Who We Are

We're The Beck Group, the largest and most innovative integrated building firm in the country. We are focused on delivering design and construction excellence on a broad range of project types. Headquartered in downtown Dallas, with offices in Atlanta, Austin, Charlotte, Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Worth, Mexico City, and Tampa, we believe a better process and outcome results from working together. At Beck, you will find yourself surrounded by passionate colleagues who have a collaborative mindset and care about each other. We are committed to hiring the best and brightest within our industry, and that's why we are seeking experienced professionals like you to help transform the industry and continue building Beck's respected reputation.

What You Bring To The Table

The Beck Group is looking to hire an System Administrator to join the technology team in our Downtown Dallas Corporate Office. The System Administrator is responsible for the oversight of our network administration, server administration, telecom, and IT Security. You will work closely with our Director of IT and the IT team in this role and will be integral in the success of the firm. You can expect to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment which provides services to regional offices and distributed construction sites.

The position involves the following essential functions:

GENERAL

Meet with the IT Director, provide updates, and seek direction on a regular basis.
Work effectively with the vendors, end-users, and senior managers.
Promote and maintain a team environment.
Participate in projects related to responsibilities; may serve as a technical project lead on occasions.
Recognize problems, develop recommendations and solutions, and oversee correction within assigned specialty.
Selection, development, retention, interviews, appraisals, and identifying training needs for staff.
Staying current on technology trends and communicating these trends with the appropriate staff.
Liaise between end users and network administration staff to maximize network/systems utilization.
Oversee the configuration and management of the IT infrastructure to support requirements in areas such as data retention, security, business continuity, disaster recovery planning/testing and information risk management.
Analyze product life cycles to help develop the IT budget.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Helps establish standards for voice and telecom devices (video conferencing, mobile/wireless)

NETWORK ADMINISTRATION

Oversee the coordination with IT department regarding installations and configurations of Local Area Networks (LANs) and related devices.
Travel to jobsites and regional offices to configure, install, and maintain network equipment.
Plan, coordinate, and manage the implementation of company-wide server short- and long-term strategy in areas such as capacity planning, upgrade paths and service levels.
Coordinates the backup and disaster recovery plans with IT, external vendors, and other functional leads.
Act as a liaison between vendors, technical support, and departments to resolve complex system and network problems. Coordinate and implement corrective measures.

SERVER ADMINISTRATION

Oversee the user account management and development and deployment of patches within Windows environment as well as VMWare environment.
Identify and thoroughly research various server/storage architecture and application suited for the business operations and develop the business case justification if needed.
Oversee installs, configuration, upgrades, administration, monitoring, maintenance, and security file and database servers. Ensure that server uptime is meeting business requirements.

SECURITY

Identify security risks and coordinate their remediation.
Manage responses to security incidents.
Work with various IT functional groups to ensure end-to-end system security in regard to data exchange between systems both internal and external.
Provide security insight and guidance to other functional groups within the company to reduce unnecessary risk.
Provide practical security best-practice guidance to company -wide networking initiatives.
Research emerging security technologies for their application in the company’s computing environment.
Monitors and enforces security procedures.
Analyze impact of existing or proposed projects on the enterprise infrastructure to ensure projects are not compromising the security of the infrastructure or security policies.
Collaborating with systems, network, database, technicians on proposed projects to ensure security is maintained.
Promote and increase security awareness and training in the company.
Provide independent assessments of network security on an as needed basis

Qualifications

10+ years experience
Knowledge of data center operation and IT infrastructure.
Knowledge of network connectivity, network services, and network security
Hands on experience of managing Windows Operating Systems, Windows Domains, Active Directory, and Group Policy.
Hands on experience of supporting Windows PC, Thin Client, mobile devices, and peripherals.
Experience patching Operating Systems and applications, firmware upgrade, and Cybersecurity tools.

Working Conditions

Responsibilities sometimes require working evenings and weekends with little advanced notice.

Travel to regional offices and/or project sites required.

Physical Demands

Frequently required to sit, stand, and move about the office; frequently operates a computer and other office productivity equipment; constantly communicates with Beck employees and external vendors/consultants; ability to adhere to timely and consistent attendance; ability to lift 40 pounds. Some project sites may require proof of vaccination or recent negative COVID-19 test.

Beck’s Benefits

At Beck our team member experience goes beyond your day-to-day work activities – we also want to support the rest of your life goals, milestones and challenges. We strive for thrive – we want you to thrive in your wellbeing, finances, and community.

In addition to robust coverage for medical, dental, vision, life & disability benefits, Beck is pleased to offer its team members:

401k match and free SmartDollar program for financial wellness
Free dedicated financial coach
Personal health & fitness program for tracking activities & earning rewards
Paid family leave
Health discounts on medical premiums
Free comprehensive health screenings
Free health coach program for weight-loss & hypertension management
Financial & behavioral support for family forming journeys (ex. Fertility, adoption, pregnancy, and parenthood).
Free Life Coach
Pet insurance discount
Organized projects and events to support our communities

Join our team and build your future with Beck.

The Beck Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, or genetic information. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

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