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Prophecy Technologies

System Administrator

Prophecy Technologies, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290

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Senior System Administrator (Prophecy Technologies) Job Title:

Senior System Administrator

Department:

IT Infrastructure & Operations

Location:

Joliet, IL

PURPOSE

The Senior System Administrator is responsible for architecting, implementing, and maintaining the organization’s enterprise systems and infrastructure to ensure optimal performance, scalability, and security. This role provides leadership across virtualization, systems, and storage management, supporting mission‑critical workloads and driving modernization through automation, observability, and standardization. The Senior System Administrator serves as a senior technical escalation point, mentors junior team members, and ensures adherence to corporate cybersecurity and compliance standards.

Infrastructure & Systems Management

Design, configure, and maintain

VMware vSphere, ESXi, and vCenter

environments.

Administer

Windows Server (2016/2019/2022)

and

Linux (RHEL, Ubuntu, CentOS)

systems, including patching, configuration, and security hardening.

Manage

Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, and DHCP

for secure identity and network operations.

Implement and maintain

Veeam Backup & Replication

for enterprise‑class backup and disaster recovery.

Support enterprise

SAN/NAS storage systems , ensuring high availability and lifecycle optimization.

Network & Security

Configure and maintain

firewalls, VPNs, and network appliances

(Cisco, Fortinet, Palo Alto).

Work with the Cybersecurity team to ensure system patching, endpoint protection, and compliance with

DMARC/SPF/DKIM

standards.

Monitor system and network performance proactively and perform capacity planning.

Maintain strict system hardening, access control, and audit compliance.

Automation, Monitoring & Reliability

Develop

automation scripts

using

PowerShell, Bash, or Ansible

to streamline system operations.

Implement and maintain

monitoring and observability tools

such as

SolarWinds, Dynatrace, Grafana, or Splunk .

Lead

root cause analysis

and implement preventive and corrective actions for high‑impact incidents.

Participate in continuous improvement initiatives for infrastructure automation and operational resilience.

Serve as

Tier‑3 escalation

for complex infrastructure and system issues.

Collaborate with IT leadership to define

infrastructure strategy, capacity planning, and modernization initiatives .

Mentor junior administrators and ensure operational standards and documentation are maintained.

Participate in

on‑call rotation

and perform after‑hours maintenance as required.

Seniority Level Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type Contract

Job Function Administrative, Business Development, and Customer Service

Industries Software Development, Motor Vehicle Manufacturing, and IT Services and IT Consulting

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