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Mason - **Location:** Charlotte, NC, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Access, Microsoft Windows, Active Directory, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Backup Devices, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, Disaster Recovery, Domain Name System (DNS), Hyper-V, Identity and Access Management, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Network Security, Microsoft Software, Windows Servers, Network Architecture, Network Diagrams, Routing, Network Segmentation, Network Administration, Remote Access Technology, Azure Active Directory, Cloud Services, TCP/IP, Virtual Local Area Networks, Virtualization Technology, Software Vulnerability Management, Windows Desktop, Wireless Networks, Data Logging, Cloud Platform System, Software Troubleshooting, Firewalls (Computer Science), Pure Storage, Storage Technologies, Information Technology, Veeam, Industrial Software, Cisco, Vmware - **Published:** September 3, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.beyondcharlotte.com/job.asp?id=3375686055&tx=KJ1919FFG&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54 ## About the Role * Five or more years of progressive experience in systems administration, network administration, infrastructure engineering, or a similarly broad infrastructure role. * Strong experience with Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID/Azure, Microsoft 365, Windows Server, and Windows desktop operating systems. * Strong working knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, routing, switching, VLANs, firewalls, VPNs, wireless networking, segmentation, and secure remote access. * Experience designing, documenting, implementing, and supporting system and network solutions. * Experience with virtualization, backup and recovery, and shared-storage technologies; VMware, Hyper-V, Veeam, and Pure Storage experience is beneficial. * Working knowledge of cybersecurity practices including access management, system hardening, vulnerability management, logging and monitoring, and incident response. * Experience working with formal security policies, documented controls, or compliance frameworks such as NIST or ISO 27001. * Strong troubleshooting, project execution, documentation, communication, customer service, and cross-functional collaboration skills. * Associate or bachelor's degree in information technology, computer science, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education, certifications, and relevant experience. Preferred Experience/Competencies * Infrastructure supporting industrial automation, operational technology, customer control systems, or other industrial software environments; Emerson DeltaV experience is beneficial. * Hosting development or test environments for customers, partners, or contractors. * Site-to-site VPNs, network tunnels, remote-access solutions, or customer connectivity for consulting or billable-service engagements. * Compliance programs or audits associated with NIST SP 800-171, CMMC, ISO 27001, or similar frameworks. * Relevant Microsoft, CompTIA, Cisco, VMware, AWS, or security certifications ## Description The Senior Systems and Network Administrator is responsible for designing, implementing, securing, and supporting the company's infrastructure, including servers, cloud services, networks, cybersecurity platforms, and related technologies. This role is ideal for a technology professional who enjoys both strategic thinking and hands-on execution. The successful candidate will contribute to architecture and solution design while remaining actively involved in implementation, troubleshooting, optimization, and support. The environment includes business and cloud systems, customer control systems and other industrial software environments, cybersecurity and compliance requirements aligned with frameworks such as NIST and ISO, and customer-facing connectivity solutions such as secure remote access and network tunneling. Specific Responsibilities * Design, implement, administer, and support server, cloud, virtualization, storage, backup, network, and security infrastructure. * Develop practical, right-sized system and network architectures that balance security, reliability, scalability, cost, and supportability. * Configure and support routing, switching, firewalls, wireless networks, VLANs, VPNs, segmentation, DNS, DHCP, and secure remote access. * Monitor infrastructure performance and availability; troubleshoot complex system, network, and connectivity issues through resolution. * Plan and implement upgrades, patches, migrations, configuration changes, and technology refreshes. * Actively support the protection of sensitive information by implementing and maintaining least-privilege access, system and network segmentation, secure administrative access, logging and monitoring, and other required security controls. * Support hosted customer control systems and other industrial software environments, including secure access, availability, segmentation, backup, and coordination with application and control system specialists. * Design and support secure network tunnels and remote-support connectivity for customer sites, including customer-billable engagements. * Implement and maintain technical controls aligned with company policies and compliance frameworks such as NIST and ISO. * Support vulnerability remediation, system hardening, access reviews, incident response, audit evidence, and continuous control improvement. * Maintain system and network diagrams, standards, procedures, inventories, change records, and recovery documentation. * Manage and test backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity capabilities. * Collaborate across security, compliance, applications, data, operational technology, and business teams. * Automate repetitive administration and monitoring activities where practical, serve as an escalation point, and lead infrastructure initiatives from design through operational support. * Occasional travel and participation in after-hours maintenance, incident response, or on-call support may be required based on business and customer needs. ## Related Videos - [What makes Cybersecurity different for critical infrastructure?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/571-what-makes-cybersecurity-different-for-critical-infrastructure) - [WebAssembly: The Next Frontier of Cloud Computing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/972-webassembly-the-next-frontier-of-cloud-computing) - [How Cisco embraced a DevOps culture within its network engineering team](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/99-how-cisco-embraced-a-devops-culture-within-its-network-engineering-team) - [Your Infrastructure Is Not a Playground: AI Agents for Infra Done Right](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2084-your-infrastructure-is-not-a-playground-ai-agents-for-infra-done-right) - [Generating code with Angular schematics](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/129-generating-code-with-angular-schematics) - [Computer Vision from the Edge to the Cloud done easy](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/263-computer-vision-from-the-edge-to-the-cloud-done-easy) ## Related Articles - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [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) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Everything a Developer Needs to Know About MCP with Neo4j](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/604-everything-a-developer-needs-to-know-about-mcp-with-neo4j) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs)