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Systems Administrator IV – Microsoft 365 | M365 Engineer | Tulsa, OK

Systems Administrator IV – Microsoft 365

📍 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
🏢 Work Arrangement: 100% Onsite
📅 Contract Duration: 12 Months
💼 Employment Type: Contract
🚫 Visa Sponsorship: Not Available
🚚 Relocation Assistance: Not Available
📞 On-Call: Participation in a 24/7 support rotation required
📌 Local Tulsa-Area Candidates Only

Overview

A leading energy organization is seeking an experienced Systems Administrator IV to provide senior-level administration, engineering and governance across its enterprise Microsoft 365 environment.

This is a hands-on technical leadership position supporting Microsoft 365 collaboration, identity, security and compliance services. The successful candidate will take end-to-end ownership of platforms including Exchange Online, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Copilot, Microsoft Entra ID and Microsoft Purview.

The role is particularly well suited to an experienced Microsoft 365 professional who can combine advanced technical troubleshooting with platform strategy, security governance, incident leadership and mentorship of other technical team members.

Key Responsibilities

Microsoft 365 Platform Administration

  • Lead the administration, engineering, licensing and governance of the Microsoft 365 platform.

  • Support Exchange Online, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Copilot and Microsoft Entra ID.

  • Maintain secure, reliable and scalable collaboration and productivity services across an enterprise environment.

  • Establish and maintain platform standards, administrative controls, permissions and governance processes.

  • Review Microsoft 365 licensing and access to support cost-effective, least-privilege platform usage.

Platform Strategy and Delivery

  • Monitor the Microsoft 365 product roadmap and evaluate emerging capabilities for business value, security and operational suitability.

  • Guide the testing, staging and production-readiness process for new Microsoft 365 services and major platform changes.

  • Translate business and technical requirements into scalable Microsoft 365 solutions.

  • Coordinate with security, infrastructure, business and project teams to deliver platform improvements and integrations.

  • Apply project-management and change-control practices throughout platform implementations and upgrades.

Identity and Access Management

  • Manage enterprise identity and access capabilities through Microsoft Entra ID.

  • Implement and maintain Single Sign-On, Multi-Factor Authentication and Conditional Access policies.

  • Administer privileged access controls and identity-governance processes.

  • Conduct access and permissions reviews to maintain least-privilege security.

  • Strengthen controls around administrative access and sensitive Microsoft 365 services.

Security and Compliance

  • Configure and administer Microsoft Purview security and compliance capabilities.

  • Support data classification, Data Loss Prevention, retention and eDiscovery requirements.

  • Implement Insider Risk Management controls and related governance processes.

  • Perform security reviews and platform hardening before significant service launches or changes.

  • Partner with security and compliance stakeholders to ensure Microsoft 365 services meet organizational requirements.

Reliability and Technical Support

  • Provide Tier 3 support for complex Microsoft 365, identity and collaboration-platform issues.

  • Lead root-cause analysis and post-incident reviews.

  • Develop and document solutions that improve service reliability and reduce recurring incidents.

  • Participate in the organization’s 24/7 on-call support rotation.

  • Maintain clear technical documentation, operational procedures and knowledge resources.

Technical Leadership

  • Provide technical leadership within a broader team of analysts and engineers.

  • Mentor colleagues and help develop their Microsoft 365 administration and troubleshooting capabilities.

  • Guide technical decision-making across complex platform initiatives.

  • Promote effective collaboration, knowledge sharing and operational best practices.

Required Qualifications

Candidates must meet one of the following education and experience combinations:

  • High school diploma or GED with at least 15 years of IT experience.

  • Associate degree with at least 10 years of IT experience.

  • Bachelor’s degree in an IT-related field with at least eight years of IT experience.

A bachelor’s degree is not mandatory when the candidate possesses the required equivalent professional experience.

Required Experience

  • Extensive hands-on experience administering and engineering enterprise Microsoft 365 environments.

