Senior Systems Administrator / Infrastructure Engineer

Hi, We have this urgent opportunity with one of our clients. Please let me know if you are interested. # Position 1

• On-Site Systems Engineer West Palm Beach, FL

Travel:

Periodic visits to other PBCHA facilities within

Palm Beach County Contract Primary Responsibilities:

• Server administration for the clients 2 physical servers and supporting cloud infrastructure
• Network device management across all the clients sites (firewalls coordinated with the cybersecurity subcontractor; switches, routers, wireless access points managed directly)
• Microsoft 365 administration (user lifecycle, Exchange Online, SharePoint/OneDrive, Teams, license management)
• Active Directory administration (on-premises and/or hybrid as configured)
• Endpoint provisioning, imaging, deployment, and lifecycle management for ~135 workstations
• Tier 2 and Tier 3 escalation from the help desk for issues requiring on-site presence or deeper technical authority
• Patch management execution (in coordination with CCST''s documented patch management program)
• Hardware troubleshooting, diagnostics, and break-fix
• Coordination with the cybersecurity subcontractor on security alerts requiring IT operations remediation
• Coordination with the Yardi/PHA subcontractor on infrastructure issues affecting Yardi application access
• Documentation maintenance for the clients environment (network diagrams, runbooks, configuration baselines)
• Support of CCST''s monthly reporting deliverables to the clients leadership
• Delivery of the contractual 8 hours/month of staff training to PBCHA users (in coordination with CCST trainers as needed) Required Qualifications
• 5+ years of progressive systems engineering or systems administration experience in environments of comparable size and complexity
• Hands-on proficiency with Windows Server administration (currently supported versions)
• Hands-on proficiency with Microsoft 365 administration (Exchange Online, SharePoint/OneDrive, Teams, identity and access)
• Active Directory administration experience
• Networking fundamentals: VLANs, routing basics, wireless, VPN, troubleshooting at L2/L3
• Hands-on experience with Cisco network devices (IOS familiarity required; Linksys / SMB-grade equipment exposure helpful)
• Endpoint management experience: Windows 10 and Windows 11 (the PBCHA environment is mid-migration)
• Documentation discipline: ability to write and maintain runbooks, configuration baselines, and network diagrams
• Customer-facing communication skills appropriate for a public-sector client environment
• High school diploma or equivalent required; bachelor''s degree preferred Required Certifications (one or more)
• Microsoft certifications (MCSA legacy; or current

Microsoft Certified:

Azure Administrator Associate, Microsoft 365

Certified:

Modern Desktop Administrator Associate, or equivalent current track)

• CompTIA Network+ (or higher networking credential)
• CompTIA Server+ or equivalent Preferred Qualifications
• Public Housing Authority (PHA), municipal government, or other public-sector IT experience
• Familiarity with Yardi PHA application (operating awareness only; Yardi administration is delivered by a specialist subcontractor)
• Windows 11 migration project experience
• ITIL Foundation certification
• Experience supporting environments with HUD or other federal compliance constraints
• SCCM / Intune / endpoint management platform experience
• Vendor management experience (Cisco, Microsoft, hardware vendors)
• VMware / Hyper-V or other virtualization experience