Job Opening in 21CSI’s McCook, NE Office

21CSI has an open position for a qualified Data Center Administrator on site in McCook, Nebraska.  The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience with the skills listed below and will have the flexibility to learn and adapt to new technologies on the fly. Strong leadership qualities are highly desired. Due to the cross-cutting responsibilities of this position, the Data Center Administrator will report directly to 21CS’s Director of IT. but will also receive guidance from the Chief Technology Officer.

Daily responsibilities include:

·         Daily operations management of the 21CSI Data Center in McCook, NE, to include all hardware and infrastructure operations and maintenance issues

·         Planning for and executing Data Center expansions, as required by 21CSI strategic needs and the Data Center’s operational needs, to include financial and infrastructure planning

·         Administration of server virtualization and clustering solutions (VMware Infrastructure, VMotion)

·         Administration of Linux and Windows Servers to ensure maximum performance and efficiency; experience with a variety of UNIX/Linux flavors

·         Support and working knowledge of a variety of Storage Area Networking (SAN), and Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices (iSCSI, NFS, Fibre Channel)

·         SAN administration and optimization; future expansion planning

·         Data backups, mirroring, replication and disaster recovery operations management

·         Server performance optimization

·         Support of a variety of Database Servers (such as MS SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL)

·         Network engineering, administration, optimization and monitoring

·         CISCO switch and router administration

·         Interface with hardware and software vendors and service providers to keep systems operational

·         Support Data Base Administrators

·         Support Help Desk operations and management

Required Technical Skills:

·         5-10 years Data Center Administration experience

·         IT infrastructure planning, management, and maintenance experience

·         Strong experience with UNIX/Linux environment administration

·         Experience with large scale NAS/SAN installation and management

·         Experience with Microsoft Exchange, MS SharePoint 2003/2007

·         Microsoft SQL Server 2000/2003/2005/2008

·         Backup Software administration

·         Active Directory administration

·         VPN technologies

·         Ability to work on-call as required

·         Proficient in CISCO equipment

·         Network documentation and communication skills

·         Working knowledge of various hardware/software maintenance and installation issues

Desired Technical Skills:

·         Active Directory experience

·         CISSP certification or equivalent experience

·         Microsoft (MCSE) or Cisco Certification (CCNA) or equivalent experience

·         Customer service background

·         Knowledge of Parallels/Provision virtualization software

·         Citrix certification or equivalent experience

21^st Century Systems, Inc. offers a comprehensive benefits package to its full-time employees, including medical, dental and vision coverage, company paid life insurance, short and long term disability, in addition to paid holidays, personal time off (PTO) accruals and an opportunity to continue your education with a generous tuition reimbursement program. Additionally all employee are eligible to participate in our 401-k plan with an outstanding company contribution,

21^st Century Systems, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We voluntarily practice Affirmative Action (AA) for Minorities (M), Females (F), Individuals with Disabilities (D), and Veterans (V). We value the contributions of a diverse workforce and are committed to seeking qualified, diverse candidates. Due to the nature of our projects, at this time we cannot hire foreign nationals.