Systems Administrator III

Our client, is seeking an experienced, highly technical Systems Administrator III to join their core enterprise infrastructure engineering team.

In this L3 senior engineering role, you will take ownership of bare metal server hardware architecture, provisioning, performance tuning, and automation across a large-scale, regulated financial environment. You will be responsible for managing Cisco UCS (M7/M8, Intersight-managed), Dell, and HP server platforms across both standalone and clustered Windows and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) systems. As bare metal provisioning and day-2 operations automation are actively being developed, you will take full ownership of extending and maintaining these automated workflows using Ansible, building custom playbooks, and managing fabric interconnect configurations, VLANs/VSANs, and service profiles.

Duration: 12-Month Contract (with potential for extension or permanent conversion)

Work Arrangement: Hybrid (Currently 2 days per week on-site at the corporate office, with potential to increase up to 4 days as per organizational policy)

Schedule: Monday to Friday (Core Business Hours)

Advantages
High-Impact Automation Leadership: Take direct ownership of enterprise bare metal automation strategies, expanding Ansible playbook coverage across Cisco, Dell, and HP hardware platforms.

Modern Server Sandbox: Work with state-of-the-art enterprise compute platforms, including Cisco UCS M7/M8 managed via Cisco Intersight.

Substantial Contract Duration: Secure a full 1-year consulting engagement with strong potential for extension or permanent conversion within a top-tier financial organization.

L3 Enterprise Scope: Serve as the senior technical escalation lead for high-performance, clustered infrastructure powering critical enterprise applications.

Responsibilities
Hardware Lifecycle & Fabric Architecture
Enterprise Hardware Ownership: Own the architecture, configuration, and end-to-end lifecycle management for Cisco UCS M7/M8 (Intersight), Dell, and HP server platforms.

Service Profile & Fabric Engineering: Design and build Cisco UCS service profiles, server pools, and Fabric Interconnect configurations (VLANs/VSANs) for both standalone and clustered host provisioning.

Storage & SAN Alignment: Coordinate with SAN engineering teams to configure host-side storage connectivity and WWPN zoning within UCS service profiles for bare metal builds.

Automation, Escalation & Maintenance
Bare Metal Automation: Take ownership of bare metal automation workflows; design, build, and maintain Ansible playbooks to automate UCS provisioning and day-2 operational tasks, extending coverage to Dell and HP environments.

L3 Technical Escalation: Act as the primary L3 escalation point for UCS platform issues impacting Windows and RHEL standalone and clustered operating systems.

Lifecycle & Patch Management: Define firmware and patching requirements for Cisco Fabric Interconnects and UCS servers; collaborate with execution teams to coordinate patching windows.

Workflow Optimization: Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues across automated and manual provisioning workflows, maintaining alignment with broader enterprise automation standards.

Qualifications
Infrastructure & Server Hardware Depth: Proven experience managing Cisco UCS hardware (M7/M8, Cisco Intersight), alongside Dell and HP enterprise server platforms in a large corporate environment.

Bare Metal Automation Mastery: Strong, hands-on experience building and maintaining Ansible playbooks for bare metal provisioning, configuration management, and operational automation.

Fabric Interconnect & Networking: Practical experience designing and configuring Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnects, VLANs, VSANs, and storage connectivity.

OS & Clustering Knowledge: Deep familiarity with host-side infrastructure supporting both Windows Server and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) in standalone and enterprise clustered environments.

Troubleshooting & Escalation: Proven track record acting as an L3 escalation resource for complex compute, firmware, and provisioning issues.

Soft Skills: Strong collaborative mindset with the ability to work effectively alongside Linux, Windows, SAN, and automation engineering teams in a regulated environment.

Preferred Assets & Nice-to-Haves
Direct experience managing Cisco Fabric Interconnects (FIs) and advanced Intersight policy frameworks.

Experience managing alternative enterprise hardware platforms and hyperconverged architectures.

Prior experience operating within a regulated financial services or banking enterprise.

Summary
If you are a tech-savvy Systems Administrator III who pairs deep enterprise server hardware expertise (Cisco UCS, Intersight, Dell, HP) with strong Ansible automation skills and fabric architecture experience, this 12-month hybrid contract is an outstanding opportunity. Bring your bare metal automation precision, L3 troubleshooting capabilities, and collaborative mindset to our client's infrastructure engineering team today!

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