Crane Worldwide Logistics

Sr. Systems Administrator

Crane Worldwide Logistics • $100K — $120K *
Houston, TX 77084In-Person
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in server systems administration.
  • 6+ years in a senior or lead role.
  • Bachelor's degree required.
  • Project Management certification preferred.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

  • Manage a team of Systems Administrators and Engineers for server infrastructure.
  • Oversee database administration team and their operational tasks.
  • Cultivate relationships with 3rd party vendors for managed services.
  • Implement and maintain incident response processes for stakeholder communication.
  • Enhance monitoring practices to improve proactive management.
  • Maintain patching schedules for both OS and application cycles.
  • Lead cross-functional technology projects such as upgrades or migrations.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and certifications.
  • Collaborative working environment with cross-functional teams.
  • Engagement in cutting-edge DevOps and SRE practices.
  • Flexible teamwork-focused culture.
  • Participation in impactful technology initiatives.
Full Job Description
Essential Job Functions

  • Mange team of Systems Administrators and Engineers responsible for maintaining, monitoring, patching, and remediating issues in the server infrastructure.
  • Manage team (with lead) of database administrators responsible for maintaining, monitoring, patching, and remediating issues in our database environments.
  • Manage relationships with 3rd party vendors including but not exclusive to DBA and Sys Admin managed services.
  • Ensure strong incident response processes keeping all stakeholders informed as well as maintaining status pages for the organization via the Incident io product.
  • Maintain and improve monitoring practices, looking for ways to become as close to proactive as possible
  • Maintain patching schedules for both OS and application related patch cycles
  • Optimize existing systems for performance and reliability
  • Develop and maintain SOPs for core functions
  • Lead and Support cross-functional technology projects such as upgrades, migrations, or implementations
  • Engage in and support DevOps practices for infrastructure and security management
  • Exhibit a Site Reliability Engineering mindset when engaging with or developing reliability and incident response practices
  • Manage projects and priorities via JIRA project management system in an Agile based format
  • Excellent customer service, communication, and documentation skills
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to solve complex technical problems
  • Other duties as assigned


Other Skills and Abilities

  • Self-starter attitude with ability to troubleshoot and conduct own research on solutions.
  • Ability to work in a team environment.
  • Proven working experience systems operations.
  • Ability to manage customer and other technological group relationships.
  • High attention to detail, maintaining accuracy in all managed and implemented solutions.
  • Shows good judgment during high pressure situations.
  • Ability to step outside normal role to fix issues that may not directly be related to just technology.
  • Organizational and project management skills.


Education and Experience

  • 10+ years of experience administering server system infrastructures and technology
  • 6+ years of experience in a senior or lead role
  • Bachelor's degree required


Physical Requirements

  • Job may require extended sitting or standing, use of standard office equipment
  • Job requires the ability to use vision, adjust focus and work on a standard computer screen
  • Use of audio-visual equipment is required


Professional Certification

  • Project Management certification preferred
  • Professional certification may be required in some cases


About Crane Worldwide Logistics

Crane Worldwide Logistics is a global logistics company that provides customized supply chain solutions to various industries. The company offers air freight, ocean freight, customs brokerage, warehousing and distribution, and other logistics services. Crane Worldwide Logistics operates in more than 120 locations across 30 countries. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Learn more about Crane Worldwide Logistics
Size
2,500 employees
Industry
Transportation
Founded
2008
* Ladders Estimates

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