System Administrator at Core Scientific Inc in Austin, TX

Job description

Who We Are Core Scientific is a leading provider of infrastructure for high-performance compute in North America. Our mission is to accelerate digital innovation by scaling high-value compute rapidly, efficiently, and responsibly. We transform energy into high-value compute with unmatched efficiency at scale. Core Scientific is a publicly trade company (NASDAQ: CORZ). We power AI, HPC, and other next-generation data center workloads demanding exceptional computing power, in addition to our digital asset mining operations. Our footprint consists of 11 data center campuses across seven states, housing advanced infrastructure for our customers. What sets us apart? We have an entrepreneurial culture, a "can-do" and collaborative attitude, and we own and control our infrastructure. These strategic advantages enable us to maintain operational excellence, increase efficiency, and rapidly deploy cutting-edge innovations developed by our team of experts. Join us and accelerate your career alongside our groundbreaking journey. We seek smart, creative, and collaborative professionals who thrive in a fast-paced, result-driven environment. Ready to be part of something exceptional? Apply today and make an impact at Core Scientific. Who We Are Core Scientific is a leading provider of infrastructure for high-performance compute in North America. Our mission is to accelerate digital innovation by scaling high-value compute rapidly, efficiently, and responsibly. We transform energy into high-value compute with unmatched efficiency at scale. Core Scientific is a publicly traded company (NASDAQ: CORZ). We power AI, HPC, and other next-generation data center workloads demanding exceptional computing power, in addition to our digital asset mining operations. Our footprint consists of 11 data center campuses across seven states, housing advanced infrastructure for our customers. What sets us apart? We have an entrepreneurial culture, a "can-do" and collaborative attitude, and we own and control our infrastructure. These strategic advantages enable us to maintain operational excellence, increase efficiency, and rapidly deploy cutting-edge innovations developed by our team of experts. Join us and accelerate your career alongside our groundbreaking journey. We seek smart, creative, and collaborative professionals who thrive in a fast-paced, result-driven environment. Ready to be part of something exceptional? Apply today and make an impact at Core Scientific. The Job We're looking for a strong generalist Systems Administrator whose core expertise is Active Directory. You'll own the health, security, and day-to-day administration of our AD environment — domain controllers, Group Policy, DNS/DHCP, and the directory structure that everything else depends on — while contributing across the broader IT environment as a versatile, hands-on administrator. Directory services sit at the foundation of how our users, devices, and applications work together, so you'll partner closely with identity, security, and endpoint teams to keep the environment clean, well-governed, and moving toward modern best practices. This position is fully on-site at our downtown Austin office. Responsibilities Own day-to-day Active Directory administration: user, group, and computer object management, OU design, delegation, and directory hygiene Design, maintain, and troubleshoot Group Policy across the environment, keeping GPOs consolidated, documented, and effective Administer and maintain domain controllers, including replication health, FSMO roles, backups/recovery, and patching Manage core network services tied to the directory: DNS, DHCP, and site/subnet topology Harden and secure the directory: tiered administration, least-privilege delegation, privileged account management, and remediation of common AD attack paths Support hybrid identity, including directory synchronization to cloud identity platforms and clean attribute/data flows Automate routine directory tasks and reporti