System Administrator V - Albuquerque

Requirements:

• Associate degree, technical training certificate, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• At least 5 years of related technical experience supporting enterprise or datacenter IT environments
• Experience with Microsoft Windows Server, Linux, enterprise Microsoft products and management tools, and VMware virtualization
• Experience with backup and recovery, system patching, performance tuning, capacity planning, enterprise storage, and infrastructure optimization
• Experience with industry-standard datacenter physical security tools and applications
• Working knowledge of DCIM tools and datacenter infrastructure management
• Strong troubleshooting skills and the ability to resolve complex technical issues independently
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and lead technical efforts and projects
• Leadership experience and the ability to mentor junior technical staff
• Strong written, verbal, presentation, and cross-departmental communication skills
• Basic knowledge of scripting or programming languages such as PowerShell, Visual Basic .NET, or C#

Responsibilities:

• Provide senior-level administration and technical leadership for enterprise servers and datacenter environments
• Design, optimize, maintain, and support enterprise platforms for mission-critical operations
• Administer Microsoft Windows Server and Linux systems, VMware virtualization platforms, and enterprise storage solutions
• Lead server modernization efforts, including system upgrades and technology refreshes
• Perform backup and recovery operations for Data Operations Centers
• Carry out system patching, performance tuning, capacity planning, and resource optimization
• Provide Tier II/III escalation support and technical guidance to lower-tier teams
• Support enterprise security initiatives and datacenter physical security tools and applications
• Use DCIM tools to monitor, manage, and optimize datacenter infrastructure
• Complete hardware and software upgrades and maintain operational configurations
• Develop and maintain technical, operational, and project management documentation
• Serve as a subject matter expert for Shared Services Enterprise Datacenter IT projects
• Lead and participate in enterprise technical initiatives and cross-functional projects
• Mentor and coach junior system administrators
• Collaborate across departments and communicate through documentation, conversations, and presentations

Technologies:

• Hardware
• Support
• Linux
• PowerShell
• Security
• VMware
• Visual Basic
• Windows
• ASP.NET
• C#

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We are NuAxis, a federal IT company focused on making customer experience and people central to government technology solutions. Our team brings together varied perspectives and skills, supports one another, and works collaboratively to help federal clients succeed. We are seeking a talented, motivated System Administrator V for a full-time role supporting enterprise servers, datacenter environments, and shared services projects. We believe that happy employees do excellent work and invite interested candidates to join our team. We are an equal opportunity employer, and employment is contingent on successfully completing a background investigation.

last updated 43 week of 2026