  • Strong experience with:

    • Exchange Online

    • Microsoft Teams

    • SharePoint Online

    • OneDrive

    • Microsoft Copilot

    • Microsoft Entra ID

    • Microsoft Purview

  • Experience managing Microsoft 365 licensing, permissions, governance and platform-readiness processes.

  • Strong knowledge of SSO, MFA, Conditional Access, privileged access and identity governance.

  • Experience with Microsoft Purview capabilities including DLP, retention, data classification and eDiscovery.

  • Experience providing Tier 3 support and resolving sophisticated Microsoft 365 platform issues.

  • Demonstrated ability to lead root-cause analysis and post-incident reviews.

  • Experience working in a large, enterprise-scale environment with formal governance and change-control processes.

  • Ability to analyse business and technical requirements and translate them into scalable technology solutions.

  • Strong organizational, communication and interpersonal skills.

  • Ability and willingness to participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation.

  • Commitment to maintaining safety as the highest operational priority.

Preferred Background

  • Experience owning Microsoft 365 platforms across a large, multi-site or highly regulated organization.

  • Previous responsibility for platform strategy, roadmap evaluation and enterprise governance.

  • Experience leading complex Microsoft 365 deployments, migrations, integrations or security improvements.

  • Technical leadership or mentorship experience.

  • Experience working collaboratively with security, infrastructure, compliance and business stakeholders.

  • A stable employment history, including completed long-term contracts or sustained ownership of multi-year platform initiatives.

Formal people-management experience is not required. The priority is hands-on technical leadership, platform ownership and the ability to mentor others.

Location Requirement

This position requires attendance onsite in Tulsa, Oklahoma, five days per week. Only candidates who already live within a practical commuting distance of Tulsa will be considered.

Relevant nearby locations may include Tulsa, Broken Arrow, Jenks, Bixby, Owasso, Sand Springs, Sapulpa, Glenpool, Catoosa, Claremore and Collinsville.

Relocation assistance is not available.

 

SOC Analyst – Montvale, NJ | Hybrid Cybersecurity & Vulnerability Management

SOC Analyst

📍 Location: Montvale, New Jersey
🏢 Work Model: Hybrid – 3 days onsite / 2 days remote
🏠 Employees work remotely every Friday + receive 40 additional remote days annually
💼 Employment Type: Full-Time
📈 Seniority Level: Associate / Mid-Level
🎓 Education: Bachelor’s Degree preferred
🔐 Industry: Cybersecurity / Manufacturing / Enterprise IT

💰 Compensation & Benefits

  • Salary Range: $90,000 – $110,000

  • Full benefits package

  • Hybrid flexibility

  • Collaborative and supportive IT/security environment

🚀 Overview

A growing enterprise organization is seeking a SOC Analyst to strengthen its cybersecurity operations through security monitoring, alert investigation, and vulnerability management.

This role combines Security Operations Center (SOC) responsibilities with hands-on vulnerability analysis and remediation coordination across enterprise infrastructure and endpoint environments.

The ideal candidate is analytical, collaborative, proactive, and highly communicative with experience supporting enterprise security operations.

🔧 Key Responsibilities

Security Operations

  • Monitor, triage, and investigate alerts from:

    • SIEM platforms

    • Endpoint protection tools

    • Security monitoring systems

  • Distinguish legitimate threats from false positives

  • Document findings and communicate results clearly

  • Assist with alert tuning and optimization efforts

Vulnerability Management

  • Support enterprise vulnerability scanning and assessments

  • Analyze vulnerability findings and prioritize remediation activities

  • Research CVEs and provide:

    • Exploitability analysis

    • Business impact context

    • Remediation guidance

  • Track remediation progress and validate fixes

Collaboration & Communication

  • Partner closely with:

    • Infrastructure teams

    • IT leadership

    • Cybersecurity teams

  • Maintain strong communication and visibility around risks and remediation efforts

