System Administrator

Location Type: Remote: open to all US residents

Industry: Information Technology

Company: Sumitomo Electric U.S.A. Holdings, Inc.

Description

Position at Sumitomo Electric U.S.A. Holdings, Inc.

System Administrator

Sumitomo Electric U.S.A. Holdings, Inc., a Sumitomo Electric Group company, is looking for a System Administrator in our Mt. Prospect, IL office (onsite preferred but will consider remote option). This person is responsible for troubleshooting and maintaining IT systems, as well as working with other staff members on projects and activities for SEG companies in the Americas.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot issues and provide technical assistance
  • Install, modify, and repair computer hardware, software and peripherals
  • Receive queries from users around the company and walk them through problem-solving processes
  • Provide technical assistance and support for systems, software, and hardware
  • Run diagnostic programs and perform basic troubleshooting
  • Resolve technical problems with Local Area Networks (LAN)
• Maintain servers and systems
  • Plan and design new servers and networks
  • Install and configure software and hardware
  • Set up accounts and workstations
  • Manage network servers and technology tools
  • Monitor performance and maintain systems according to requirements
  • Troubleshoot issues and outages
  • Work with other staff to ensure security
  • Upgrade systems with new releases and models
  • Train staff on new technologies
  • Create technical documentation and manuals
• Coordinate IT projects
  • Communicate with internal staff members to identify and define project requirements, scope and objectives
  • Help to create and maintain project documentation, plans and reports
  • Help prepare project proposals, timeframes, schedule and budget
  • Assist in monitoring and tracking project progress and handling issues
• Support and manage line of business applications
  • Provide technical assistance and support for line of business applications
  • Receive feedback from application users and evaluate those requests
  • Work with development partners to manage issues and improvement requests

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university, preferably in computer science or a related field and 5 – 7 years of related experience and/or training
• 5+ years of experience with Windows client and server operating systems running in an Active Directory environment
• Understanding of the Linux operating system and the ability to troubleshoot issues on major Linux distributions, including CentOS and SuSE Enterprise Linux
• Familiarity with relational database concepts and some experience administering a database program such as Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, IBM DB2, Oracle Database or PostgreSQL
• 2-3 years of experience with server virtualization in VMware and/or Hyper-V, as well as IaaS providers, including AWS and Azure
• 4-5 years of experience designing and managing both LAN and site-to-site WAN networks
• Accuracy, attention to detail, and the ability to multi-task
• Must have well-developed communication skills in English, with Japanese business language skills a plus
• Effectively present information and respond to questions from users and business partners
• Organizational and time management skills sufficient coordinate and complete competing assignments within established timeframes
• Define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Raise issues proactively and in a timely manner
• Work well independently as well as part of a team
• Must understand the importance of structure, organization, resource management and to complete critical tasks in a timely manner
• Must have ability to apply knowledge and common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
• Must have ability to deal with problems involving several variables in situations where only limited standardization exists

The compensation range for this position is $80,000 to $90,000 annually.

Compensation may vary depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s experience, qualifications, skills, competencies and location. Base pay is one part of the total compensation and benefits package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives.

About Sumitomo Electric Group

Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. is a recognized global technology leader with over 280,000 employees working at around 400 group companies in 40 countries. Building on more than 120 years of innovation, today Sumitomo Electric is engaged in diversified business activities that support people’s daily lives and industries in five business segments: automotive, infocommunications, electronics, environment & energy, and industrial materials. To learn more about Sumitomo Electric, please visit https://sumitomoelectric.com. You can watch videos from our past interns and corporate profile from our YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/SumitomoElectric/). Follow us on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/sumitomo-electric).