Manager, Systems Administration

The posting, as Woolpert wrote it

At Woolpert, you’ll do work that matters.

As a leading global architecture, engineering, and geospatial firm, we help clients solve complex challenges that shape communities, strengthen critical infrastructure, advance technology, and improve the world around us. Here, you’ll collaborate across disciplines, tackle meaningful projects, and build a career defined by growth, opportunity, and impact.

Position Overview

Woolpert is hiring a Manager, Systems Administrator to join our dynamic Corporate IT team . This position reports to the Director of IT Infrastructure & Operations and is responsible for the planning, design, and operations of the organization’s global IT systems infrastructure according to industry best practices, while ensuring the highest levels of data integrity and availability across Public, Private, and US Government cloud environments. This individual will develop, implement, and oversee policies and procedures to ensure consistent system provisioning, uptime, and adherence to regulatory compliance requirements. The Systems Administration Lead is also responsible for capacity planning, project delivery, performance analysis, and developing disaster recovery plans. This role is responsible for managing a growing global team of System Administrators across multiple time zones (domestic and international).

We are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must already possess work authorization in the country where the job is located.

What You Will Do

Strategy & Planning

• Extensive experience in the configuration, installation, and administration of mission-critical systems such as Entra/Active Directory, Microsoft M365 (Commercial) & G365 (Government), Windows & Linux Servers, and VDI platforms.
• Proven track record with capacity management in collaboration with business partners and company forecast metrics.
• Proven track record of securing cloud environments to US Federal and State requirements – DoD / CMMC compliance experience preferred.
• Proven experience operating, designing, and implementing compliance frameworks, such as SOX, HIPAA, SOC-2, GDPR, and NIST 800.
• Ability to interpret compliance controls and develop technical and operational solutions.
• Ability to report on enterprise-wide system status, performance, utilization, trends, and business show-back / charge-back.
• Maintain current knowledge of IT-related laws, trends, and issues, including emerging technologies and best practices. Develop strategies and policies to ensure best practices based on regulatory compliance while reducing the enterprise’s legal exposure.
• Justify expenditures on enterprise IT solutions through business cases and ROI/TCO calculations.
• Ability to partner with IT Security team to define, communicate, and ensure adherence to compliance policies and create routines for operational best practices.
• Develop and maintain procedures for change management, availability management, backup manage

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ue benefits, including:

• Freedom to Work program: Set your own schedule and location (as appropriate).
• Principal program: Earn the opportunity to become an owner of the firm.
• Flexible paid time off/vacation: Take time off when it makes sense for you and your team.
• Career development: Explore a wide range of learning and growth opportunities within and across industries.
• Health, life, vision, and dental insurance: Cover all your medical bases.
• Paid sick time, retirement plan, fitness reimbursement, pet insurance, identity protection, technology stipend, employee assistance program, and more!

Base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Pay Range
$118,200 — $147,800 USD

Find out more about what Woolpert has to offer here: http://woolpert.com/about-us/

Woolpert is an equal-opportunity employer. Woolpert is committed to the full inclusion of all individuals. We recruit, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. You may view more about EEO on our website: Equal-Employment-Opportunity-The-Law.pdf and EEO is the Law Poster Supplement .

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