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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Systems Administrator - **Company:** Cornerstone Barricades - **Location:** Huntsville, AL, United States - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Active Directory, Amazon Web Services, Application Performance Management, Microsoft Azure, Backup Devices, Microsoft Online Services, Business Software, Business Systems, Cloud Computing, System Configuration, Data Integrity, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, Linux, Domain Name System (DNS), Email Filtering, Microsoft Exchange Server, Monitoring of Systems, Identity and Access Management, Lightweight Directory Access Protocols (LDAP), Microsoft Office, Microsoft Software, Citrix Systems, Windows PowerShell, Azure Active Directory, Microsoft SharePoint, Single Sign-On, Office365, Microsoft InTune, Microsoft Onedrive, Information Technology, SolarWinds (Software), Gsuite, Nutanix, Veeam, Vmware - **Published:** August 26, 2026 - **Apply:** https://ipgphotonics.betterteam.com/systems-administrator-1/apply ## About the Role * Hands-on experience working with AWS, Microsoft Azure and M365 stack. * Detailed knowledge of Office 365 services; SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Teams, Power Platform, O365 Groups, and others as needed. Familiarity with M365 usage reports. * Solid understanding of Active Directory, Group Policies, DNS, DHCP, LDAP, Windows, and Linux operating systems, Veeam, Microsoft Exchange, Nutanix, VMWare and Monitoring Tools * Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment. * Demonstrate a strong understanding of ITIL best practices and experience with an ITSM tool. * Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills * Self-motivated and directed, with keen attention to detail. * Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment. Strong customer service orientation, ability to verbally communicate complex concepts and address sensitive situations, resolve conflicts, negotiate, motivate, and persuade others. * Experience with SSO & Microsoft MFA. * Experience with PowerShell scripting. * Knowledge of networking configurations, installation, and maintenance. * Merger and Acquisition experience. Education & Certification: * BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering a related subject or equivalent experience. * ITIL, Microsoft, and Cloud Certifications are a plus. ## Description IPG Photonics is seeking a highly motivated and experienced individual to join our expanding IT team and work in a growing, dynamic, high-tech manufacturing company. As a System Administrator, you will help develop, maintain, and secure our global infrastructure. The ideal candidate is a flexible, driven, diligent worker that can analyze the environment both as a whole and in detail to provide necessary business systems and services to the organization that meet business objective and SLAs., * Hands on administrating infrastructure services including but not limited to Microsoft Active Directory, Citrix Deployment & Management, Microsoft Exchange, Nutanix, VMware, Veeam Backup, SolarWinds, and MDM applications. * Strong design, implementation, and management experience with Microsoft 365 Stack; Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, MS Teams, OneDrive, Intune, and Azure AD. * Knowledge and experience with deployment and management of identity and access management, Single Sign-on and Microsoft MFA. * Experience migrating M365 environment between different tenants and Gsuite to M365. * Administer AWS, including license management, platform deployment and connectivity. * Assists with maintaining and administration of Tenant's security and spam filter systems. * Monitors and analyzes infrastructure systems and business applications for advanced notification of potential issues and identify and recommend proactive resolutions. * Ensures infrastructure systems and applications are compliant to meet the highest levels of security and data integrity. * Coordinate with vendors and other IT personnel for problem resolution. * Follow assigned project tasks and commit to timelines. * Provide weekly status update on all assigned projects tasks. * Recognize roadblocks and work to resolve them before they impact schedules. * Create and maintain system configuration, and troubleshooting documentation as needed. * Review all policies and procedures and ensure they are being adhered to. 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