Job Description

Every day, Global Payments makes it possible for millions of people to move money between buyers and sellers using our payments solutions for credit, debit, prepaid and merchant services. Our worldwide team helps over 3 million companies, more than 1,300 financial institutions and over 600 million cardholders grow with confidence and achieve amazing results. We are driven by our passion for success and we are proud to deliver best-in-class payment technology and software solutions. Join our dynamic team and make your mark on the payments technology landscape of tomorrow.

Summary of This Role

Responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining Windows systems in company environments. This includes all approved vendor hardware and software for enabling the developmental, operational and production support groups to perform their assigned tasks. Serves as a technical resource for the company and is responsible for resolving issues with the hardware and software used at company installations.

What Part Will You Play?

• Oversees installation and documentation of Windows Operating Systems. Performs Operational Acceptance Testing and evaluations as part of Service Integration, ensuring acceptability and usability on a scale, capacity, resiliency and reliability level. Provides estimates of work effort and impact of projects and tasks. Reviews highly complex designs and configures hardware, peripherals, services, settings, directories, storage, etc. in accordance with design requirements. May design and implement multi-site Windows Active Directory infrastructure.

• Oversees the monitoring of systems to ensure platforms are available in accordance with Service Level Agreements (SLAs). Provides complex support to ensure that the monitoring systems are available at all times and that the appropriate thresholds and alerts have been set to ensure system availability. Reacts, directs and responds to events in accordance with escalation procedures. Provides complex statistical information to datacentre management for weekly and monthly status update and additional information as required. Acts as the role of 3rd line technical support. Advises and deploys changes in accordance with the Global Payments change control process. Administers the raising, updating, closing and approval of change control tickets in accordance with Service Management guidelines.

• Oversees, monitors, and reviews system logs, detect and troubleshoot problems, and escalate to appropriate level. Provides issue resolution as and when required, uses the Service Manager application to record activities. Provides feedback and updates to the Incident resolution support teams. Provides on call support within the on call structure 24/7. Investigates, troubleshoots, and provides mentoring for escalated issues.

• Conducts highly complex system maintenance by planning and developing strategy on patch management, firmware management and Operating Systems upgrades in line with best practices across Global Payments and the industry at large. May provide oversight for out of hours support for pre-arranged changes and maintenance events. Monitors and interacts closely to ensure systems are backed up in accordance with required practices and procedures.

• Reports and investigates security breaches in accordance with Information Security guidelines. Reviews and investigates any issues identified via security monitoring applications. Reviews system access in line with the required practices and procedures following Information Security guidelines. Maintains the systems responsible to the level required to meet the Payment Card Industry (PCI), Security Standards and other applicable industry best practices.

• Create, review, and evaluate the availability of disaster recovery systems, maintaining code, configuration and documentation in-line with Production systems. Perform regular disaster recovery testing for internal and client facing systems.

• Interacts closely with the respective client service representatives and works with all levels of team members across business units within the company. Provides team members with complex platform overview training and supporting documentation. Attends status calls when requested and provides detailed technical support. Mentors less experienced team members in becoming active participants in Windows Administrator role and provides small group training and knowledge transfer team training.

• Continuously evaluates all systems supported or maintained for potential service improvements utilizing automation and orchestrations technologies. Ensures skills are updated by attending the appropriate courses, utilization of reference materials, Internet resources, and vendor sponsored seminars.

What Are We Looking For in This Role?

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree

• Relevant Experience or Degree in: Major in Computer Science preferred, other majors considered. Willing to accept additional experience in lieu of a degree.

• Typically Minimum 6 Years Relevant Exp

• Experience in system administration or related experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Typically Minimum 8+ Years Relevant Exp

• Implementing and maintaining Active Directory; Windows Server; MS Windows Clustering; enterprise SAN and NAS configurations; MS SCCM and VMware VCM; Antivirus Software, Application White Listing and Device Control; TCP/IP and other networking principles including DNS and DHCP; scripting language; Experience with managing VMWare virtualization technologies; Virtual Center Management and Administration; vSphere Server, vSphere Client, and vCenter Server; Installation and support of VMware View to include Pool Management, Entitlements, Upgrades, and Break/Fix; deploying virtual machines and use technologies such as Snapshots, clones, templates.

• MCSE Certified or equivalent

What Are Our Desired Skills and Capabilities?

• Skills / Knowledge - Having wide-ranging experience, uses professional concepts and company objectives to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways. Some barriers to entry exist at this level (e.g., dept./peer review).

• Job Complexity - Works on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors. Exercises judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results. Networks with key contacts outside own area of expertise.

• Supervision - Determines methods and procedures on new assignments and may coordinate activities of other personnel (Team Lead).

• Active Directory -

• Windows Server, MS Windows Clustering -

Benefits:
Global Payments offers a comprehensive benefits package to all of our team members, including medical, dental and vision care, EAP programs, paid time off, recognition programs, retirement and investment options, charitable gift matching programs, and worldwide days of service. To learn more, review our Benefits page at:

This position is eligible to be considered for remote hiring anywhere in the USA.

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Global Payments Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Global Payments provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis protected by law. If you wish to request reasonable accommodations related to applying for employment or provide feedback about the accessibility of this website, please contact jobs@globalpay.com .

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