where great ideas win
 

In every office around the world, InnerWorkings offers an entrepreneurial culture that sets ambitious goals and looks beyond the status quo.
At InnerWorkings, we reward sharp, unconventional thinkers who are motivated to create their own success. Our winning culture draws from employees who step up to the challenge of solving tough problems and making a difference.  We dream big, so our clients can dream bigger.
 

the job

We are currently hiring a Sr. Systems Administrator to join our growing technical team in Chicago. This role will be responsible for in the day-to-day operation and maintenance of the servers, network and services for our 1500+ employee organization.
 

responsibilities

• Supporting a hybrid Windows/Linux environment (80% Windows, 20% Linux)
• Performing hands-on administration of Windows servers and coordinating systems activities
• Furnishing the organization with data security, reliability and accessibility
• Maintaining operating software, including OS as well as applications
• Proposing and implementing solutions
• Closely controlling the production environment to ensure stability and uptime
• Providing mentoring and guidance to other Systems Administrators and peers
• Ongoing documentation of systems and team collaboration
• Planning for capacity growth as well as providing system performance tuning
• Monitoring networks and security including event logs, messages and alerts
• Ensuring stability and maintaining system up time 99.99%
• Participating in on-call rotation covering emergency and scheduled maintenance during off hours
• Additional off hours availability will be required as needed
• Coordinating and interfacing with multiple business units and aggressively following-up on details

requirements

• Bachelor Degree in related discipline or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience supporting Windows Servers in a medium to large scale environment
• Experience with Microsoft Active Directory, IIS, Lync, SCCM
• Experience with Windows 2008 R2, Windows 2012 R2, Windows 2016
• Experience with Virtualization Platforms (VMware or Hyper-V)
• Experience with monitoring software (Orion preferred)
• Experience with O365/Azure
• Experience with SQL Clustering
• Experience with Backup Solutions (Commvault Preferred)
• Familiarity with networking – Switches, Firewalls, WAN, LAN, & VPN
• Knowledge of Load Balancing – Citrix NetScaler
• Experience with Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop
• Experience with SAN Technologies – 3Par, NetApp etc.
• Experience with HP Proliant Hardware
• PowerShell scripting
• Ability to diagnose service problems and understand and manage complex systems
• Detail oriented, strong communication skills and a proactive team member
• Entrepreneurial minded with an internal drive to continuously hit goals and succeed.

benefits

At InnerWorkings we understand that your life extends beyond the workplace. We value our employees and offer a variety of benefits including health and wellness, time off, volunteer opportunities and retirement plans designed to keep our employees at the top of their game and inspired to be a part of the InnerWorkings team.