  • Proactively identify opportunities for improvement

Continuous Improvement

  • Assist with:

    • DLP and information protection controls

    • System hardening initiatives

    • Documentation and runbook development

  • Explore enhanced capabilities within existing security tooling

✅ Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in:

    • Cybersecurity

    • Computer Science

    • Information Technology

    • Related discipline
      OR equivalent practical experience

  • 3–5 years of experience in:

    • Security operations

    • Vulnerability management

    • Endpoint protection analysis

  • Strong understanding of:

    • CVEs

    • Risk prioritization

    • Vulnerability remediation processes

  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills

⭐ Preferred Skills

  • Experience with:

    • SIEM platforms

    • Enterprise log analysis

    • Endpoint detection & response (EDR) tools

  • Familiarity with:

    • Active Directory

    • Group Policy

    • Security baselines

  • Scripting or reporting experience:

    • PowerShell

    • Python

    • Power BI

  • Security certifications are a plus but not required

🎯 Ideal Candidate

  • Hands-on SOC or cybersecurity analyst with enterprise experience

  • Strong communicator who proactively keeps stakeholders informed

  • Comfortable balancing:

    • Security investigations

    • Vulnerability analysis

    • Cross-functional collaboration

  • Curious, self-driven, and eager to improve security operations

📝 Screening Considerations

  • Do you have experience with:

    • SOC operations

    • Vulnerability management

    • Endpoint security tools?

  • Have you worked with SIEM or enterprise detection platforms?

  • Are you comfortable working in a hybrid environment in Montvale, NJ?

  • Do you have experience coordinating remediation efforts with infrastructure teams?

🌍 Work Environment

  • Hybrid work schedule:

    • 3 onsite days

    • 2 remote days

  • Additional remote flexibility throughout the year

  • Collaborative enterprise IT and cybersecurity team

  • Occasional travel between NY/NJ locations may be required

📈 Why Join

  • Broad exposure across enterprise cybersecurity operations

  • Opportunity to influence security tooling and processes

  • Supportive, highly collaborative IT culture

  • Strong focus on learning, ownership, and continuous improvement

 

Senior Infrastructure Engineer (VMware, Data Center & DR) – Contract | New York

Senior Infrastructure Engineer (VMware / Data Center / DR) – Contract

📍 Location: New York, NY (Hybrid)
🏢 Data Center Access: Edison, NJ (Iron Mountain – approx. monthly visits)
Contract Length: 6–12 months (urgent requirement)
🕒 Engagement Type: Contract
🚨 Start: ASAP

Role Overview

We are seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer on a contract basis to support a mission-critical on-prem and data center infrastructure environment. This is an urgent requirement, with the client looking to onboard the right consultant quickly.

The role is heavily focused on VMware administration, physical server management, Cisco infrastructure, and Disaster Recovery, supporting both Production (data center) and DR (on-prem) environments.

This position suits a hands-on senior engineer with 13–15+ years of infrastructure experience, strong ownership mentality, and deep expertise across virtualization, storage, DR, and core Microsoft technologies.

Key Responsibilities

Virtualisation & Compute

  • Administer and manage a large VMware environment, including:

    • Security patching

    • Version upgrades

    • Performance monitoring and optimisation

  • Manage and support physical servers across:

    • Production data center (Iron Mountain – NJ)

    • On-prem Disaster Recovery environment (NY office)

Cisco Infrastructure

  • Administer, maintain, and troubleshoot:

    • Cisco UCS X

    • Cisco UCS Manager

  • Ensure stability, performance, and lifecycle management of compute infrastructure

Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity

  • Own Disaster Recovery operations, including:

    • Zerto administration

    • Execution of annual DR testing

    • Recovery planning, validation, and reporting

  • Maintain DR readiness across on-prem environments

Storage Management

  • Manage and support storage platforms including:

    • Production: Pure Storage (iSCSI all-flash)

