking configurations.
- Assist in workload migrations between environments while ensuring minimal downtime and maximum security.
Security & Compliance
- Apply industry-standard security best practices across systems, networks, and web-facing platforms.
- Ensure secure configuration, access control, and data protection policies are enforced across all environments.
- Collaborate with internal security teams on patch management, threat detection, and compliance audits.
- Support logging, monitoring, and alerting integrations with centralized systems (e.g., SIEM).
Web Infrastructure & Secure Hosting
- Administer hosting environments for corporate and product websites, ensuring availability, performance, and security.
- Implement web security layers such as encryption, secure DNS, firewalls, and attack mitigation practices.
Documentation & Operational Readiness
- Maintain accurate documentation of network topologies, IP schemas, system configurations, and procedures.
- Create infrastructure playbooks, support runbooks, and change control records.
- Contribute to DR/BCP planning and regularly test backup and recovery processes.
Collaboration & Support
- Provide Tier 2/3 support for escalated infrastructure incidents.
- Collaborate with globally distributed teams to support critical projects and service uptime.
- Participate in infrastructure upgrades, migrations, and innovation initiatives.
Qualifications
Education & Certifications
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field.
- Relevant certifications (networking, cloud, virtualization, or security) are a plus.
Experience
- 5+ years of experience in enterprise system and network administration roles.
- Strong background in managing modern infrastructure across on-prem and cloud environments.
- Experience in network modernization projects including SDN, SD-WAN, or zero trust implementations.
- Familiarity with cloud IaaS/PaaS platforms, directory services, and hybrid identity management.
Skills & Competencies
- Solid understanding of core infrastructure services: DNS, DHCP, VPN, VLANs, firewalls, access controls.
- Experience with virtualization, cloud-based workloads, and scripting languages (e.g., PowerShell, Bash).
- Comfortable with monitoring tools, system health checks, and performance tuning.
- Strong analytical, communication, and troubleshooting skills.
- Self-motivated, eager to learn, and enthusiastic about supporting a global organization.
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