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The role performs foundational server operations: provisioning, patching, monitoring, backup and restore, hardening, and documentation, escalating complex design and architecture matters to senior engineering and cloud teams.\nIn addition to the global server remit, this role provides onsite IT field engineering support for the Bradenton, Florida site—acting as an “on the ground” extension of IT Business Relationship Managers and other IT leaders, resolving escalated incidents from the Service Desk, and channeling visibility of site-specific needs. 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