Datacenter Infrastructure Administrator

About RS Group

Across the industrial design, manufacturing and maintenance worlds, we’re the digital destination for product and service solutions to help our customers with the maintenance, repair and operation of their businesses. We provide global access to an unrivalled range of over 750,000 stocked industrial products. Each day our team of experts deliver solutions to resolve our customer’s challenges across design, procurement, inventory and maintenance. We consistently strive to deliver the best possible service to all of our customers and challenge ourselves to provide a seamless procurement experience.

We are one team. We deliver brilliantly. We do the right thing. We make every day better. These are our values. They unite our c.9,000 global colleagues and differentiate us from our competition. They are a mix of how we work today and how we must step up for the future. Most importantly, it is one set of values shaped by our people, for our people.

Together, we can make great things happen. Aim for amazing and beyond.

About the Role

Role Purpose

The Datacenter Infrastructure Administrator plays a critical role in ensuring stability, reliability, and performance of the organization’s core datacenter and hybrid infrastructure platforms. This role provides hands-on administration of servers, virtualization systems, storage, replication technologies, and backup environments.

 

Responsibilities

Datacenter Systems Administration

• Administer and maintain Windows Server, core Active Directory components, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, and OS-level services.
• Administer and maintain Linux/Unix servers and OS-level services
• Perform server patching, remediation, and lifecycle management.

 

Virtualization & Compute Management

• Manage VMware vSphere/ESXi environments including VM provisioning and performance tuning.
• Support hyper-converged platforms and virtual hardware lifecycle operations.

 

Storage, Backup & Datacenter Replication

• Support SAN/NAS operations including provisioning and performance monitoring.
• Maintain datacenter replication systems ensuring RPO/RTO alignment.
• Aware and understanding of Zerto or that type of replication software.
• Monitor and optimize backup jobs and restore operations.

 

Operational Reliability & Issue Resolution

• Act as an escalation point for Tier I/II teams for advanced troubleshooting.
• Monitor system performance and proactively identify areas for improvement.

 

Documentation & Standards Adoption

• Produce documentation including SOPs, diagrams, and configuration standards.
• Implement infrastructure standards defined by senior architects.

Collaboration & Cross-Functional Support

• Partner with security teams to support patching and vulnerability remediation.
• Collaborate with application and database teams to ensure stability.
• Participate in an on-call rotation to support 24/7 operations.

 

How I make a difference in this role

This role is essential to ensuring that change is not just communicated — it is understood, embraced, and sustained. By strengthening communication, building capability, and supporting leaders, the Communications & Training Manager helps RS Americas accelerate transformation, improve employee experience, and deliver operational excellence.

 

Candidate Requirements

Qualifications and Skills:

• 5+ years of experience in systems or datacenter administration roles.
• Strong experience with VMware vSphere/ESXi.
• Experience administering Windows Server and Active Directory services.
• Experience with enterprise storage, backup systems, and replication technologies.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues.
• Strong documentation, organizational, and communication skills.

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Microsoft, VMware, or storage vendor certifications.
• Familiarity with Linux administration.
• Exposure to hybrid cloud technologies (Azure preferred).
• Experience with hyper-converged platforms (UCS, Nutanix, VxRail).
• Experience supporting DR or replication solutions.

Leadership & Cultural Expectations

• Models RS values: transparency, accountability, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
• Supports an open, collaborative, and safe team culture by communicating clearly and escalating issues early.
• Demonstrates dependable operational discipline and strong ownership of systems.
• Builds strong cross‑functional relationships and collaborates effectively.
• Adapts to change, remains solutions‑focused, and performs under pressure.
• Promotes learning, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement within the team.

Equal Employment Opportunity

RS Americas is an equal opportunity employer and maintains policies and practices that are designed to prevent and prohibit unlawful discrimination against any qualified employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, military/veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other unlawful classification to the extent protected by law. This policy of non-discrimination applies to all employment practices, including hiring, compensation, benefits, promotion, training and termination. Employees who engage in unlawful discrimination will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination.

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