Systems Administrator

Location:

Tempe, AZ, US

Date: Jan 24, 2025

Requisition ID : 18216

Join us in building a better future for Arizona!

SRP is one of the largest public power and water utilities in the U.S. providing electricity to approximately one million customers in the greater metropolitan Phoenix area. Since its founding in 1903, SRP has fostered a culture of stewardship and customer service consistently ranking as an industry leader in customer service according to J.D. Power and named one of Arizona's best employers by Forbes. SRP continues to adapt to its changing business environment by seeking innovative ways to reimagine utility service and the provision of critical resources essential to the life and economy of Arizona.

Why Work at SRP

At SRP, we foster an inclusive work environment and believe everyone should have a fair chance to work, regardless of who they are. That’s why we value teams with diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds to help SRP deliver on its mission of providing reliable, affordable and sustainable water and power.

SRP's success is rooted in our employees' happiness, health, and safety. That's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees and enhance their well-being. In addition to competitive pay and performance incentives, eligible employees can take advantage of the following benefits:

• Pension Plan (at no cost to the employee)

• 401(k) plan with employer matching

• Available your first day: Medical, vision, dental, and life insurance

• Over 200+ hours of PTO (includes vacation days, holidays, floating holidays, and sick leave)

• Parental leave (up to 4 weeks) and adoption assistance

• Wellness programs (including access to a recreation and fitness facility)

• Short and long-term disability plans

• Tuition assistance for both undergraduate and graduate programs

• 10 Employee Resource Groups for career development, community service, and networking

Summary

As a member of the Server Management team, the selected candidate will play a key role in managing and maintaining windows server-based infrastructure.

This role requires the person to carefully plan, collaborate and communicate within and across departments in either maintaining existing infrastructure or implementing new server technologies.

Position requires self-motivated individuals that can proactively look for opportunities in improving systems reliability, security, and efficiency of SRP systems.

The candidate should have enterprise level experience in managing and supporting Windows Servers, Active Directory, Windows DNS, and System Center (SCCM) in a highly virtualized VMWare environment.

Experience with Azure cloud and exposure to Linux server support would be a plus.

What You'll Do

• Perform day-to-day system administration for various system management tools used to manage enterprise environment.

• Deploy, provision, manage and support servers in a hybrid environment (on-premises and cloud).

• Lead departmental and cross-departmental projects related to the advancement and progression of the server environment.

• Work closely with other IT infrastructure departments, including deployment, configuration, and maintenance of the software and hardware.

• Monitor/maintain the health, performance, and stability of servers and services.

• Automate operational tasks using scripting languages.

• Perform advanced troubleshooting of servers experiencing performance issues.

• Maintain security of server infrastructure, both physical and virtual, through active patching and upgrades of software and firmware.

• Develop and maintain disaster recovery plans for IT services and develop contingency plans for continued operation of critical business applications in the event of significant adverse events.

• Develop and document technical processes and procedures as needed.

• Participate in 24x7 on-call rotation.

What It Takes To Succeed

• Experience with Windows Server 2016, 2019, and 2022.

• Active Directory Management (Domain Services, Certificate Services, Federation Services).

• System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM).

• Windows DNS Administration.

• Knowledge of networking (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, subnetting, etc.).

• Enterprise server hardware implementation and support (rack/stack, cabling, etc.).

• Azure Cloud Services (IaaS, PaaS, Azure AD).

• Scripting (PowerShell & Ansible).

• Preference given to candidates with NERC CIP experience.

The ideal candidate should exhibit the following behavioral traits:

• Team player that is actively engaged with peers, management, and stakeholders.

• Self-motivated individual willing to take initiative with little supervision and deliver to schedule.

• Quantitative, analytical, and problem/conflict resolution skills.

• Effective prioritization and time management skills.

• Strong customer and stakeholder communications skills.

Experience

• For an associate level, a minimum of no previous years of experience to two years related experience plus a bachelor's degree is required. (If no degree, four-six years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and related experience totaling four years.) • For a journey level, a minimum of two years of experience to four years related experienced plus a bachelor's degree is required. (If no degree, six years-eight of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and related experience totaling six years.) • For a senior level, a minimum of five years of related experience plus a bachelor's degree is required. (If no degree, nine years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and related experience totaling nine years.)

Certifications (preferred)

• MCSA: Windows Server

• MCSE: Core Infrastructure

• Microsoft Azure Administrator

• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

• Comptia A+/Network+/Security+ ITIL

Education

A bachelor’s degree related to the assignment from an accredited institution is preferred.

Hybrid Workplace

SRP currently offers a hybrid workplace, which allows employees whose jobs can be performed remotely, and who have sufficient technical capability, to telework up to three days per week. Although teleworking is available, all employees must live and work in Arizona. We are taking steps to protect the health and well-being of all team members, and by following a number of health and safety protocols, to reduce the risk of the coronavirus (COVID-19).

Drug/Alcohol Policy Statement

To promote the safety and well-being of our employees, customers, and the communities we serve, SRP is committed to maintaining a drug/alcohol free work environment. Although marijuana may now be legal in Arizona, except as otherwise specified under Arizona law, SRP considers it to be an illegal drug for the purpose of our drug/alcohol policy because marijuana remains illegal at the federal level. Any candidate found to be impaired during the hiring process or who has the presence of an illegal drug or unauthorized substance in their system during the pre-employment drug/alcohol test may be disqualified from further consideration in the hiring process.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Salt River Project (SRP) is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military status, or any other protected status under applicable federal, state or local law.

Work Authorization

All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Currently, SRP does not sponsor H1B visas, OPT, or other employment-related visa's.

Nearest Major Market: Phoenix