The Richmond Group USA
Information Technology System Administrator (Newport News)
The Richmond Group USA, Newport News, Virginia, United States, 23600
The Richmond Group USA has been engaged in a search for a well-rounded
IT System Administrator
to join a global, privately-owned specialty products manufacturer and distributor. This industry leader is successful and growingdoubling the size of its U.S. business since 2021 and delivering ~10% growth this year even amid tariffs. Youll be part of a strong work culture (a genuinely positive place to work) with no nights or weekends, and a company already planning to expand its facility footprint to support continued growth.
In this role,
youll
own on-site IS/IT support
for the North American operation while aligning with high-level strategies from HQ in Europe. Youll procure, configure, and support Windows desktops/laptops and peripherals (printers, scanners); deploy and maintain physical/virtual servers (VMware ESXi) across Windows Server and Debian Linux; manage backup/replication (Veeam); and maintain network infrastructure (managed switches, VLAN L2/L3 segmentation, WLAN, monitoring/diagnostics, SD-WAN redundancy/failover, FortiGate firewalls, and VPN tunneling for site-to-site and remote access). Youll support user accounts (locally and with the Corporate IT team), conference room A/V, and facility technology services (security/surveillance, entry systems, environmental sensors, vendor-managed ERPSage 300), while enforcing security best practices, documenting systems, managing inventory/lifecycle, collaborating with remote teams, and traveling occasionally to the European HQ for training.
If this sounds like your kind of hands-on, high-impact IT role, wed love to hear from youApply today!
Background: 5+ years in IT Support/Administration Strong Windows/Server + Debian Linux, Microsoft 365/Azure, networking (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VPN), and security practices; excellent customer service. Preferred certs
: CCNA, Security+/Network+, CISSP, AWS CCP, Azure Fundamentals (or higher).
**Please note that candidates for this position must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future sponsorship to be considered for employment.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to the individual's race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, genetic information, status as a military veteran or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
IT System Administrator
to join a global, privately-owned specialty products manufacturer and distributor. This industry leader is successful and growingdoubling the size of its U.S. business since 2021 and delivering ~10% growth this year even amid tariffs. Youll be part of a strong work culture (a genuinely positive place to work) with no nights or weekends, and a company already planning to expand its facility footprint to support continued growth.
In this role,
youll
own on-site IS/IT support
for the North American operation while aligning with high-level strategies from HQ in Europe. Youll procure, configure, and support Windows desktops/laptops and peripherals (printers, scanners); deploy and maintain physical/virtual servers (VMware ESXi) across Windows Server and Debian Linux; manage backup/replication (Veeam); and maintain network infrastructure (managed switches, VLAN L2/L3 segmentation, WLAN, monitoring/diagnostics, SD-WAN redundancy/failover, FortiGate firewalls, and VPN tunneling for site-to-site and remote access). Youll support user accounts (locally and with the Corporate IT team), conference room A/V, and facility technology services (security/surveillance, entry systems, environmental sensors, vendor-managed ERPSage 300), while enforcing security best practices, documenting systems, managing inventory/lifecycle, collaborating with remote teams, and traveling occasionally to the European HQ for training.
If this sounds like your kind of hands-on, high-impact IT role, wed love to hear from youApply today!
Background: 5+ years in IT Support/Administration Strong Windows/Server + Debian Linux, Microsoft 365/Azure, networking (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VPN), and security practices; excellent customer service. Preferred certs
: CCNA, Security+/Network+, CISSP, AWS CCP, Azure Fundamentals (or higher).
**Please note that candidates for this position must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future sponsorship to be considered for employment.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to the individual's race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, genetic information, status as a military veteran or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.