[Hiring] Sr. Microsoft Administrator @Pella Windows & Doors

Role Description

The Senior Microsoft Administrator serves as a senior technical resource responsible for the architecture, administration, security, stability, and continuous improvement of the organization’s Microsoft infrastructure environment. This role works on the design and optimization of:

• Hyper-V virtualization
• Microsoft Intune endpoint management
• Microsoft 365 services
• Hybrid identity through Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID

The position provides expert-level troubleshooting and escalation support across:

• Windows Server
• Group Policy
• PKI
• Veeam and related infrastructure technologies

Responsibilities include:

• Monitoring system health
• Managing patching and platform lifecycles
• Remediating vulnerabilities
• Leading major technical projects
• Establishing infrastructure standards
• Maintaining operational documentation
• Mentoring other administrators through technical guidance and knowledge transfer

Participation in on-call support, incident response, and planned maintenance outside normal business hours is required.

Responsibility Breakdown

• 35% – Lead and execute transformative projects for enterprise infrastructure
• 20% – Eliminate technical debt through various migrations and upgrades while aiming to modernize current processes
• 20% – Tier 3 technical support – Support other team members by providing industry expertise on difficult and complex issues
• 15% – Backup, recovery, and high availability – Implement and manage strategies for data protection and uptime
• 10% – Documentation and compliance – Maintain accurate records of configurations, policies, and procedures

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 10+ years of hands-on experience with system administration

Requirements

• Proven expertise managing device compliance, configuration profiles, app deployment, and conditional access via Intune (MDM/MAM)
• Device provisioning with Autopilot; JAMF experience for macOS a plus
• Design, deployment, and administration of Hyper-V hosts and virtual infrastructure, including clustering, live migration, and capacity planning
• Deep hands-on experience administering Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Teams, and O365 security/compliance in an enterprise tenant
• Administration, patching, and hardening across current Microsoft server and desktop operating systems
• Active Directory, Group Policy, PKI and SCCM
• Support of Citrix environments (CVAD, PVS); NetScaler experience is a plus
• Implementation and management of enterprise backup and DR solutions (Veeam preferred)
• Proficiency with PowerShell and command-line scripting to automate provisioning, reporting, and routine administration
• Working knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, and firewall concepts to support infrastructure troubleshooting

Benefits

• Individualized talent development plans
• Cross-functional experiences
• Opportunities for career advancement through personal and professional development