Senior Systems Administrator

Job Title: Senior Systems Administrator 

Department: Technical 

Reporting To: Director, Enterprise Architecture 

Employment Type: Full-Time

Audacy offers benefits eligible employees a comprehensive benefits package to include:  health care coordinator, medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, flexible spending accounts, health savings account, disability, life insurance, critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, paid time off (sick, vacation, personal, parental, volunteer), 401(k) retirement plan, discounted employee stock purchase, student loan payment assistance program, legal assistance, life assistance program, identity theft protection, discounted home and auto insurance, and pet insurance.

Location: Philadelphia

Work Arrangement: Hybrid

What You'll Do:

• Provide advanced troubleshooting and administration of Active Directory, Domain architecture, Microsoft & Linux operating systems, and legacy infrastructure (physical/virtual servers).
• Manage and support Google Cloud VMware Engine (GCVE) and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) virtual environments, ensuring stability, availability, and security.
• Develop, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitLab CI/CD, integrating with Terraform for infrastructure-as-code (IaC) automation.
• Leverage Terraform to provision, manage, and scale infrastructure resources across AWS and GCP environments.
• Contribute to containerization and orchestration initiatives (Docker, Kubernetes preferred) to modernize workloads.
• Use administrative tools, scripting (PowerShell, Python, Bash), and automation frameworks to reduce manual tasks and improve operational efficiency.
• Configure, monitor, and maintain Microsoft SQL Server, including Always-On Availability Groups, performance tuning, and maintenance jobs.
• Support networking (LAN, WAN, Wi-Fi), server administration, VDI, backup and disaster recovery, and cloud-hosted email platforms.
• Collaborate with Security Operations to maintain the organization’s security posture, ensuring compliance and governance alignment across hybrid environments.
• Document standard operating policies, procedures, and runbooks for both legacy and cloud-native platforms.
• Perform root-cause analysis for incidents and identify opportunities for automation and optimization.
• Mentor junior team members and cross-train Windows Systems Administrators on cloud and DevOps practices.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders and technical teams to ensure alignment of systems engineering solutions with organizational goals.

More About You:

• 7+ years of Systems Administration / Engineering experience across hybrid infrastructure (legacy + cloud).
• Hands-on experience with Google Cloud VMware Engine (GCVE), GCP, and AWS.
• Strong understanding of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure automation.
• Proficiency with Terraform (required); familiarity with GitLab CI/CD and other automation tools strongly preferred.
• Scripting expertise (PowerShell, Bash, Python, or equivalent).
• Experience with SQL Server administration and availability groups.
• Strong knowledge of networking, virtualization (VMware vSphere, hyper-converged solutions), and backup/DR strategies.
• Solid understanding of IAM, SSO, and security governance in hybrid environments.
• Strong problem-solving and root cause analysis skills; able to communicate effectively to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proven ability to mentor and collaborate with team members, while engaging effectively with stakeholders.

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Audacy is a scaled, leading multi-platform audio content and entertainment company differentiated by its exclusive, premium audio content. Audacy operates one of the country’s two scaled radio broadcasting groups with leading positions across the country’s largest markets, as well as one of the country’s largest podcast networks and the Audacy direct-to-consumer streaming platform. Audacy is a major event producer and a digital marketing solutions provider and is the unrivaled leader in local news and sports radio. Learn more at www.audacyinc.com, Facebook, X, LinkedIn and Instagram.

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