What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior System Cloud Administrator position at Johnson Technology Systems Inc (JTSI)?
We are hiring candidates for Senior System Cloud Administrator to support our Client.
Company Name: - JTSi (Johnson Technology Systems, Inc.)
Title: Senior System Cloud Administrator
Position Location: Herndon, VA
Candidate will need to be on site At Herndon a minimum of 3 times a week (May change based on business needs).
Citizenship: US Person
*Potential to convert to FTE
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT AND TASKS:
Required Skills and Experience:
5 years of experience in an IT enterprise System Admin role or Cloud Admin position
4 years with PowerShell or bash scripting for automation
Experience with Ansible for deployments
Experience with Firewalls
Expert level Microsoft Azure Administrator
Senior level Windows admin skills (Active Directory, DNS, Group Policy)
Experience troubleshooting and patching with the following platforms: SUSE, RedHat or CentOS
Must be able to go onsite 3x per week in Herndon, VA
Security Clearance or ability to get a Clearance
Nice to Have Skills and Experience
Bachelors in Computer Science
Professional industry certifications in area of expertise, certification such as MCSE, MCITP, Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ900), Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ104), Azure Certified Solutions Architect (AZ303/304)
Experience with integration of SEIM tools, backups, and monitoring tools
Knowledge of Best Practice and security guides (ex. NIST 800-53 rev 4)
Job Description
This position is for a large software client. The Senior Systems Cloud Administrator will be responsible for the overall evaluation, design and daily operation of the Corporate IT SAS (Server and Application Services) environment. This role serves as a "hands-on" server administrator who evaluates complex system requirements and then designs, implements and maintains the most efficient solutions. This role will develop and document technical standards, identify and evaluate new products, interface with vendors to purchase new hardware and software, and collaborate with other IT teams to provide guidance to resolve system and application issues. The Senior Systems Cloud Administrator will be directly responsible for the installation, configuration, upgrade, patching, maintenance and monitoring of the SAS environment across the entire Enterprise, while ensuring compliance to various security and encryption protocols for U.S. national security. Key deliverables for success will be: ensuring 100% availability of the environment; implementing fault and performance management; enforcing corporate network, system and application security procedures.
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITES
Create, implement and document the following processes for SAS Infrastructure:
performance monitoring
problem troubleshooting / helpdesk response
utilization, availability and growth patterns (capacity planning)
landscape design, configuration and standards
24/7 support, escalation and SLA models
IMAC (installation, move, add, change) services for systems and applications
change management methodology and communication strategy
Create and maintain server/application diagrams and workflows
Perform/coordinate incident diagnosis, corrective action, and root cause analysis
Vulnerability management and monthly system patching and maintenance
Oversee the configuration, testing, installation, modification, and servicing of all server components and applications
Independently organize work requests based on departmental priorities and system criticality
Manage vendor relationships required for the evaluation, installation, modification, upgrade, repair and preventative maintenance of SAS Infrastructure components
Function as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) and consultant to other Infrastructure groups (Cloud Operations, Cyber Security, and Systems Administration).
Plan, lead and perform comprehensive systems analysis and design activities including development of detailed functional requirements for new server infrastructure solutions
Maintain responsibility for end-user (customer) satisfaction
If you are available, interested, planning to make a change, or know of a friend who might have the required qualifications and interest, please call me ASAP on / If you do respond via e-mail ( jinson dot jose at the rate usa dot com ) please include a daytime phone number so I can reach you. In considering candidates, time is of the essence, so please respond ASAP with your updated resume.
Established in 2003, JTSi is a Professional IT & Engineering Services provider with years of documented experience in the Information Technology and Engineering services field. JTSi has a proven track record for successfully delivering mission critical Professional services to the Government and the industry. JTSi SAP team delivers solutions to its clients by clearly understanding their core business problems. We do what we say!