Systems Administrator (Scottsdale or Phoenix, AZ)

Who We Are Atwell, LLC is a bold leader in the consulting, engineering, and construction services industry, delivering a broad range of creative solutions to clients in the real estate & land development, and energy markets. We have a strong national presence and a diverse, award-winning project portfolio. Atwell is a privately owned company, with 2,000+ passionate team members across 75+ locations and growing! Atwell, LLC is a proud recipient of the following 2025 awards: Ten consecutive years in a row as a “Best Place to Work” by Zweig Group (#11) Recognized as #70 in the ENR Top 500 Design Firms, ranked in every region Recognized in Crain's “Fast 50” as one of the fastest-growing companies (#14) Recognized as the 2025 ENR Design Firm of the year for the Southeastern US Systems Administrator Location: Scottsdale or Phoenix, AZ Salary Range: $85,000–$110,000 annually About the Role Atwell is looking for an experienced Systems Administrator to support the infrastructure behind our growing national organization. Depending on experience and technical depth, this position may be filled at the Senior Systems Administrator level. This role will be based in the Phoenix/Scottsdale area and will provide important West Coast infrastructure coverage for Atwell’s Technology organization. You’ll work across Windows Server, Active Directory, Microsoft 365, VMware, storage, backup, monitoring, networking, and automation technologies. We’re looking for someone who is comfortable taking ownership of complex infrastructure issues, digging deeply into technical problems, and working independently to keep systems secure, reliable, and available. For more experienced candidates, there will also be opportunities to lead infrastructure projects, help establish technical standards, mentor other Technology team members, and play a larger role in the design and evolution of Atwell’s environment. What You’ll Do Systems Administration Build, configure, maintain, patch, upgrade, and troubleshoot Windows Server environments. Administer Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, and related Windows infrastructure services. Support Microsoft 365 and hybrid identity services. Manage user, service, system, group, and administrative access in accordance with established security standards. Support certificate services, PKI, and related infrastructure where applicable. Develop and maintain standardized operating system deployments and software packages. Virtualization & Infrastructure Administer VMware vCenter and ESXi environments. Build, configure, maintain, troubleshoot, and retire virtual machines. Support VMware virtual networking and related infrastructure. Monitor host and virtual machine health, performance, capacity, and availability. Assist with infrastructure upgrades, migrations, lifecycle planning, and technology refresh initiatives. Storage & Backup Administer SAN, NAS, and enterprise storage environments. Manage NTFS and share permissions, DFS, FSRM, and distributed file systems. Monitor storage utilization, capacity, performance, and system health. Configure, monitor, troubleshoot, and maintain enterprise backup platforms such as Veeam, Backup Exec, ViceVersa, or similar solutions. Perform file restores, recovery testing, archiving, and backup validation. Monitoring & Automation Monitor infrastructure health through VMware, SNMP, RMM, hardware monitoring, backup, and related platforms. Investigate system alerts, logs, failed jobs, performance issues, and infrastructure events. Deploy and configure monitoring agents, alerts, software packages, and automation. Build and maintain PowerShell scripts to automate repetitive tasks, improve consistency, and reduce manual administration. Identify opportunities to improve system reliability, performance, scalability, and operational efficiency. Networking & Security Support infrastructure networking including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, routing, switching, virtual networking, and connectivity troubleshooti…