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FIRSTENERGY SERVICE COMPANY Systems Administrator - IT Systems & Cloud in Akron, Ohio
JOB DESCRIPTION FirstEnergy FirstEnergy at a Glance We are a forward-thinking electric utility powered by a diverse team of employees committed to making customers' lives brighter, the environment better and our communities stronger. FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) is dedicated to safety, reliability and operational excellence. Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, FirstEnergy includes one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, more than 24,500 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions, and a regulated generating fleet with a total capacity of 3,780 megawatts. About the Opportunity This is an open position with FirstEnergy Service Co., a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. [SC00] This position is accountable, under general supervision, for installing and maintaining our primarily on Microsoft Server & Storage environment in FirstEnergy Corp. while maintaining compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements. This position will directly support FirstEnergy's critical systems and will have a blended focus of traditional system administration, assisting to automate server administration and build infrastructure services. Responsibilities Include: * Design, implement, and maintain system infrastructure to ensure high availability, resilience and performance. * Install, manage and tune mission-critical Microsoft Server systems that support operations 24x7x365 with minimal downtime. * Automate and execute Microsoft Server standards that include Citrix servers, application servers, Active Directory servers, specialized support servers, Microsoft File and Print Servers. * Leverage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) configuration management and automation technologies including Puppet, Ansible, Terraform, Chocolatey and Jenkins to automate infrastructure delivery. * Automate repetitive tasks to streamline operations and reduce manual intervention. * Develop and maintain scripting, code or interface APIs where necessary. * Manage the testing, deployment and automation of patches and software upgrades. * Solve complex problems and troubleshoot functionality for issue identification (including debugging); work in conjunction with other IT personnel and implement preventative measures. * Develop technical designs and estimates to meet the business needs while supporting the company's overall IT direction and standards. * Create and maintain system documentation and procedures to ensure governance and standards. * Provide consulting for new applications/systems requiring Microsoft servers and services. * Maintain and administer operating systems, server security and Microsoft services. * Install, upgrade, configure and maintain server systems hardware and software. * Design and implement disaster recovery procedures. * Investigate and resolve application problems and enterprise monitoring alarms. * Strict adherence to company processes, change management and other procedures in accordance with regulatory requirements. Qualifications include: * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field with 3 - 5 years of related experience required. In lieu of a degree, 5 - 7 years of related experience required. * Related experience includes, but is not limited to: a production Microsoft Server Administration role, patch management, PowerShell scripting, site reliability engineering, etc. * Strong knowledge of the following: * Microsoft Windows Server deployment using deployment software tools, like Symantec Ghost, Ansible, Terraform, etc. * Intel/AMD server hardware maintenance including experience on blade and converged hardware platforms.Apply here: https://www.aplitrak.com/?adid=YmJnZW5lcmljLjM5OTMxLjEwNTA4QGZpcnN0ZW5lcmd5Y29tcC5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20
