We are looking for an experienced Systems Administrator to support and enhance a diverse IT environment across on-premise and cloud-based platforms in Illinois. This contract opportunity with potential for a permanent role is ideal for someone who enjoys maintaining secure, dependable infrastructure that supports both office operations and manufacturing activities. The role partners with technical leaders and business teams to keep core systems performing efficiently while improving stability, availability, and user support across the organization.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Oversee day-to-day administration of core infrastructure components, including network devices, wireless connectivity, remote access solutions, and security appliances.<br>• Maintain Windows and Linux servers in physical and virtual environments by handling installation, configuration, updates, and ongoing system support.<br>• Support storage, backup, and recovery capabilities to help protect business data and ensure continuity of operations.<br>• Monitor infrastructure health and system availability, investigate issues promptly, and implement performance improvements where needed.<br>• Help enforce cybersecurity standards through vulnerability monitoring, certificate management, patching activities, and adherence to compliance practices.<br>• Provide technical support for high-volume printing and labeling systems used within a production setting to keep operational workflows running smoothly.<br>• Create and maintain administrative automation using scripting tools such as PowerShell, shell scripting, or similar technologies.<br>• Work closely with internal stakeholders and external service providers while keeping infrastructure documentation accurate and up to date.
We are looking for an experienced Systems Administrator to join our team in Schaumburg, Illinois. In this Contract to permanent position, you will play a vital role in maintaining and optimizing the organization's IT infrastructure. This role requires a hands-on approach to managing enterprise systems, troubleshooting issues, and ensuring high performance across a variety of platforms.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Manage and administer Windows Server environments, including updates, upgrades, and virtual machine maintenance.<br>• Support and maintain Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) in hybrid identity setups.<br>• Provide troubleshooting and end-user support for PCs, including hardware and software issues on Intune-managed endpoints.<br>• Oversee Windows desktop support and ensure smooth operations across the organization.<br>• Assist with virtualization platforms such as VMware and other hypervisor environments.<br>• Monitor and manage Azure Backup and Recovery Services Vault-based backup infrastructure.<br>• Contribute to endpoint protection operations using platforms such as CrowdStrike Falcon or similar.<br>• Diagnose and resolve system, network, and application issues, including those related to cloud-managed networking (Meraki).<br>• Follow established change management and ticketing workflows, ensuring compliance with organizational processes.
<p>We are looking for an experienced IT Security Engineer – Zscaler Specialist to support and strengthen enterprise cloud security operations in Chicago, IL. This Long-term Contract position focuses on administering and enhancing Zscaler-based security services while helping maintain a reliable, scalable, and well-governed security environment. The role will partner with cross-functional teams to evaluate requirements, resolve technical issues, and improve secure access, web protection, and data safeguarding capabilities.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Administer and optimize Zscaler security platforms to support secure, high-performing access across cloud and enterprise environments.</p><p>• Investigate configuration issues, analyze service behavior, and implement corrective actions to maintain stable security operations.</p><p>• Collaborate with infrastructure, network, and application teams to align security controls with business needs and technical requirements.</p><p>• Support secure web access, zero trust connectivity, firewall policy coordination, and data protection initiatives across the environment.</p><p>• Conduct reviews of existing processes and technical documentation to identify gaps, recommend improvements, and strengthen operational consistency.</p><p>• Translate business and security needs into clear technical requirements, user stories, and actionable implementation plans in Agile delivery settings.</p><p>• Participate in troubleshooting efforts, root cause analysis, and service improvement activities to reduce risk and enhance platform performance.</p><p>• Assist with documentation updates, control validation, and ongoing analysis related to security changes, policies, and operational procedures.</p>
<p><em>The salary range for this position is $90,000 - $120,000 plus bonus, and it comes with benefits, including medical, vision, dental, life, and disability insurance. To apply to this hybrid role please send your resume to [email protected].</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Job Description:</strong></p><ul><li>Lead structured Kaizen cycles focused on throughput, quality and risk reduction.</li><li>Apply relevant Process Management tools (e.g. Lean/Six Sigma tools such as VSM (Value Stream Mapping), SIPOC (Supplier, Input, Process, Output, Customer), 5 Whys, Ishikawa).</li><li>Perform process mining and time‑and‑motion analysis.</li><li>Identify root causes of rework, delays, documentation errors and funding bottlenecks.</li><li>Design and develop To‑Be processes including clear role definitions, handoffs, and service-level expectations. As minimum expected is inclusion of RACI (Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed), SLAs and control points.</li><li>Analyze and document current (“as-is”) processes across all functions – e.g. origination, credit, operations, funding/treasury, and portfolio management.</li><li>Identify inefficiencies (benchmarking against other countries in the network, against the market), bottlenecks, error drivers, and compliance-related risks.</li><li>Support the creation and maintenance of standard operating procedures (SOPs), process maps, and work instructions.</li><li>Serve as the primary process interface between functions (e.g., IT, Risk, Operations, Finance).</li><li>Align process and system requirements with Group standards while ensuring local regulatory and operational needs are met.</li><li>Facilitate cross-functional workshops to align stakeholders on process changes, implementation steps, and responsibilities.</li><li>Translate business requirements into structured change requests for HQ IT teams, or external local providers.</li><li>Define functional requirements, expected outcomes, dependencies, acceptance criteria, and test scenarios.</li><li>Support prioritization of change requests and maintain transparency on timelines and delivery status.</li><li>Coordinate user acceptance testing (UAT) with local teams and document test results.</li><li>Ensure system enhancements support process design, reporting, compliance, and operational efficiency.</li><li>Monitor performance of external systems and service quality, maintaining communication and coordination with external providers (if such).</li><li>Translate gaps into OCR (Optical Character Recognition)/RPA (Robotic Process Automation) and workflow opportunities.</li><li>Build business cases with ROI and risk impact.</li><li>Define data quality rules and reporting requirements</li><li>Monitor and supervise process implementation across teams, ensuring adoption and operational consistency.</li><li>Track and manage implementation progress, risks, open issues, and mitigation actions.</li></ul>