The posting
Join a team of industry professionals who value your skills and talents. At OGI Process Equipment, our goal is to hire talented and motivated people. We offer a friendly work environment with competitive wages and benefits. From engineers to welders, salespeople to sandblasters, OGI has some of the best talent in the industry. Check out our job openings, and we look forward to working with you.
Summary/Objective
The IT Systems Administrator is responsible for the reliable, secure, and efficient operation of OGI Process Equipment's information technology infrastructure. This position administers on-premises and cloud systems, servers, networks, identity and access services, backups, cybersecurity controls, business applications, and end-user computing resources. The role provides advanced technical support, maintains accurate system documentation, coordinates vendors, and implements improvements that support Engineering, Drafting, Manufacturing, Quality, Service, Sales, Purchasing, Accounting, and Operations.
The position requires a hands-on administrator who can independently diagnose complex issues, manage competing priorities, protect company and customer information, and support business continuity in an industrial manufacturing environment.
Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Systems, Server, and Identity Administration
- Administer, monitor, maintain, and troubleshoot physical and virtual servers, operating systems, storage, and related infrastructure.
- Administer Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, file and print services, user accounts, security groups, permissions, and authentication services.
- Manage Microsoft 365 services, including Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, licensing, retention settings, multifactor authentication, and conditional access controls.
- Maintain system performance, capacity, availability, patching, configuration standards, and lifecycle plans for infrastructure assets.
- Use PowerShell or equivalent administrative tools to automate repeatable tasks, improve consistency, and reduce manual administration.
Network and Communications Administration
- Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot local and wide area networks, wireless networks, internet connectivity, virtual private networks, switches, routers, firewalls, and related services.
- Monitor network availability, utilization, security events, and performance; identify root causes and implement corrective actions.
- Maintain network diagrams, addressing plans, device configurations, access rules, and recovery documentation.
- Coordinate telecommunications, internet, and managed service providers and verify that contracted services meet operational requirements.
Cybersecurity, Backup, and Business Continuity
- Implement and maintain endpoint protection, email security, vulnerability remediation, secure configuration baselines, access controls, logging, and security monitoring.
- Apply the principle of least privilege and conduct periodic reviews of privileged accounts, user access, inactive accounts, and administrative permissions.
- Monitor, investigate, document, escalate, and support response to suspected cybersecurity incidents in accordance with company procedures.
- Administer backup and recovery systems; monitor backup completion, investigate failures, and perform documented recovery tests.
- Maintain disaster recovery and business continuity documentation for critical technology services and participate in periodic recovery exercises.
- Support cybersecurity awareness, acceptable-use requirements, audit requests, insurance questionnaires, and compliance activities as assigned.
Business Applications and Data Systems Support
- Provide infrastructure and administrative support for enterprise applications used by OGI, including ERP, engineering, manufacturing, reporting, database, document management, and workflow platforms.
- Support Epicor ERP, Microsoft SQL Server, Power BI gateways and data connections, SharePoint, and related business system integrations within the boundaries of assigned responsibility.
Supervisor Responsibility
This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
Work Environment
This job primarily operates in a professional office environment. This role uses standard office equipment. When in the manufacturing facility, all employees are required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) to include at a minimum, hearing protection, and safety glasses with side shields. Protective toe boots are not required when employee is in designated walkways in the plant. Other protective equipment may be required in designated areas.
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.
While performing duties of this job, the person in this position frequently communicates with employees and must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations. The employee constantly must remain stationary for long periods of time, while operating a computer and other office machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer. This position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access filing cabinets and operate office productivity machinery, such as a copy machine and printer.
The employee might occasionally lift or move objects up to 25 pounds.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as for maintenance, upgrades, deployments, outages, or security incidents. Participation in an “on-call” rotation may be required.
Travel
Limited travel may be required between company locations and to vendor or service-provider sites.
Education and Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or a related field preferred. An equivalent combination of relevant education, technical training, certifications, and experience may
- be considered.
- Minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience administering business-critical IT infrastructure, networks, Microsoft platforms, and end-user environments preferred.
- Experience supporting manufacturing, fabrication, engineering, oil and gas, industrial equipment, or other operational environment preferred.
- Experience with Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, Windows Server, virtualization, PowerShell, SQL Server, ERP systems, backup platforms, and cybersecurity tools preferred.
- Relevant certifications such as Microsoft Azure Administrator, Windows Server Hybrid Administrator, CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Security+, CCNA, or comparable credentials are preferred.
Additional Eligibility Qualifications
A valid driver's license may be required when travel between company locations is necessary. Employment may be contingent upon completion of company-required screening and acknowledgment of information security policies.
Work Authorization/Security Clearance
None required for this position.
AAP/EEO Statement
OGI is an equal employment opportunity employer.
OGI recognizes and embraces federal legislation on equal employment opportunity and is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination. All applicants for employment and all employees will be afforded equal opportunity and treatment, regardless of age, race, religion, gender, national origin, disability status or other protected status.
All employees are responsible for complying with all applicable Federal, State and Local Laws, rules and regulations regarding non-discrimination practices.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
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