Systems Administrator 2

At Noble

At Noble, we believe the health of soil, plants, animals and humans is one and indivisible. We believe in rebuilding healthy soils and helping producers maintain a strong bottom line. Through these two actions, we can transform degraded grazing lands across the United States, benefiting the environment and society as a whole.

Our focus is to help farmers and ranchers apply regenerative ranching principles to the nation’s 654 million grazing lands. This monumental undertaking requires thousands of producers across the U.S. to overcome significant barriers and change their current practices to work with nature, not against it.

Our IT staff plays a critical role in supporting the organizations mission by managing critical IT infrastructure, keeping the organization secure, implementing new technologies, and extending connectivity and services to our ranches and staff. This work is crucial for us to gather the information necessary for farmers and ranchers to triumph over the barriers and ultimately benefit all of society through their efforts. We live to find new ways to communicate usable information so farmers and ranchers can leave their land better at sunset than at sunrise.

So, do you want to join us? We are looking for a Systems Administrator 2.

As Systems Administrator 2, you will provide direct support for day-to-day operations of network hardware and various infrastructure systems.  This is key in helping Noble achieve its goal and share the story of regenerative land stewardship with farmers, ranchers, potential donors and society at large.

Your primary role will be to provide direct support in the operations of network hardware and operating systems, storage systems, computing platforms, and consistently evaluate resource usage and performance.  The work you do can play a part in making a difference in a producer’s operation, their life and the society that depends on them.

You are:

• A life-long learner. First and foremost, you must be a passionate learner, personally professionally, everywhere, all the time.

• A strategic thinker. You can see the big picture. You work strategically, supporting the critical IT infrastructure on premise and cloud.

• Proficient with enterprise class system administration. You have experience working with wired and wireless networks, enterprise servers, compute, and network attached storage.

• A builder of relationships. You promote trusting relationships with open dialogue and an outward mindset. You identify, cultivate and steward all relationships in an effort to support Noble’s objectives.

• A teammate. You are an agile and conscientious teammate who works for the success of others.

You will:

• Provide system monitoring and administration for network hardware, operating systems, storage systems and computing platforms by directly supporting day-to-day operations, including but not limited to evaluating system utilization, monitoring response time and detecting and correcting operational problems.

• Create test-bed environment for pre-production testing and verification of system changes and administer tier-one enterprise applications and tier-two enterprise support applications and services.

• Participate in technical review, implementation and maintenance of new networks and systems and will provide input on technical direction based on identified organizational needs.

• Support the Institute by providing first-tier after-hours and weekend monitoring and support for critical infrastructure systems, as needed, or directed. Resolve escalated support issues as assigned.

• Protect Noble by ensuring confidentiality, integrity and availability of Institute data and systems by complying with all IT policies and leading by example through demonstration of good practices and exercising exceptional judgment and due care when handling sensitive or confidential information.

• Exhibit a customer service-focused approach in all interactions and tasks maintaining a cooperative working relationship with employees, customers, visitors and guests.

• Represent Noble’s mission and values and care for the land and its improvements by supporting and contributing to the objectives of your team and its contribution to the goal of the organization.

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We will:

• Teach you. We will support you with professional development opportunities that will hone your skills in Infrastructure technology, Agile practices and leadership.

• Support you. We’re committed to building solutions for each other in addition to our stakeholders. Our team members make time to help, advise, and remove roadblocks with regular collaboration across groups.

• Include you. We come from different parts of the globe and from different walks of life, but we share the vision of our founder, Lloyd Noble, to improve the land for the benefit of all society. Our culture is inclusive, supportive and diverse. We want to be a part of your story and you to help write part of our story. Your perspectives and experience are invaluable. Come grow with us.

• Provide you. We offer competitive salary and benefits, including multiple options for health and retirement plans, employee wellness program, employee recognition program, onsite cafeteria and wellness center. In addition, we have a flexible working environment with partial remote work options and organizational support for community involvement and volunteering.

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