Senior System Engineer - Huntsville, United States - GREENPOINT AG

Description

GreenPoint Agis a farmer-owned, American-owned company. We're committed to farmers'success, becausethat's the only way we succeed. It's a responsibility we don't take lightly, and we look for employees who share this same commitment.
As a leading Southeastern U.S.

agricultural inputs company, we source our strength from high-quality employees who allow us to build long-term relationships with our customers.

We operate inover 100communities acrossten states.

If you share a passion for rural America and the farmers who are so vital to its health, then we'd like to talk with you.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating an inclusive and dynamic workplace with the opportunity to challenge yourself in one of today's most vital industries.

If you are a hardworking, passionate team player we wouldlove to consider adding you to the GreenPoint Agteam.
Our Opportunity
We are looking for a Full-Time Senior System Engineer

for our Decatur, AL Corporate Office . This position will keep watch over and effectively manage GreenPoint Ag's entire server and AWS environment.
Essential Functions
Assist with the design and architecture of hosted customer environments.
Administer the state of all components in our cloud and development infrastructure.
Periodically report to the customer and company on system performance metrics.
Identify and escalate areas of concern or improvement for ERP services.
Administer overall site availability, security, latency, and system health.
Monitor and troubleshoot site performance issues.
Monitor for server and software vulnerabilities and administer upgrade and patching efforts.
Work closely with all teams to ensure high availability and security.
Maintain cloud-based servers including patching vulnerabilities, backup/restore operations, provisioning of new servers, and configuring firewalls.
Perform routine vulnerability and security scans on the environment, resolve or escalate findings.
Administer Disaster Recovery Procedures and perform annual DR exercise.
Maintain DNS and manage SSL certificates.
Administer SSO and Active Directory
Administer Exchange Server and FTP solutions.
Respond to alarms and outages on an as-needed basis.
Participate in the configuration and operation of deployment tools (CI/CD) Additional Responsibilities:
Seek and maintain AWS Cloud Certifications.
Seek and maintain Windows Certifications.
Seek and maintain security and compliance certifications.
Continually improve the monitoring of environments determining alert strategies and tuning them in production.
Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or other related field
Two or more years of experience as a system administrator supporting enterprise computing platforms and systems as well as running cloud-based production systems with a preference for AWS Windows systems
Experience with Microsoft Server Operating Systems and Active Directory
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Excellent communication skills and problem-solving abilities
Understanding of networking and security protocols
Well-developed interpersonal and organizational skills; detail-oriented, highly motivated and self-starter skills
Ability to work on multiple tasks and/or projects.

Preferred Skills:
Certified AWS SysOps Administrator
Experience working with Microsoft SQL Server or similar databases
Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in an office setting.
Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Regular use of the telephone and e-mail for communication is essential. Sitting for extended periods and the use of hands to finger is common.

Hearing and vision within normal rangesis helpful for normal conversations, to receive ordinary information and to prepare or inspect documents.

No heavy lifting is expected. Exertion of up to 40 lbs. of force may occasionally be required.

While performing the duties of this job, good manual dexterity for the use of common office equipment such as computer terminals, calculator, and copiers is needed.

The employee is occasionally required to walk, climb, balance, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl.
Travel
10%
Other Duties

Please note this job description isintended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this position.

It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive list of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications.

GreenPoint Ag reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet business and organizational needs as necessary with or without notice.

EEO Commitment:

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ethnicity, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, including transgender identity, religion, disability, age, genetics, active military or veteran status and any other characteristics protected under applicable federal or state law.

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