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Tribute Eatery & Bar

Server

Coralville, IA · On-site

Tribute Eatery & Bar in Coralville, IA is hiring experienced Servers to join our team! Tribute ... Monitor guest satisfaction and respond quickly to guest needs * Resolve guest concerns ...

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Pritchard Auto Company

Server

Mason City, IA · On-site

$8 - $9/hr

Seasonal Server Position Overview: Gejos in Clear Lake IA is looking to hire seasonal servers ... Check identification for age verification and monitor guest needs, ensuring compliance with legal ...

Meskwaki Nation

Network/Server Adminstrator

Tama, IA · On-site

$76K - $108K/yr

Monitor disk usage and backup systems. * Install and upgrade software and maintain software ... servers and networks in an enterprise environment or a combination of education and experience.

Perkins

Server

Ames, IA

Position Description As a Server, you will be responsible for providing friendly and efficient ... Monitors and oversees food temperatures during hot and cold handling to reduce the incidence of ...

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Perkins

Server

Des Moines, IA

Position Description As a Server, you will be responsible for providing friendly and efficient ... Monitors and oversees food temperatures during hot and cold handling to reduce the incidence of ...

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Perkins Restaurant and Bakery

Server

Cedar Rapids, IA · On-site

Position Description As a Server, you will be responsible for providing friendly and efficient ... Monitors and oversees food temperatures during hot and cold handling to reduce the incidence of ...

Perkins Restaurant and Bakery

Server

Des Moines, IA · On-site

Position Description As a Server, you will be responsible for providing friendly and efficient ... Monitors and oversees food temperatures during hot and cold handling to reduce the incidence of ...

Perkins Restaurant and Bakery

Server

Ames, IA · On-site

Position Description As a Server, you will be responsible for providing friendly and efficient ... Monitors and oversees food temperatures during hot and cold handling to reduce the incidence of ...

Perkins Restaurant and Bakery

Server

Clear Lake, IA · On-site

Position Description As a Server, you will be responsible for providing friendly and efficient ... Monitors and oversees food temperatures during hot and cold handling to reduce the incidence of ...

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As of Jul 5, 2026, the average hourly pay for server monitoring in Iowa is $14.36, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $9.71 and $16.25 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a Server Monitoring job?

A Server Monitoring job involves overseeing the performance, uptime, and health of servers to ensure they are operating efficiently. Responsibilities typically include monitoring server metrics, identifying potential issues, troubleshooting errors, and responding to system alerts. Professionals in this role use various monitoring tools to track server health, analyze logs, and optimize performance. Their goal is to prevent downtime, minimize disruptions, and maintain server reliability for businesses and applications.

What are the typical daily responsibilities of someone in a Server Monitoring role?

As a Server Monitoring professional, your daily responsibilities usually include actively monitoring system dashboards and alerts to detect and respond to potential performance or security issues. You'll log incidents, escalate problems to the appropriate IT staff, and take initial troubleshooting steps to help resolve outages or slowdowns. Collaboration with network engineers, database administrators, and other IT professionals is common to ensure smooth server operations. This role may also involve generating regular reports on server uptime, performance metrics, and trends. Staying vigilant and proactive is key to maintaining a stable and secure IT environment.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in the Server Monitoring position, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Server Monitoring professional, you need a keen understanding of server infrastructure, network protocols, and system troubleshooting, generally supported by experience in IT or computer science. Familiarity with monitoring tools like Nagios, Zabbix, SolarWinds, and ITIL-certification are often highly valued. Strong analytical thinking, attention to detail, and effective communication skills help individuals excel in this position. These abilities are crucial for quickly identifying issues, minimizing downtime, and collaborating efficiently with IT teams to maintain reliable server operations.

