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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Sr. Systems Administrator - **Company:** Crane Worldwide Logistics - **Location:** Houston, TX, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, JIRA, DevOps, Project Management Software, Reliability Engineering - **Published:** August 30, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/9D5CD9A805D047358F24BA7697FC1072/job/ ## About the Role * Self-starter attitude with ability to troubleshoot and conduct own research on solutions. * Ability to work in a team environment. * Proven working experience systems operations. * Ability to manage customer and other technological group relationships. * High attention to detail, maintaining accuracy in all managed and implemented solutions. * Shows good judgment during high pressure situations. * Ability to step outside normal role to fix issues that may not directly be related to just technology. * Organizational and project management skills. Education and Experience * 10+ years of experience administering server system infrastructures and technology * 6+ years of experience in a senior or lead role * Bachelor's degree required Physical Requirements * Job may require extended sitting or standing, use of standard office equipment * Job requires the ability to use vision, adjust focus and work on a standard computer screen * Use of audio-visual equipment is required Professional Certification * Project Management certification preferred * Professional certification may be required in some cases ## Description * Mange team of Systems Administrators and Engineers responsible for maintaining, monitoring, patching, and remediating issues in the server infrastructure. * Manage team (with lead) of database administrators responsible for maintaining, monitoring, patching, and remediating issues in our database environments. * Manage relationships with 3 rd party vendors including but not exclusive to DBA and Sys Admin managed services. * Ensure strong incident response processes keeping all stakeholders informed as well as maintaining status pages for the organization via the Incident io product. * Maintain and improve monitoring practices, looking for ways to become as close to proactive as possible * Maintain patching schedules for both OS and application related patch cycles * Optimize existing systems for performance and reliability * Develop and maintain SOPs for core functions * Lead and Support cross-functional technology projects such as upgrades, migrations, or implementations * Engage in and support DevOps practices for infrastructure and security management * Exhibit a Site Reliability Engineering mindset when engaging with or developing reliability and incident response practices * Manage projects and priorities via JIRA project management system in an Agile based format * Excellent customer service, communication, and documentation skills * Strong analytical skills with the ability to solve complex technical problems * Other duties as assigned ## Related Videos - [The user in the eye of the Cargo1492 storm](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/96-the-user-in-the-eye-of-the-cargo1492-storm) - [Improving quality with Agentic AI with Rovo Dev and Xray](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2005-improving-quality-with-agentic-ai-with-rovo-dev-and-xray) - [From DevOps to Scaled DevOps: How We’re Rebuilding Continuous Delivery as a Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100018-from-devops-to-scaled-devops-how-we-re-rebuilding-continuous-delivery-as-a-platform) - [ShapeShift: Reinventing Agile for a B2B SaaS Scale-Up](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1655-shapeshift-reinventing-agile-for-a-b2b-saas-scale-up) - [Security Pitfalls for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/726-security-pitfalls-for-software-engineers) - [My journey into DevOps world - How it all started!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/545-my-journey-into-devops-world-how-it-all-started) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [What’s the Difference between a Junior, Mid, and Senior Developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/238-what-s-the-difference-between-a-junior-mid-and-senior-developer) - [7 Important Tips That Every Software Developer Should Know](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/101-7-important-tips-that-every-software-developer-should-know) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [From developer to manager – what does it take to become an engineering manager?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/42-from-developer-to-manager-what-does-it-take-to-become-an-engineering-manager) - [The Best Job Search Websites of 2025](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/368-the-best-job-search-websites-of-2025)