Systems Administrator

ZGF is seeking a System Administrator to join our team in our Washington, DC office. This role will collaborate with the entire Technology team across seven North American offices implementing firm-wide initiatives and assisting with high-quality cross-office support. A successful candidate will be a strong team player and be eager to learn and thrive in a multi-tasking environment.

As a Systems Administrator, you will….

• Participate in technical research and development to enable continuing innovation
• Contribute to and maintain firmwide system standards and procedures
• Monitor and maintain data center equipment and environment
• Provide advanced assistance to the Desktop Support team
• Provide on-call availability after hours and on weekends
• Monitor and evaluate health of all systems including Active Directory, M365, Azure, Entra ID, storage, virtualization, server hardware and software
• Support system backup/recovery operations
• Support VMware and Azure virtualization infrastructure
• Support storage technologies such as NAS and iSCSI storage area networks (SAN)
• Support Active Directory, Azure, and Entra ID environments
• Support Microsoft 365 cloud apps and services such as Teams, O365, Intune, Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, and Defender for Endpoint
• Support LAN/WAN network connectivity, including TCP/IP, OSPF, DHCP, DNS
• Maintain a security-first approach to technology implementations

• Experience in systems administration desired or related relevant experience
• Good work ethic - timely, team-player, honest, dependable, conscientious, respectful, and accountable; Exhibit sound judgment and possess excellent communication skills
• Ability to plan and perform assignments as an integrated, cooperative team member while simultaneously, at times, be able to operate independently with minimal or no supervision
• Personal and professional integrity
• Strong documentation skills.
• Sensitive and responsive to the time-critical nature of our employees’ deadline-driven work
• Creative problem-solver with a willingness to contribute to firm-wide initiatives
• Experience managing and maintaining Active Directory domain environments including Group Policy, AD Users and Computers, DFS, AD Sites and Services
• Experience managing and maintaining Windows Server environments and related services
• Experience managing and maintaining Microsoft 365 apps and services such as Entra ID, Azure, Exchange Online, SharePoint, Teams, Defender, or Intune
• Experience managing and maintaining LAN/WAN switches and routers
• General understanding of scripted automation using PowerShell and other tools
• Strong understanding of system security fundamentals
• Able to periodically travel to other ZGF offices as required for infrastructure support
• Occasionally requires ability to lift and carry various technology equipment
• Understanding of the application of technology to architectural processes (Preferred)
• Professional certification (Preferred)

ZGF employees enjoy medical, dental, and vision coverage with a generous employer contribution; an HSA with employer contribution; a 401(k) with employer match; four weeks of PTO; 10 paid holidays per year; and paid parental and family leave programs.