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New Flyer of America Inc. System and Network Administrator in Louisville, Kentucky

Description

New Flyer is North America's heavy-duty transit bus leader and offers the most advanced product line under the Xcelsior and Xcelsior CHARGE brands. It also offers infrastructure development through NFI Infrastructure Solutions, a service dedicated to providing safe, sustainable, and reliable charging and mobility solutions. Further information is available at www.newflyer.com.

WHY JOIN OUR TEAM:

  • Employee social committee organizes numerous events throughout the year, including summer barbecues, holiday festivities, sporting events and tournaments, and much more.
  • Ongoing employee development through a variety of in-house training initiatives along with tuition subsidies for courses at outside institutions.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Server Administrator plays a crucial role in managing and maintaining the organization's IT infrastructure. This can be broken down into these responsibilities:

  • Systems and Network Configuration/Maintenance
  • Troubleshooting and Issue Resolution
  • Backup and Disaster Recovery
  • Performance Optimization
  • Provide Support for Infrastructure and other IT Teams

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

System Administration Duties:

  • Optimizes system and network hardware/software for performance based on application requirements
  • Installs and troubleshoots server-based operating systems and applications
  • Maintains NFI systems and network infrastructure standards
  • Maintains and enforces systems security as dictated by established policies and procedures
  • Applies system and network patches to ensure stability and performance objectives are met.
  • Implements and maintains disaster recovery processes and backup strategies
  • Performs system and network fault management, isolation, troubleshooting and resolution
  • Provide after-hours support for Infrastructure related emergencies as well as occasional weekend maintenance
  • Implements and maintains an Anti-Virus protection architecture for all NFI systems

Strategic Planning, Projects and Cross Functional duties:

  • Follows standards, policies and operational procedures relating to system and network infrastructure.
  • Follows migration plans, and interfaces with other administrators and analysts to coordinate changes
  • Implements and manages changes to the virtualization environments in conjunction with other system network administrators within the guidelines of the virtualization strategy.
  • Implements infrastructure projects using standard "Project Management" methodologies
  • Participates in internal security audits in conjunction with the Security Administrator

Organizational Duties:

  • Keep Leadership informed through regular and open communication
  • Deal constructively and helpfully with all members of the Organization (Coworkers, Customers, Suppliers)
  • Adhere to policies and procedures of the organization
  • Be a positive representative of the organization at all times
  • Adopt, promote and support operational excellence initiatives as identified by the organization (5S, Workplace Org Lean etc.)

Additional Responsibilities:

  • Comply with all occupational safety and health rules and regulations approved by the local Country, State and Province, NFI Group management, the safety committee and Union partners
  • Comply with all Environmental Management Systems certification and Occupational Safety and Health certification achieved by NFI Group
  • Other duties as assigned

WHAT YOU NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL:

Education:

  • Degree - Computer Science
  • Diploma - 2 year Computer Technology

Experience/Knowledge:

  • 1-3+ Years experience managing systems and networks in an enterprise environment
  • 1-3+ years managing an enterprise email system (MS Exchange)
  • 1-3+ years managing an enterprise LAN/WAN infrastructure
  • 1-3+ Years experience managing virtual infrastructures with a strong understanding of virtual networking
  • 1-3+ Years experience managing network technologies (OSPF and BGP), 802.1x Authentication, WPA2/WPA3 Enterprise wireless encryption, VPNs, and application-level firewalls
  • 1-3+ Years experience with cloud administration in an enterprise environment
  • 1-3+ Years experience with task automation/scripting and capable with Powershell
  • 1-3+ Years experience with firewalls and internet service providers in an enterprise environment

Equipment/Machines Used:

  • Systems hardware
  • Network Hardware
  • Application/Hardware/Software Firewalls
  • Virtual/Wireless Networking
  • Windows
  • Linux
  • VMware
  • AWS Cloud
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Cisco Meraki Cloud Networking
  • HPE Cloud Networking

Specific Job Skills:

  • Good analytical skills
  • Good communication skills
  • Good planning and organizational skills
  • MS server OS administration
  • Linux OS administration
  • MS Exchange Administration
  • Active Directory installation/configuration
  • Backup and Recovery
  • Network Backup and Recovery skills
  • Network Failover and Disaster Recovery skills
  • Project management fundamentals

OUR WHY:

We exist to move people. Our mission is to design and deliver exceptional transportation solutions that are safe, accessible, efficient and reliable.

NFI Group is a leading independent global bus manufacturer providing a comprehensive suite of mass transportation solutions. News and information are available at www.nfigroup.com, www.newflyer.com, www.mcicoach.com, www.arbocsv.com, www.alexander-dennis.com, www.carfaircomposites.com and

New Flyer is an EEO/AAP/Female/Minority/Disabled/Vets Employer

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