Systems Administrator, Infrastructure and Cybersecurity

Kalmbach Feeds•Upper Sandusky, OH

67d•Onsite

About The Position

As Kalmbach Feeds continues to grow, we are looking for passionate, hard-working team members who live our values and help us develop new ideas, serve customers, improve our processes, build teams, and realize our growth. The Systems Administrator will be tasked with working across a broad range of technologies and/or depth in a few technologies. This may include support for servers, host systems, voice, data, automation, security, storage networks, cloud systems, and domain management. Responsible for delivering robust, reliable, and scalable solutions. Keeps IT systems and the business running while enabling quick responses to both geographic growth and IT systems growth. Involved with the strategy, KFI infrastructure, and/or end user systems, and project planning. This position must also exhibit exceptional work that embodies the Kalmbach core values. This role is seated in Upper Sandusky, Ohio, with no option for hybrid or remote work.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in an IT or Engineering discipline preferred. Equivalent experience with demonstrated results and experience will be considered.
Experience with technologies such as Windows Server, Azure, VMware, SQL, and Active Directory
Minimum 2 years' experience supporting an IT environment with 75+ Windows Servers, 50+ Switches, and 300+ end users
In-depth understanding of vulnerabilities and cybersecurity best practices
Fundamental understanding of L2/L3 networking
Strong critical thinking, problem-solving, logic, and forensics skills
Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills
Able to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment with a level of self-initiative to do this without management support
Strong customer service orientation
Ability to work in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
Ability to lead team projects
Excellent organizational skills
Available to work in a 24-hour, 7-day-a-week environment

Nice To Haves

Cybersecurity-related certification is preferred but not required

Responsibilities

Collaborate with all IT staff to implement robust, reliable, and scalable infrastructure, security, and/or end user systems (rather than the low-cost solution with higher TCO) that will advance the IT strategy
Execute lifecycle management replacement of systems - physical hosts/servers, SANs, switches, access points, other networking equipment, and Server OS updates and upgrades, or end-user software
Participate in planning for these lifecycle management replacement projects
Responsible, along with the team, for maintaining the uptime of critical systems
Execute new site implementations with the team
Execute security and vulnerability patching and other security initiatives
Participate in the effort to gather input from business plans, application owners, life cycle replacements, and emerging technologies to create future plans
Participate in cross-functional teams to evaluate new systems and implement these systems in a way that minimizes support requirements
Collaborate with a larger IT team to establish technical standards
Document system standards and/or end-user guides
Apply analytical skills to resolve complex problems
Identify and mitigate risk
Train other IT team members to empower them to support the systems
Recommend solutions using performance benchmarks, data, and critical analysis when requested
Build out and/or define meaningful metrics and leverage them for continuous improvement
Continuous education and/or monitoring of industry trends and technologies that are relevant for KFI
Act as a point of escalation to provide level 2/3 support for servers, host systems, voice, data, automation, security, storage networks, cloud systems, and domain management
Responsible for after-hours call rotation
Performs other duties as assigned