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Infographic showing various Server Monitoring job openings in Iowa as of June 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% As Needed, 76% Full Time, 19% Part Time, and 4% Contract. Highlights an 93% Physical, 3% Hybrid, and 4% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $29,876 per year, or $14.4 per hour.
Systems Engineer - Iowa

Systems Engineer - Iowa

Ruan Transportation Management Systems

Des Moines, IA • On-site

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 17 days ago

Ruan Transportation Management Systems rating

7.2

Company rating: 7.2 out of 10

Based on 43 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

175th of 352 rated logistics

Job description

This is a full-time position working onsite in Des Moines, IA. Candidate must live within a reasonable commute of Des Moines, IA or be able to relocate.
Provide infrastructure support for Virtual Server data center environment (90% Windows, 10% Linux) including VDI, web, application, and database servers for the enterprise. Design, develop, document, analyze, create, test or modify computer systems or programs. Administer Office365 Cloud applications. Administer licensing and software maintenance activities to ensure compliance, patching, and security. Manage backup and recovery utilities and testing. Perform trouble ticket resolution within defined SLAs and documented procedures. Participate in on-call rotation for critical support escalations outside of core hours.
Responsibilities:
  • Administer and support operating systems and related software. Assist in installing and maintaining infrastructure services such as VDI, print services, communications, application, web and database servers. Monitor and administer system backups and perform data and server recoveries as requested. Appropriately manage security access controls and respond appropriately to all cybersecurity threats and incidents.
  • Participate in team and department level projects as required. Work with project managers or other leaders to create work breakdown structures for project work and other infrastructure work.
  • Troubleshoot software, operating system, and network issues. Work directly with end-users on escalated support tickets. Ensure Service Level Agreement (SLA) goals are met with timely trouble ticket updates and regular communication to the customer. Record actions accurately and timely in the trouble ticket system.
  • Research latest security issues and trends and make recommendations for security products for detection, mitigation, and remediation of security threats.
  • Leverage enterprise monitoring solutions to address advance warnings and to ensure operational integrity and availability. Create new monitors as required for new systems and advanced situations to ensure highly effective operations.
  • Perform daily server maintenance such as, but not limited to, maintaining user security, updating user profiles and maintaining hardware and printer profiles. Generate operational reports to streamline management of the environment.
  • Collaborate with and assist other members in the department, outside departments, operations users, customers, and service providers to resolve issues. Create and update procedural documentation for the team and department.
  • Assist other staff with off-hours systems upgrades, maintenance, application, and database changes as required. Participate in on-call rotation.
  • Perform other job-related duties and special projects as required.

Supplemental Technical Focus
  • Hybrid Environment Operations: Expertly manage and maintain a complex hybrid compute environment (On-prem, Private Cloud, and Azure), ensuring high availability and seamless connectivity.
  • Enterprise Infrastructure: Provide senior-level administration for Cisco UCS hardware and Pure Storage SAN, focusing on performance tuning and storage lifecycle management.
  • Resiliency & Recovery: Take ownership of data backup and lead the execution of Disaster Recovery (DR) testing and protocols within our VMware environment.
  • Systems Maintenance: Manage server lifecycles, including OS installation, application deployment, and the balancing of CPU and memory resources in an HA framework.
  • Infrastructure & Server Monitoring: Act as the primary technical expert for the Infrastructure & Server Monitoringecosystem. Beyond basic monitoring, you will drive the expansion of the application's footprint across the network to ensure 360-degree visibility.

Job Requirements/Minimum Qualifications:
Education: Bachelors Degree or equivalent work experience in Computer Science, MIS, Math or related focus.
Experience: 3-5 years experience with server support and/or administration.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
  1. Must be able to commit to Ruan's value statement by acting with integrity in everything we do.
  2. Must be able to meet behavioral expectations and perform in alignment with our guiding principles: safety, people, customer, performance, and continuous improvement.
  3. Skills required in the following areas: Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows clustering concepts, network load balancing, Microsoft Active Directory, Office365, VMware vSphere, View or ThinApp, Data Center experience including racking and wiring server equipment. Employee must possess and retain knowledge of current technologies. Employee must be able to communicate effectively with a wide variety of employees, management and service providers. Employee must have experience participating in team projects. Excellent problem-solving and planning skills necessary. Must have proven self-directed experience. Must have strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications. Ability to collect and analyze statistical data for more complex trend analysis and identify and pursue areas of continuous improvement in IT Service delivery leveraging the ITSM model. Other highly desired qualifications include: blade server concepts, architecture, and deployment; SQL Server fundamentals and system administration; SharePoint and One Drive Online Server administration, IIS, System Center, SAN storage concepts and architecture; cloud software deployment, backup systems experience, patch management experience and document imaging system knowledge.

Benefits:
Ruan provides benefits which include: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life, as well as 401k and Paid Time Off.

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