POST:Systems Administrator

Systems Administrator
Center for Global Development
Location: Dupont Circle
Last Date: February 14, 2010
Email: jobs@cgdev.org

Systems Administrator

Center for Global Development, an independent, nonprofit policy research organization located in Dupont Circle, is currently seeking an IT Systems Administrator.

Under the supervision of the IT Manager, the IT Systems Administrator provides support for all aspects of the information technology infrastructure in accordance with organizational policies and goals. The Systems Administrator will ensure proper functioning of company's information processing systems and make upgrades as necessary. Keeps phone system, computer equipment, hardware and software updated to meet organizational needs. Candidate should be familiar with a variety of industry concepts, practices and procedures. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:
• Responsible for planning, design, installation, maintenance, management, and coordination of LAN.
• Ensure secure access and protect against unauthorized modification or destruction.
• Responsible for the overall planning, design, installation, maintenance of all network hardware, server services, SAN storage and multiple databases.
• Improves desktop software processes and supports development, installation, vendor selection, maintenance and repair of servers, desktops and distributed printers. Recommends and schedules repairs. Occasional Night and weekend work is expected to minimize interruption.
• Evaluates new information systems products or services and suggests changes to existing products or services to better aide staff.
• Responsible for all levels of workstation support.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Computer Science or Management Information Systems and a minimum of three years of professional experience.
• Certifications of extended learning in Information Technology such as MCSA, MCSE and MCITP with comparable professional work experience can fulfill educational requirements.

Skills and Abilities:
• Posses a can do attitude
• Stay up to date with current technology trends and services through memberships and publications
• Motivated self-starter
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Proven ability to successfully manage multiple and changing priorities in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Ability to work in a highly-stressful work environment under minimum supervision

Demonstrated experience with:
• Windows Server 2003/2000
• Active Directory and Group Policies
• Exchange 2003/2007
• Mobile devices, Blackberry
• WLAN access points
• Terminal Services Remote Access
• Firewall administration
• Windows XP and Office 2007/2003
• Workstation cloning technologies and resource kit deployments
• VERITAS disaster recovery planning, RAID/Fault tolerance technologies

Desired Technical Skills
• Windows 2008 Server
• Windows 7
• Server virtualization technologies - MS Hyper-V
• iSCSI Storage Area Networks
• PBX phone system administration
• SharePoint MOSS 2007
• SQL Server 2005
• SCCM 2007 or SMS
• Blackberry Enterprise Server (BES)
• CRM and CMS applications
• HTML/CSS

To apply, please email a cover letter, resume and salary requirements to jobs@cgdev.org with Systems Administrator in the subject.

No phone calls or recruiters please.

CGD is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, marital status, disability, religious or political affiliation, age or sexual orientation shall have equal access to positions, limited only by their ability to do the job.