Systems Administrator - 058195

Description Take the next step toward your new career today!

Become a part of the diverse and inclusive team within our nationally recognized award-winning Bank that is one of the strongest in the nation. Woodforest National Bank is privately owned, and our Employee Stock Ownership Plan is the largest shareholder. We focus on building relationships and discovering opportunities to better serve our communities and understand the financial needs of every customer we serve. At Woodforest we care and prove it by volunteering with local charities and foodbanks to give back to the communities we serve. By joining Woodforest you will become a part of one of the largest employee-owned banks in the country!

The Systems Administrator is responsible for the support and maintenance of our enterprise Infrastructure related tasks. This strategic, data-driven role is responsible for implementing and maintaining all IT infrastructure systems for on-premises workloads as well as workloads in the Cloud, outside of networking. The Systems Administrator will work closely with technology support teams and application teams to build, manage, and optimize Infrastructure solutions to improve application resilience and infrastructure availability. Overall, the System Administrator plays a critical role in maintaining the reliability and security of the infrastructure systems at the Bank.
This position will work in-office during an initial training period. Once the training period is successfully completed, this position, at manager’s discretion, is eligible for telecommuting and remote work, subject to Woodforest’s Telecommuting and Remote Work Policy. For in-office and telecommuting requirements, WNB (Woodforest National Bank) offices are located in The Woodlands, TX.
Remote work shall only be performed from states/areas in which WNB has an established footprint. These states are Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.


Key Responsibilities:

• Stays apprised of emerging best practices, technologies and implements them when applicable.
• Collaborates with other technology teams across the enterprise, i.e., application, database, server, storage, network, security, NOC, etc. to implement automation where needed.
• Ensures stable performance through continuous performance tuning and alerting.
• Participates and leads the troubleshooting effort during incidents.
• Ensures backup and restores are being performed as needed.

Competencies Required:

• Strong experience strong PowerShell or other language scripting skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills surrounding server operating systems.
• Possess skills in utilizing monitoring tools; knowledge of standards, and processes including Infrastructure both on-premises and in the cloud.
• Must possess practical knowledge of transaction processing, application development, systems administration, and web infrastructure (web services, trend analysis, etc.).
• Must have proven understanding of underlying technologies - i.e., operating systems (UNIX, Linux, and Windows), networks, and databases.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms such as Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes.
• Ability to work with technical architecture and implementation teams.
• In-depth understanding of Virtual Server technologies (Vmware, Hyper-V, etc.).
• A holistic understanding of a broad-ranged hardware ecosystem.
• Ability to work remote.
  

Qualifications Minimum Qualifications/Experience:

• 5+ years’ experience working in an enterprise technology environment with direct responsibility of both on-premises and cloud infrastructure management required.

Formal Education & Certification:

• Technology certification preferred.

Work Status:

• Full-time.

Supervisory Responsibility:

• None.

Travel:

• Less than 10% travel expected.

Working Conditions:

• Conditions involve lifting no more than ten pounds, sitting, walking, moving, or standing for brief periods, and may involve frequent lifting and carrying of PCs, monitors, or phone equipment in addition to articles like files, ledgers, folders, etc.

Disclaimer:
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Nothing herein restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Woodforest is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, or other status protected by law or regulation.

Job : Technology Services

Primary Location : Texas-The Woodlands

Schedule : Full-time

Work Locations : TX - Operations Center-0100 25231 Grogans Mill Rd The Woodlands 77380

Unposting Date : Ongoing

Organization : Texas - Houston