Are you an experienced MSP engineer who enjoys solving complex problems and working across diverse client environments? The Dirks Group, a trusted MSP supporting organizations across central Wisconsin, is looking for a Systems Administrator to design, implement, and support modern infrastructure solutions.
This is a hands-on, senior-level role where you’ll take ownership of client environments, lead projects, and serve as a key escalation point for advanced technical challenges. This is an in-person role based in Wausau, Wisconsin
What You’ll Get:
What You’ll Do
Design, deploy, support, and continuously improve client infrastructure across networking, servers, and cloud environments
Work with technologies including firewalls, switches, wireless, VPNs, physical/virtual servers, Azure, and Microsoft 365
Act as a senior escalation point, resolving complex issues and performing root-cause analysis
Lead client-facing projects such as migrations, upgrades, refreshes, and new implementations
Define and document infrastructure standards, architectures, and major configuration changes
Collaborate with clients and internal teams on technical planning and long-term roadmaps
Mentor junior engineers and contribute to overall team growth
What You Bring
2–5 years of experience in a similar technical role (MSP experience preferred)
Strong networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, routing, switching)
Hands-on experience with firewalls, VPNs, and network security appliances
Experience supporting Windows Server and virtualization platforms (VMware and/or Hyper-V)
Proven experience with Azure and Microsoft 365, including hybrid environments
Ability to troubleshoot complex issues independentlyand communicate clearly with clients
Comfort working in a fast-paced, client-facing MSP environment
Willingness to participate in an on-call rotation
Nice to Have
Infrastructure or cloud certifications
Experience with hybrid identity solutions
Why This Role Stands Out
Work across diverse client environments—no two days are the same
Take real ownership of projects and technical decisions
Be a key technical leader within a growing MSP
Ready to Apply?
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PeopleSharp was founded in 2021 by Dave Cava after selling an MSP that went from a bootstrapped founding to over $10M in revenue in 11 years. Along the way Dave came to recognize that best-in-class MSPs build their teams differently. They focus on brainpower, work ethic, and culture fit over experience or pedigree. The systematize their recruiting process and get the owners and managers out of the early stages of it. They have strong onboarding processes and mentoring systems, and they fill a lot of high level roles through internal promotion of qualified people. These realizations transformed Dave's MSP and became the foundational ideas for PeopleSharp.
Today we work with many MSPs and channel companies. We learn their business and their culture, and then apply the principles above as we work through a very well-defined recruiting process we call 'layered filtering'. Before we consider what candidates know or what they have done, we ask "Will this person make a great employee, and do they have a lot of potential to go further and help this company go further?"
Recruiters don't have the best reputation, and much of that is deserved. We do a lot of things differently than your typical headhunter. We aren't particularly looking for transactional relationships. We see ourselves more as your outsourced internal recruiting department. We don't define success as making placements, we define it by whether we are helping companies get healthier and scale. If we think you might be hiring for the wrong position or compounded a team problem, we'll tell you. If we have concerns about a candidate we pass through, we'll tell you. The only time we'll ever shop a candidate is if one approaches us independently and we are trying to help them. Contracted clients pay far below market recruiting rates and are able to spread payments over time and avoid large placement fees. If you hire us, we work for YOU, and we are truly on your side. Your success is our success.