    • DR:

      • 2 × HP MSA all-flash arrays

      • QNAP (primary backup target)

      • DAS

  • Perform storage monitoring, maintenance, and optimisation

Backup, Restore & Patch Management

  • Manage native backup and restore operations

  • Configuration Manager patching and maintenance

  • Ensure data protection best practices are followed

Microsoft & Identity Services

  • Administer Active Directory infrastructure

  • Support Exchange / O365 hybrid environment

    • 2 on-prem Exchange servers (latest version)

SQL Server (Basic Administration)

  • Support SQL Servers hosted on an on-prem cluster:

    • Database maintenance

    • Performance monitoring

    • Indexing, query tuning, and configuration optimisation

End User & Application Platforms

  • Support VDI backend infrastructure:

    • Omnissa Horizon

    • 2 gateways

    • 2 RDS hosts

    • ~150 virtual desktops

  • Support application servers including:

    • Internal business application servers

    • (Exposure to WSO application servers is a plus but not mandatory – training can be provided)

Required Experience & Skills

  • 13–15+ years of hands-on infrastructure engineering experience

  • Deep expertise in VMware administration

  • Strong experience managing physical servers and data center infrastructure

  • Solid hands-on experience with Cisco UCS / UCS Manager

  • Proven experience running DR environments and Zerto

  • Strong storage experience across enterprise storage arrays

  • Working knowledge of:

    • Active Directory

    • Exchange / O365

    • SQL Server administration (support-level)

    • VDI backend platforms

  • Comfortable operating in production-critical environments

  • Able to work independently and take full ownership of infrastructure

Nice to Have

  • Experience with Omnissa Horizon (VDI)

  • Exposure to financial services or regulated environments

  • Experience supporting internally developed or niche application platforms

Work Pattern

  • Primary location: New York office

  • Data center travel: Edison, NJ (typically once per month)

  • Hybrid working with hands-on infrastructure access as required

Why This Role

  • Critical, high-impact infrastructure ownership

  • Senior-level responsibility without unnecessary bureaucracy

  • Immediate need – strong chance of extension for the right consultant

  • Opportunity to stabilise and improve a complex on-prem environment

 

Senior Systems Engineer | Healthcare IT | Tulsa, OK | Windows & VMware

💻 Senior Systems Engineer

📍 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma (On-site)
🏥 Industry: Healthcare / Information Technology
🎓 Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field (10 years of equivalent experience may be considered)
💼 Experience Level: Mid–Senior (5+ years)
🚫 Visa Sponsorship: Not available
🚚 Relocation: Available for the ideal candidate
💰 Compensation: $91,000 – $136,000 base salary + full benefits
🕓 Employment Type: Full-Time | Permanent

🌟 The Opportunity

An established and forward-thinking healthcare organization is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to play a key role in maintaining, optimizing, and evolving its enterprise IT infrastructure.

This role is ideal for a highly skilled technologist who enjoys solving complex problems, leading critical infrastructure initiatives, and ensuring that large-scale server and virtualization environments run securely and efficiently.

You’ll collaborate closely with business leaders, IT management, and cross-functional teams to design, implement, and support mission-critical systems that power healthcare operations.

🧭 Key Responsibilities

Systems Engineering & Infrastructure

  • Design, configure, and implement server-based hardware and software solutions with minimal network disruption.

  • Perform system tuning, resource optimization, and hardware upgrades to ensure peak performance.

  • Manage and maintain Windows and Linux operating environments, including Active Directory, GPO, DNS, DHCP, ADFS, and Azure.

  • Provide technical leadership and escalation support for complex system issues.

Project Leadership

  • Lead infrastructure projects from planning through execution, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.

  • Collaborate with stakeholders and department leaders to deliver secure, reliable, and scalable technology solutions.

  • Serve as a technical advisor for new technologies, assessing and recommending tools and architectures.

Operational Excellence

  • Maintain data center operations, ensuring reliability, availability, and compliance.

