Position Description
- The client is seeking an experienced Senior Systems Administrator within its Technology Services Division.
The Position Duties Include
- Working closely with other IT teams including Information Security, Service Desk, Quality Assurance, Production Support and product vendors to plan, deploy and sustain a stable, highly performing and available infrastructure and application environment.
- Ownership/oversight and hands-on planning, deployment and operational upkeep of ASRS’ infrastructure and applications.
- Proactive monitoring, identification and resolution of the most complex infrastructure and application problems.
- Promoting and advancing team efficiencies and capabilities through DevOps/automation improvements.
- Additionally, and as needed:
- Maintain timely, accurate and complete documentation and desk procedures for systems and team functions.
- Identify and remediate security vulnerabilities.
- Administration and management of:
- Multi-tiered COTS applications
- Public-cloud services
- Physical and virtual servers
- Mid-tier storage arrays and SAN
- Security appliances
- Active directory and group policy
- Secure remote access, remote desktop/VDI
- Adherence to Incident, Problem, Configuration and Change Management processes and controls.
- Perform IT Service Management functions including creating tickets, communicating directly with users/IT staff, fielding incident escalations, performing troubleshooting operations and thoroughly documenting progress/status.
- ASRS’ intent is to transition this temp position to full-time employee after a period of 6-9 months. Long-term temporary status is not an option
Key Responsibilities And Qualifications
- Experience Required: One or more relevant industry-accepted certifications related to the following technologies: AWS, Cisco, Microsoft, VMWare, etc.
- Education Required: BS in Computer/Information Systems and/or five years of experience as a server/network administrator in a medium-large enterprise.
- Skills Required:
- Thorough understanding of multi-tiered application architecture.
- Technical knowledge of Microsoft Windows Server and client operating systems.
- Technical knowledge of Linux Server operating systems.
- Ability to automate operational tasks and routines using PowerShell and/or other automation platforms/methods.
- Proven customer service skills and ability to work professionally and effectively with all levels of staff.
- Proven organizational skills.
- Demonstrated problem-resolution skills and analytical/critical thinking abilities.
- Ability to work within established operational policies and guidelines.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Ability to adapt to the changing needs of the agency.
- Experience working in a 24x7, mission-critical enterprise public cloud and on-premises data center environment.
- Skills Preferred:
- Experience using the Arizona Procurement Portal. Experience with contract setup and audit entries in DOORS or the LPA DBE System.
- The Arizona Procurement Portal (APP) would be the source of payment data that has to then be recorded in our spreadsheet AND in the ADOT DBE & OJT Online Reporting System (DOORS) system audits.
Additional Information
- Seeking an experienced Senior Systems Administrator within its Technology Services Division.
- FPCC 7-year BKG Check
- It's primarily remote, but they will need to come into the office as needed, as well as for the first three days of their employment.
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Skills: cisco,vmware,infrastructure,aws,microsoft,security,disaster recovery,virtualization,microsoft windows server,windows server,asrs,linux server operating systems,network security,powershell,performance tuning,automation,multi-tiered application architecture,devops,cloud computing,scripting languages,technical support
