Systems Administrator

Job Title: Systems Administrator Job Description
This Systems Administrator role provides hands-on, on-site IT support across office, engineering, and production environments in a dynamic manufacturing setting. You will serve as the primary point of contact for day-to-day technology needs while administering network infrastructure, managing endpoints, and supporting user access in Microsoft 365 and Windows-based environments. This position offers the opportunity to work closely with customers, participate in meetings, and follow products through the full manufacturing lifecycle, while contributing to a secure and compliant IT environment aligned with NIST 800-171 requirements.
Responsibilities
- Provide on-site technical support for users across office, engineering, and production environments.
- Troubleshoot hardware, software, printing, network connectivity, and general workstation issues.
- Support and administer network infrastructure, including FortiGate firewalls, Cisco switches, and 802.1X/NAC environments.
- Perform routine network configuration changes and troubleshoot connectivity issues.
- Install, configure, patch, and update operating systems and business applications across workstations, laptops, and servers.
- Review patching activity, system health, and vulnerability information to help maintain a secure IT environment.
- Provision and configure computers and other IT equipment for new and existing users.
- Assist with endpoint management, including imaging, patching, endpoint protection, backups, and asset tracking.
- Administer user accounts, permissions, and access within Microsoft 365 and Active Directory environments.
- Manage the IT portions of employee onboarding and offboarding, ensuring appropriate access and equipment allocation.
- Provide support for VMware ESXi, virtual servers, storage, and backup environments.
- Maintain accurate documentation related to systems, equipment, configurations, and ongoing IT work.
- Manage and prioritize incoming IT requests, ensuring issues are addressed in a timely and professional manner.
- Support organizational cybersecurity and compliance practices, including adherence to NIST 800-171 requirements.
- Coordinate with outside IT partners and vendors when additional technical support or escalation is required.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders and customers, attending meetings as needed to support technology initiatives and projects.
- Adapt to a variety of IT priorities and responsibilities, effectively wearing many hats in a small to mid-size manufacturing organization.
Essential Skills
- 3 to 5 years of hands-on IT support or systems administration experience.
- Proven hands-on experience with firewalls and network switches.
- Practical experience administering FortiGate firewalls.
- Practical experience working with Cisco switches.
- Strong networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, and Wi-Fi troubleshooting.
- Experience with Microsoft 365 administration, including user accounts and permissions.
- Experience with Active Directory for user and access management.
- Experience supporting Windows-based environments for workstations, laptops, and servers.
- Experience with VMware ESXi and virtual server environments.
- Familiarity with endpoint management, including imaging, patching, endpoint protection, backups, and asset tracking.
- Understanding of cybersecurity principles and experience supporting compliance frameworks such as NIST 800-171.
- Ability to troubleshoot hardware, software, and network issues across diverse environments.
- Strong organizational skills to manage and prioritize multiple IT requests and tasks.
- Clear, professional communication skills for supporting users and coordinating with vendors.
- CompTIA A+ or equivalent foundational IT knowledge (explicit certification experience noted).
Additional Skills & Qualifications
- Experience working with remote monitoring and management (RMM) tools.
- Experience with 802.1X and network access control (NAC) environments.
- Exposure to manufacturing, aerospace, or defense industry environments.
- Ability to collaborate closely with customers and internal teams, including attending meetings and supporting project-related IT needs.
- Comfort wearing many hats and working in a small to mid-size organization with broad IT responsibilities.
- Strong documentation skills for systems, configurations, and IT processes.
- Interest in contributing to a stable organization with very low attrition and long-term employee tenure.
- Motivation to support an organization with a positive growth forecast and opportunities to see products through the full manufacturing lifecycle.
Work Environment
This role is based in a manufacturing setting within a small to mid-size company in the aerospace and defense industry. You will work on-site and support users across office, engineering, and production areas, interacting with a wide range of technologies including FortiGate firewalls, Cisco switches, Microsoft 365, Windows systems, VMware ESXi, and endpoint management tools. The standard schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The dress code is business casual. The organization offers a collaborative environment where you can work closely with customers and internal teams, enjoy the ability to take on diverse responsibilities, and benefit from a culture characterized by very low attrition, strong stability, and an exciting growth outlook, including holidays and two weeks of paid time off.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Patterson, NY.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $31.25 - $38.46/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:

Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Patterson,NY.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Oct 12, 2026.

About Aston Carter

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