  • Support virtualization environments (VMware, Citrix, or similar platforms).

  • Monitor and manage storage, backup, and recovery systems, as well as cloud infrastructure.

  • Develop and document detailed system procedures, configurations, and architecture diagrams.

Collaboration & Support

  • Partner with end-users, internal IT teams, and leadership to address issues and deliver seamless system operations.

  • Lead or coordinate cross-functional teams during upgrades, migrations, or incidents.

  • Provide mentorship and knowledge sharing across the IT department.

🎓 Education & Experience

Required

Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field (or 10 years of equivalent experience).
5+ years of experience in systems engineering, with at least 3 years supporting large-scale enterprise networks.
✅ Advanced expertise in server and virtualization systems, data center operations, and infrastructure architecture.
✅ Strong knowledge of storage, backup, and cloud environments.
✅ Functional understanding of network design, security, and protocols.
✅ Experience with Windows and Linux environments, including configuration and administration tools.

Preferred

⭐ Certifications such as VMware, Microsoft, RedHat, or ITIL.
⭐ Prior experience supporting healthcare or mission-critical environments.

💡 Core Competencies

  • Technical leadership and systems architecture expertise

  • Strong troubleshooting and analytical capabilities

  • Excellent communication and documentation skills

  • High degree of initiative, organization, and problem-solving ability

  • Ability to thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment

🚗 Additional Information

  • Some off-campus system support duties may require the use of a private vehicle.

  • A valid driver’s license, clean MVR, and proof of insurance are required per company policy.

💰 Compensation & Benefits

💵 Base Salary: $91,000 – $136,000 (commensurate with experience)
💎 Benefits:

  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage

  • Retirement and life insurance plans

  • Paid time off and holidays

  • Training and certification support

  • Relocation assistance available for the right candidate

🧩 Candidate Snapshot

  • Experience: 5–7 years in enterprise systems engineering

  • Core Skills: Server Administration | Virtualization | Data Center Ops | Cloud Infrastructure | Windows/Linux | Network Protocols

  • Certifications: VMware, Microsoft, RedHat, or ITIL (preferred)

  • Travel: None

🚀 Ready to take the lead on enterprise infrastructure?
Join a mission-driven healthcare organization where technology supports life-changing care. Drive innovation, strengthen reliability, and make an impact every day.

 

Identity and Access Management Manager - USA, East Aurora New York - $130,000 to $160,000

Identity and Access Management Manager

USA, East Aurora New York

$130,000 to $160,000

 

Description

 

Our Company's Corporate Group is hiring an Identity and Access Management Manager

 

Job Summary:

 

The Identity and Access Management Manager (IAMM) is responsible for the team that will develop the framework and recommend an enterprise-wide strategy for the various directory and authentication services running operating systems such as Unix, Linux, and Windows. This individual will lead the team to perform the research, design, implementation, and on-going support plan of the proposed framework. The directory and authentication services support activities required to sustain the business activities globally including but not limited to engineering, manufacturing, operations, marketing, sales, and quality. These responsibilities include the design, documentation, and implementation of corporate identity and device access standards across all company subsidiaries globally. This team is also the expert level support (Tier 3) for several infrastructure applications like Active Directory (AD), Azure AD, Identity management, Device Management, and Certificate Management. 

 

 

Responsibilities:

 

·       Lead the team that will develop the framework and recommend an enterprise-wide strategy for the various directory and authentication services running operating systems such as Unix, Linux, and Windows.

·       Develop and monitor the individual training plans for direct reports.

·       Establish and oversee the work activities of direct reports.

·       Establish relationships will all groups and locations within the company to develop understanding of the requirements and impact of developing and implementing the directory and authentication services framework.

·       Effectively design and implement new technology in the company's server environment requires a though knowledge of the existing environment, a full understanding of industry standards, current technology trends, and new technology emerges.

