Seeking an experienced System Administrator with a strong focus on infrastructure to manage and maintain our physical and virtual server environments, enterprise storage systems, and backup solutions.  The ideal candidate will be a technologist who is passionate about their craft and continuously seeking to improve and optimize systems.  This role is critical in ensuring the stability, performance, and security of our IT infrastructure, providing support for mission-critical systems, and contributing to the overall efficiency of our operations. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

Assist the team in the architecture, planning and design of new system infrastructure implementations and processes. Install, configure, and maintain physical and virtual servers according to internal customer requirements. Install, configure, and maintain enterprise storage solutions ensuring efficient use of storage resources and data integrity. Administer virtual environments using technologies such as VMware, Hyper-V, or OpenShift, ensuring optimal resource allocation and performance needs. Develop and implement backup solutions, replication policies, and disaster recovery strategies to protect against data loss and ensure business continuity. Configure and tune systems for best performance, following vendor or industry best practice guidelines. Work support tickets, projects and tasks assigned to the System Infrastructure team. Monitor system capacity, performance, and logs and provide reports for management’s awareness into the technical health of Paycom’s infrastructure. Write and update documentation for day-to-day duties and team knowledgebase. Develop scripts and use automation tools to improve operational efficiency and automate routine tasks. Communicate with vendors to ensure we are properly licensed and up to date on renewals. Be responsible for and act as subject matter expert on any assigned systems. Participates in on-call rotation responding to incidents and escalations as needed. Work closely with IT teams, vendors, and stakeholders to deploy new technologies, troubleshoot issues, and optimize systems.