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# Sr Systems Administrator

- **Company:** TransCore, LP
- **Location:** Houston, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Active Directory, Databases, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, Domain Name System (DNS), Failover Clustering, Hyper-V, Microsoft Servers, Windows PowerShell, Runbook, TCP/IP, Virtual Machines, Virtualization Technology, Wide Area Networks, Scripting, System Availability, SolarWinds (Software), Wsus, User Accounts
- **Published:** October 27, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.jofdav.com/jobs/60252400-sr-systems-administrator

## About the Role

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
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Deep expertise in Windows environments, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, PowerShell, and scripting

 * Associate degree from a two-year college or technical school or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
 * 8 to 10 years of Systems Administrator experience
 * Advanced experience implementing Hyper-V Virtual machines in a failover cluster
 * Advanced Administration and setup of Dell Storage.
 * Must be able to work well in a stressful situation such as an entire system malfunction.
 * Advanced experience implementing and administrating Microsoft Failover Clusters (A Must)
 * Knowledge of Networking (understanding LAN/WAN, Palo Alto, Cisco products)
 * Advanced experience troubleshooting Windows Server (2016 or higher)
 * Excellent written and verbal communication skills
 * HP/Dell server experience
 * Advanced experience troubleshooting Active Directory (A Must)
 * WSUS Experience
 * Microsoft System Center experience
 * SolarWinds Experience
 * CrowdStrike implementation

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

## Description

The Senior Systems Administrator position provides day-to-day advanced technical support for existing customer installations as well as new deployments of proprietary multi-server tolling applications. This role will be responsible for working both independently and in coordination with the regional support teams to resolve issues in a timely manner. Communicating highly technical information to both technical and nontechnical personnel is a key part of this role and responsibility of the Senior Systems Administrator., Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

 * Oversee servers, storage, networks, databases to maintain high availability and performance
 * Provides troubleshooting and repair for moderate network solutions.
 * Quickly identifies and repairs common problems.
 * Implement and maintain backup and disaster recovery strategies, including regular testing and recovery drills
 * Enforce security policies, configure firewalls, and apply security controls to protect systems and data
 * Monitor for vulnerabilities and implement remediation measures.
 * Ensure compliance with regulatory and organizational standards.
 * Evaluates interface between users, hardware and software, and operational and performance requirements of overall server systems.
 * Maintains servers and user accounts.
 * Enforce security policies, configure firewalls, and apply security controls to protect systems and data
 * Daily system maintenance review, such as systems log, antivirus server logs, etc.
 * Provides monitoring and reports of the operational status of LAN/WAN environment as needed.
 * Interacts with vendors.
 * Install, configure, and upgrade hardware and software, including operating systems, virtualization platforms, and database systems
 * Recommends the acquisition of new hardware and/or software as needed.
 * Monitor system health, capacity, and performance; act on alerts to prevent outages
 * Perform capacity planning to anticipate growth and optimize resource allocation.
 * Investigate and resolve incidents, conduct root cause analysis, and document corrective actions
 * Manage service requests and meet defined service level targets.
 * Automate repetitive tasks and workflows to improve consistency and reduce manual effort
 * Lead infrastructure projects, upgrades, and migrations with minimal business impact
 * Follow approved change control processes and collaborate with stakeholders to align technical solutions with business requirements.
 * Maintain accurate technical documentation, runbooks, and configuration records
 * Share knowledge and mentor junior administrators to raise team capability.
 * Manage vendor relationships, renewals, and support contracts
 * Mentor other System Administrators on the team