Systems Administrator 1
Job Description
Are you driven to grow, lead, and make a meaningful impact? At Apex, we’re building more than a consulting and engineering firm—we’re creating a place where your career accelerates, your contributions matter, and your potential is fully realized. We believe your growth is our growth, which is why we invest in your development at every stage of your career. Here, you’ll work on projects that shape communities, protect the environment, and create lasting impact, all while being empowered with the autonomy and flexibility to do your best work.
Fueled by high-quality delivery, exceptional client retention, and strategic acquisitions, Apex Companies continues to rank among the fastest-growing firms in the AEC industry, recently recognized by the Zweig Group for our industry-leading growth. Our success is grounded in strong leadership, a collaborative culture, and a shared commitment to delivering exceptional outcomes.
As we continue to expand, we're looking for high-performing professionals who are ready to lead, collaborate, innovate, and create impact. At Apex, you help shape what's next. When we succeed together, we share in that success. All Apex positions are eligible for annual bonus opportunities, reinforcing our commitment to recognizing and rewarding meaningful contributions that drive our collective growth.
About Apex Companies
Apex Companies is a national professional services firm delivering engineering, environmental, water, transportation, and infrastructure solutions across the United States. As Apex continues to grow, the IT Infrastructure & Cloud Services team provides reliable, scalable, and secure technology platforms that support employees and business operations.
Position Summary
Apex Companies is seeking a Systems Administrator I to support the day-to-day operation, maintenance, and reliability of enterprise infrastructure platforms. This early-career role performs routine systems administration, monitoring, patching, backup validation, Active Directory support, technical troubleshooting, and documentation under the direction of senior infrastructure engineers.
The position is well suited for an IT professional who wants to build hands-on enterprise experience across Windows systems, virtualization, infrastructure operations, automation, cloud technologies, and acquisition integration activities.
What You’ll Do
Infrastructure Operations
- Support Windows Server environments and other enterprise infrastructure systems.
- Perform routine systems maintenance using approved procedures and technical runbooks.
- Assist with server provisioning, software configuration, upgrades, maintenance, and decommissioning.
- Support virtualization platforms and virtual-machine lifecycle activities under senior-engineer guidance.
- Participate in approved maintenance windows and change implementations.
- Maintain accurate infrastructure inventories, equipment records, and system documentation.
Monitoring, Backup, and Patching
- Review infrastructure monitoring dashboards and perform initial alert validation.
- Monitor backup-job results, document exceptions, and escalate failures appropriately.
- Assist with approved restore testing and disaster-recovery readiness activities.
- Execute routine server patching during established maintenance windows.
- Validate system availability after maintenance and document the results.
Active Directory and Core Services
- Perform routine Active Directory administration using approved procedures.
- Support user, computer, group, and organizational-unit maintenance.
- Assist with basic DNS and DHCP administration and troubleshooting.
- Support certificate inventory, expiration tracking, and renewal coordination.
- Maintain service-account and configuration records.
Incident Support and Documentation
- Investigate routine infrastructure incidents and service requests.
- Document troubleshooting actions, findings, and resolutions in the IT service management platform.
- Escalate complex, high-risk, or business-impacting issues to the appropriate service owner.
- Create and maintain knowledge articles, checklists, and operating procedures.
- Participate in team cross-training, operational triage, and continual-improvement activities.
Projects and Acquisition Integration
- Execute assigned tasks from approved infrastructure, migration, and acquisition checklists.
- Assist with discovery, inventory validation, readiness reviews, and data collection.
- Support cutover validation and post-change monitoring under guidance from project and technical leads.
What We’re Looking For
Required Qualifications
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