For over 100 years, BlueScope continues to build on our reputation of quality brands and products, leading technology and a customer-first spirit. Through our global brands, we are one of the largest manufacturers of building solutions in the world. Our diverse, bright and inspired workforce is committed to bettering the communities we serve through breakthrough thinking and innovations. Your goals, ideas and perspective can help shape our future – we look forward to hearing them!   

The System Administrator II manages and tunes computer hardware and software systems and network connections to ensure high levels of availability and security of the supported business applications. The Senior Administrator may also plan and implement policies and procedures to ensure system provisioning and maintenance that is consistent with company goals, industry best practices, and regulatory requirements.

• Analyze performance on systems to anticipate, mitigate, identify, troubleshoot, and resolve hardware and software problems on servers, and applications. Escalate incidents as necessary with vendors.
• Coordinate with network engineering, business application, development team, and database administration teams to implement desktop and server systems that utilize industry best practices to meet corporate objectives.
• Recommend, schedule, and perform software and hardware improvements, upgrades, patches, reconfigurations, and purchases.
• Assist with capacity planning by providing recommendations to IT leadership regarding the development of long-term strategic goals for systems and software 
• Support regional IT teams to problem solve local plant and regional systems permissions and user and device management 
• Develop and implement communications to end users and IT team related to system changes by utilizing the identified change management process (CAB). 
• Document systems and processes within the Infrastructure department
• Design, implement, and maintain an environment that meets current security needs.
• Schedule and perform software and hardware improvements, upgrades, patches, and configuration on identified complex systems 
• Create required reporting on metrics in response to business needs. 
• Participate and/or manage negotiations with vendors, outsourcers, and contractors to secure software products and services.

Minimum: 

• Bachelor’s degree in System Administration or 4 additional years of related experience in lieu of degree
• 10 years of system administration experience in the following areas:
  • Storage area networks
  • Linux administration
  • Data backup systems
  • Microsoft Active Directory
  • Microsoft O365
  • Microsoft Azure
  • VMWare
  • Citrix
  • Local and Wide Area Networks

Preferred: 

•  Bachelor’s degree in System Administration
• 15 years of system administration experience
• Certifications appropriate to role

The preceding job responsibilities and tasks were designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by associates in this job.  It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all job duties and responsibilities required of associates assigned to this job.  Associates may be required to perform other duties as assigned.  Additional job competencies, individual goals, and performance measurements are set at the department level.

The benefits are just as rewarding as the work at BlueScope.  To support our goal, we offer a total compensation plan and an outstanding benefits package that includes health insurance, life insurance, short and long term disability, paid time off, and retirement. 

EEO Employer/M/F/Disabled/Protected Veteran

BlueScope is an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status, as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability. 

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