Systems Administrator

The Senior Systems Administrator provides operational support for the enterprise infrastructure that enables the secure and reliable movement of cargo through the Ports of Wilmington and Morehead City.

The manager has a strong preference for a candidate that can be onsite 1-3 days a week. However, he will consider waving this requirement for a strong candidate that's not local. This position is responsible for maintaining the availability, security, and resiliency of core infrastructure including Windows Server, Active Directory, VMware virtualization, Cisco UCS compute, NetApp storage, endpoint management, identity services, disaster recovery, backup systems, and enterprise endpoint protection. These platforms support portoperations, public safety, administrative systems, and business applications that operate 24 7.

The contractor will also support critical cybersecurity initiatives through vulnerability remediation, security patching, incident response, backup validation, disaster recovery readiness, and implementation of infrastructure security best practices. The role directly supports NC Ports' cybersecurity objectives and ongoing compliance efforts, including implementation of the U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Transportation Security Cyber Risk Management Final Rule.

This is requested as a 12-month supplemental staffing resource to provide immediate operational capacity while supporting ongoing modernization initiatives, infrastructure lifecycle management, and increasing cybersecurity requirements.

VMware vSphere / ESXi administration Required 5 Years Windows Server administration (2019/2022) Required 5 Years Microsoft Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, and DHCP Required 5 Years Cisco UCS compute infrastructure Required 5 Years NetApp storage administration Required 5 Years SCCM/MECM and endpoint management Required 5 Years PowerShell and PowerCLI automation Required 5 Years Enterprise backup and disaster recovery Required 5 Years Vulnerability management and security patching Required 5 Years Endpoint protection and enterprise encryption Required 5 Years Microsoft clustering and high availability Required 5 Years Identity and authentication services (MFA, PKI, LDAP) Required 5 Years Enterprise virtualization and VDI support Required 5 Years Infrastructure monitoring and performance tuning Required 5 Years Incident response and root cause analysis Required 5 Years Enterprise networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, VLANs, routing, switching, firewalls) Required 5 Years Technical documentation and change management Required 5 Years