Description

Mini-Circuits designs, manufactures and distributes integrated circuits, modules, and sub-systems for high-performance radio frequency (RF) and microwave applications.  With design, sales and manufacturing locations in over 30 countries, Mini-Circuits’ products are used in a range of wired and wireless communications applications. Our products are also used in detection, measurement and imaging applications, including military communication, guidance and electronic countermeasure systems, commercial, scientific, military land, sea and aircraft; automotive systems, medical systems, and industrial test equipment.

Mini-Circuits’ sells its products to over 20,000 customers globally through our direct sales force, applications engineering staff, sales representatives, as well as through our extensive website.

Position Summary:

As the Microsoft Systems Administrator you will support enterprise system infrastructure and configurations related to Microsoft products especially M365, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive on a global basis.

Salary Range: $93,000 - $140,000 per year

Job Function:

• Administer Microsoft 365 as a platform.
• Create custom solutions leveraging the Microsoft 365 stack.
• Lead the deployment of new cloud implementations across hybrid environments, including Azure, OneDrive, SharePoint, and Office 365.
• Provide Tier 2 support within the Microsoft 365 cloud environment, Teams, OneDrive and SharePoint.
• Responsible for evaluating new solutions, including emerging cloud solutions, and developing the supporting elements required to incorporate new technical capabilities in a safe and secure manner
• Stays current with technological developments related to IT infrastructure, security, operations, and cloud services, as well as their management practices.
• Promotes the use of technology, enabling the workforce to utilize new technologies in support of the strategic business plan.
• Leads technology improvement projects, coordinates technology management in support of new systems, and ensures smooth upgrades of existing systems.
• Leads the design, specification, configuration, installation, and maintenance of systems/storage/security/network hardware, software, telecommunication services, and internet providers for on premise and cloud solutions.
• Facilitates communication between management, peers, and practice management to ensure an effective approach to the implementation of IT solutions.
• Monitor system health/availability. Produces and maintains highly available services to meet the organization’s growing demands.
• Ensuring the strategy and technology roadmaps are in place and reviewed regularly.
• Actively participates in Disaster Recovery helping direct the development and execution of an Enterprise-wide disaster recovery and business continuity plans.

The duties, responsibilities, and expectations described above are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the member, within the scope of the position.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Information Systems or related field of study
• Requires 2+ years of experience supporting Enterprise-class solutions operating in a 24/7 environment.
• 5-7 years' minimum experience as Domain Administrator and Azure/Active Directory services administrator.
• Requires 3+ years of SharePoint implementation experience. Minimum 2 SharePoint implementations
• ITIL experience and certification highly desired.
• Hands-on experience in supporting Microsoft Windows 2012/2016/2019, Active Directory, ADFS, MS PKI, DFS, and GPO validation and design.
• Hands-on expertise with Office 365, Microsoft 365, Teams, SharePoint and the Enterprise Mobility Security (EMS) tools and functionalities.
• Complete command over Group policy management, troubleshooting and management.

Not required but preferred:

• Microsoft 365/Hybrid Knowledge
• Basic Active Directory concepts, security permissions and network troubleshooting.
• Proficiency to design and implement solutions using the Power Platform (PowerApps, Power Automate, Power BI) & Forms
• Proficiency to design and implement solutions in M365 using collaboration tools such as Teams, Yammer, OneDrive, etc
• Knowledge in Azure Connect, Azure B2B and online authentication methods
• 5 Years’ experience of managing Microsoft 365 systems
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft 365 services, integrations, and deployment of services with an understanding of Azure, Active Directory, Enterprise Mobility Security, MDM and Intune
• Creation and execution of Powershell scripts to administer and manage Microsoft 365
• Microsoft certifications for Microsoft 365 preferred:
• Microsoft 365: Fundamentals
• Microsoft 365: Messaging Administrator Associate
• Microsoft 365: Azure Administrator Associate
• Microsoft 365: Modern Desktop Administrator Associate
• Microsoft 365: Security Administrator Associate
• Microsoft 365: Enterprise Administrator Expert
• Microsoft 365: Teams Administrator Associate
• Microsoft 365: Identity and Access Administrator Associate
• Microsoft 365: Information Protection Administrator Associate
• Microsoft 365: Teams Voice Engineer Expert

• Exceptional interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to work independently with little supervision
• Strong verbal and written communication skills including the ability to ask question, articulate customer requests, and report back to the Mini-Circuits team
• Demonstrated ability to coach, lead people and get results through others. Strong team player
• Demonstrated ability to deliver on-time results and be accountable.
• Detail oriented and extremely well organized

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 the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit and use hands to operate a computer keyboard. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Additional Requirements/Skills:

• Comply, understand, and support corporate safety initiatives to ensure a safe work environment
• Ability and willingness to abide by Company’s Code of Conduct
• May require off-hours work for global collaboration
• Occasional travel, some overnight, as required

Disclaimer: The listed qualifications and requirements for each position are intended as guidelines.  Mini-Circuits reserves the right to hire outside of these guidelines at Management’s discretion.

Mini-Circuits is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived age, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, military status, sex, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital status, familial status, gender identity, gender dysphoria, pregnancy-related condition, and domestic violence victim status or protected class characteristic, or any other protected characteristic as established by federal or state law.