Senior Administrator, Systems
Company: ICU Medical
Role summary
Senior Administrator, Systems is a full-time role at ICU Medical in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India (hybrid). Posted 2026-09-09. Experience level: 5-10.
- Job title
- Senior Administrator, Systems
- Company
- ICU Medical
- Location
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Work arrangement
- hybrid
- Employment type
- full-time
- Category
- Administrative
- Experience level
- 5-10
- Date posted
- 2026-09-09
ICU Medical is seeking a seasoned Senior Administrator to manage their vital systems. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to contribute to a leading healthcare company, with strong benefits and room for professional advancement. If you have a knack for keeping complex systems running smoothly, this could be a great next step for you.
Job description
Title:
Senior Administrator, Systems
Position Summary
The Senior Systems Administrator is responsible for overseeing and providing the installation, maintenance, support and enhancement to the Company computing infrastructure. Areas of responsibility include Windows and Linux Operating Systems , Active Directory , Azure/Entra, Office365, VMWare, Backup and Cloud technologies. The Senior Systems Administrator recommends technology decisions to Management and directs operational processes to Systems Administrators for the ICU Medical Global Computing environment.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Create the Architecture; implement, configure, and support all enterprise computing systems globally.
Create standards and documentation for the Global computing environments.
Participate in creating and following the directives in the Infrastructure Strategic plan.
Adhere to all Service Level Agreements established with the user community.
Create reports and establish operational guidelines for the Global Computing Environments.
Create automated monitoring to alert Systems Administrators and Service Desk staff of disruptions of service.
Participate in vendor management under the direction of the department manager.
Architect, implement, and support virtual and standalone server and storage solutions.
Benchmark, evaluate and make recommendations for the selection of server and storage management software and hardware products.
Develop and implement business continuity practices for server and storage management.
Monitor server and storage performance, diagnose server issues, and perform emergency and scheduled maintenance.
Provide support to operations relating to server and storage administration problems.
Maintain server and storage configurations to provide performance monitoring/tuning of enterprise environments.
Keep the Information Systems staff and customers informed of the status and resolution of issues; update the Service Desk software with resolutions and status.
Participate in strategic initiatives by performing technical project activities.
Evaluate server system and storage upgrades and management software patches.
Prepare monthly status reports (or implement web-based reports) quantitatively reporting server and storage capacity, performance and uptime.
Responsible for securing server and storage resources including password maintenance, new user logon and setup, and data protection procedures.
Create and maintain automated systems and procedures for storage and server operations.
Assist Service Desk staff in streamlining daily operations.
Coordinate with user community scheduling times and user procedures necessary for server and storage system upgrades and/or maintenance.
Work to minimize downtime impact on users through accurate planning of scheduled downtimes and quick problem resolution for unscheduled downtimes.
Follow the established standards for writing and documenting projects and server and storage configurations.
Contribute to the development of new standards and/or the modification of existing standards.
Participate in the 24/7 department on-call program.
Work on special assignments as they arise.
Knowledge & Skills
Strong knowledge of Microsoft Operating Systems
Strong knowledge of Office 365 environments
Experience with PowerShell and using scripting to automate configuration management
Experience with automation platforms such as SCORCH, MoveIT Automate, VMWare Orchestrator
Experience with Azure cloud services
Experience with DFS, CIFS, and print services
Experience with VDI technologies. Preferably RDS and Horizon
Experience with MSSQL and basic MSSQL management functions
Strong knowledge in supporting enterprise backup solutions and troubleshooting backup issues
Strong knowledge of data center technologies; Virtualization, Storage, Servers
Understanding or experience supporting .Net application servers
Knowledge of budget reductions, standardized processes, and operational automation.
Strong customer service skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Excellent collaboration skills and able to work in a team environment
Able to work quickly and effectively under pressure and to efficiently handle multiple priorities simultaneously
Minimum Qualifications, Education & Experience
Must be at least 18 years of age
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related IT field
Minimum 7 years of experience in server/user administration, virtualization and storage in a global enterprise environment
Microsoft certification preferred
Strong experience in virtual/physical server and storage technologies
Experience in developing and implementing business continuity and disaster recovery practices
Experience in data backup technologies
Experience planning and leading global small to medium scale server related projects
Work Environment
This is largely a sedentary role.
This job operates in a professional office environment and routinely uses standard office equipment.
Typically requires travel less than 15% of the time.