Employment: System Administrator

System Administrator (San Francisco, SF)

Founded in 1998 by William R. Hambrecht, WR Hambrecht + Co is a financial services firm committed to using technology and auction processes to provide open and fair access to financial markets for all its clients. The firm’s impartial auctions, which allow the market to determine pricing and allocation, are dramatically changing the financial services landscape. We are currently looking to hire a System Administrator to manage our enterprise Windows 2003 servers, DNS, Active Directory and Exchange 2003 environment.

The Systems administrator is the lead technical support position responsible for corporate and regional systems administration activities. These duties include selection, installation and maintenance of all strategic systems. Regular duties include ongoing planning and support and administration of the corporate IT infrastructure.

Major Position Responsibilities:

• Design, configuring, monitoring and maintaining all Enterprise Windows 2003, Vmware, Active Directory and Citirx servers
  
• Exchange 2003 Enterprise system maintenance and optimization
  
• Manage server backups using Veritas Backup Exec
  
• Manage and maintain Active Directory Group Policy, DFS, DNS, DHCP, WINS, LDAP and SUS
  
• Comfortable working in a start-up environment and small IT team
  
• Evening and weekend preventive maintenance and emergency on call activities on a 24/7 basis
  
• Provide desktop support as required.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years experience as a Windows System Administrator
  
• Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Experience
  
• Previous 24x7 On-Call Experience
  
• Outstanding Customer Service, Written and Verbal Communication Skills
  
• Ability to Plan, Document, and Effectively Implement Projects and Systems
  
  

Technical Qualifications:

The ideal candidate should be prepared to discuss and demonstrate an excellent working knowledge and real world experience installing, configuring, supporting and maintaining the following technologies:

• Windows Server 2003
  
• VMware ESX Server 3.X and Virtual Center 2.X
  
• Exchange 2003 (Exchange 2007 is a plus)
  
• SQL Server 2005/2000 (Maintenance Plans)
  
• IIS Configuration and Support
  
• Microsoft SharePoint Services 3.0
  
• Understanding of DNS, DHCP and WINS
  
• Active Directory Domain Controllers and Site Layout
  
• Active Directory Group Policy
  
• Citrix Presentation Server (Application Publishing)
  
• Blackberry Handhelds and Enterprise Server Support
  
• Symantec Backup Exec or Similar Backup Technology
  
• Dell and HP Server Hardware (Configuration, RAID Failure/Recovery, Disaster Recovery)
  
• EMC Clariion SAN Storage Solutions
  
• Disaster Recovery Scenarios
  
• Understanding of Cisco LAN WAN Technologies
  
• Microsoft Windows XP Desktop OS
  
• General Application Issues
  
  

Experience in the Following is a Plus:

• Mail Archiving Technologies
  
• Cisco Switch, Router, VPN and ASA Firewalls Support
  
• Financial Services Support
  
• Linux/UNIX Administration
  
• Windows MCSE/MCSA Certifications a Plus

Compensation is commensurate with experience. Position is full time. For consideration, please send your resume and salary requirements to jobs@wrhambrecht.com. Resumes without salary requirements will delay hiring process.