Windows Systems Administrator III

Iridium is an award-winning and innovative satellite communications company with bragging rights to the only network that offers voice and data connectivity anywhere in the world. For over 20 years, Iridium's unique network and services have supported critical communications needs for individuals, businesses, and the evolving Internet of Things.

At Iridium, we understand the importance of staying connected and the limitations of traditional communications networks. People across the globe, including first responders, humanitarians, global militaries, scientific researchers, and lone workers, as well as ships, aircraft and remote operations all rely on Iridium to stay connected. We take our responsibility for providing these essential communications very seriously and pride ourselves on offering a reliable lifeline when needed. Likewise, Iridium is committed to providing an exciting and innovative workplace, where employees are challenged to think outside the box and collaborate on new, bold ideas and solutions. Our talented teams are passionate about their work and the impact our company makes around the world. Iridium fosters an empowering and inclusive culture that allows employees to genuinely be their best selves. We are looking for others who want to join this truly unique company that celebrates our employees and provides the opportunity to truly make a difference in the world.

If you have 5 or more years of hands-on experience administering and maintaining VMware, Windows, O365 and/or AWS, you'll be excited about Iridium's Windows Systems Administrator III role on our Information Technology Network Systems team! As a Systems Administrator, you'll be responsible for the administration and maintenance for multiple groups within Iridium's IT environment and working with the users to maintain accounts and trouble shoot issues for both local (AZ) and remote sites across the company. Working in this role, you'll gain valuable experience, knowledge, and skills in VMware, UCS and other systems/platforms. You'll thrive in this role if you enjoy learning and adapting to a fast-paced environment where you can use multiple skills to deliver high quality solutions.

Be responsible for administeration, maintenance, tuning, troubleshooting development and production operations of Windows environments
• Work independently to support users in setting up accounts and troubleshooting issues as they arise
• Develop systems monitoring and automation, utilizing tools and multiple scripting, for Windows systems
• Create and deploy virtual machines with vSphere
• Rack and cable new servers
• Play a role in the development and maintenance of IT Documents (diagrams, procedures, etc.)

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS, Engineering or related program of study, OR equivalent experience in lieu of degree
• 5+ years hands-on experience administering and maintaining VMware, Windows and/or Linux
• Experience working with Microsoft technologies
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to confidently present products, deliverables, analyses, and/or issues
• Possess an analytical mindset, with the ability to understand a situation or problem and think critically to make decisions or come up with solutions
• Be comfortable managing upward, including being a proactive communicator and asking for help when needed
• Have confidence and be able to establish valuable relationships with others
• Must be able to prioritize key tasks and have a strong sense of ownership over your work
• Be active in seeking out ways to continuously improve yourself and gain new knowledge

• Relevant technical certifications (i.e., CompTIA, RHCSA, MCSE, F5 etc.)
• Previous experience in a datacenter/telecommunications environment
• Experience in Microsoft, Azure, O365, and VMware virtualized environments

• Be on call to support business operations
• Be able to travel up to 10%
• Be able to lift 30 lbs.
• Be a US citizen

This position primarily works in an office setting and is largely sedentary with the majority of the position working with a computer. The role typically requires the use of basic office equipment such as a phone, video, computer, keyboard, mouse, and printer.

Iridium is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.