·       Continuously develop and update leadership skills.

·       Design, document, implement, and audit corporate identity and access management standards for all company divisions and subsidiaries worldwide.

·       Plan, design, and implement, and provide on-going technical support (maintenance) and problem resolution of the company's AD, Azure AD, Identity and Device Management, and Certificate Authority systems and services.

·       Interface with key IT people worldwide to support the above activities and provide expert (Tier 3) support on an on-call basis for the operations staff which is 24 hour a day 7 day a week.

 

Directs the activities of all directory administrators from a technology perspective including all activities related to the Unix server activities (planning, design, documentation, implementation, administration), Windows server activities (planning, design, documentation, implementation, administration), Identity management systems, DNS, DHCP services, Unix services), and automation of the end user environment.

Implementation and support of remote access computing solutions.

 

 

Basic Qualifications:

 

·       Typically, a bachelor’s degree in MIS related discipline and 5 years’ relevant experience in hands on integration of applications using modern protocols (i.e., SAML, OIDC, Oauth 2.0, SCIM)

·       Experience with IAM systems - ADFS, Okta, Azure AD, Active Directory

·       Understanding of various authentication factors and risk-based authentication

·       Understanding of different access models – RBAC, ABAC, GBAC

·       Data analysis and reporting skills - Comparing user datasets across systems.

 

Preferred Skills:

 

·       Leadership of a small team

·       Strong communication skills verbally and written.

·       Understanding of LDAP queries, SQL and KQL

·       Experience Managing Security and Authentication Policies in Azure

·       Experience with Microsoft Identity Manager, Azure AD Connect

·       Knowledge of other authentication protocols - Kerberos, NTLM, LDAP, Basic

 

Desired Certifications (Not Required):

 

·       CISSP

·       CISM

·       Microsoft certs - AZ900, AZ800, AZ500, SC900, SC300

·       CompTIA Sec+

·       Certifications from IAM platforms and providers – Okta, Ping, Onelogin, Duo.

Help Desk Specialist - USA, Boston MA - $50,000 - $65,000

Help Desk Specialist

USA, Boston MA

$50,000 - $65,000

 

Job Description

The Helpdesk Sr. Specialist provides outstanding customer service to end users on a variety of issues, identifying, researching, and resolving technical problems. Responds quickly to telephone calls, email and other requests from personnel. This support includes, but is not limited to: desktop hardware, printers, application support, security administration and telephone administration. The Helpdesk Sr. Specialist also participates in special projects as assigned. The position may require travel to sites in downtown Boston, Springfield, Charlestown and other locations within Massachusetts. This position is assigned to the Operational Support Group and takes day-to-day direction from the End Users Services Manager and End User Support Supervisor.

 

·        Prioritize and set the expectations to triage and identify when to escalate problems

·        Track and monitor ticket requests to ensure timely resolution in accordance to company SLA's

·        Maintain thorough logs in ServiceNow to assist with continuous systems improvement, track workloads and identify recurring problems

·        Encourage employees with self help methods and procedures; empower employees to leverage ServiceNow knowledgebase articles

·        Maintain IT systems, applications and software license inventories through our companies' approved asset tracking systems

·        Assist employees with Cisco VPN connectivity and assigned net

·        Assist employees with Mobile devices; cellphones, and tablets

·        Proved both onsite and remote environment troubleshooting

·        The position requires a valid driver’s license and a reliable automobile to travel to and within service territory (all travel in Massachusetts – no overnights).

·        Ability to work some evenings and weekends

·        Office Support is required 2-3 days a week on location.

 

Qualifications:

·        Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

·        1-3 years of experience in Windows networking environments

·        Experience with desktop/laptop support, Windows 10 and 11, O365, Adobe, and Active Directory

·        Experience with Android and Apple IOS - based devices in an enterprise environment

·        Understanding of Asset management tracking systems

·        Ability to work with employees in a remote environment

·        A+ Certification preferred