Projects the candidate will be working on:

• System Administrator acts as principal technical resource in engineering of the Facets Community and State environments.
• Provides maintenance, monitoring and optimization on distributive systems, cloud based solutions, database management and application server operations.
• Researches and evaluates alternatives and recommends solutions for system design.
•  Support users with problem resolution; consult and advise on application design and tuning; plan, organize and execute product benchmarks for capacity threshold and functionality.
• Performs capacity planning, system maintenance, platform upgrades, technology enhancements and automation of all manual tasks.

Experience:

• Experience with all technologies we support. Including SDLC/Code delivery.
• Someone who has experience with most of the technologies we support.

Top Requirements:

• 3+ years Systems/Network administration experience on Windows Server platforms.
• Experience with Linux or Unix operating systems
• Solid experience working with cloud and container technologies. (Azure, Docker, Kubernetes)

Team and Team size:

• 18 members distributed across the US and in India comprised of Systems Administrators & DevOps Engineers and Software Developers.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide maintenance, monitoring and optimization on systems, applications and products.
• Install, configure, upgrade, patch Windows and Linux servers.
• Provision / DCOM physical and virtual servers as needed.
• Perform troubleshooting to isolate, diagnose, and resolve issues.
• Evaluate new tools, techniques, and strategies, as part of continuous modernization initiatives.
• Maintain vendor relationships with application providers. Maintain software updates.
• Ensure that system hardware, operating systems, and related procedures comply with standards and security requirements.
• Support backup infrastructure to ensure data-protection goals are met. Provide backup and recovery services.
• Identify/provide automated approaches for system administration tasks.
• Recommend and implement system enhancements that will improve the performance and reliability of the infrastructure.
• Maintain internal documentation for team cross-training purposes

Position Requirements

• Expert knowledge of Microsoft operating systems and the MS Office Suite
• Linux and or Unix knowledge
• 3+ years Systems/Network administration experience on Windows Server platforms
• Solid experience working with cloud and container technologies. (Azure, Docker, Kubernetes)
• Strong experience with infrastructure automation tools such as Powershell, Chef, Jenkins & Terraform.
• Familiarity with Continuous Integration tools such as Github, Digital AI (XL Release)
• Willingness to take initiative as well as learn new technologies.
• Creative approach to problem solving and exceptional analytical skills.
• Must have strong self-management skills and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

Top 5-10 responsibilities:

• Install, configure, upgrade, patch Windows and Linux servers.
• Provision / DCOM physical and virtual servers as needed.
• Perform troubleshooting to isolate, diagnose, and resolve issues.
• Evaluate new tools, techniques, and strategies, as part of continuous modernization initiatives.
• Maintain vendor relationships with application providers. Maintain software updates.
• Ensure that system hardware, operating systems, and related procedures comply with standards and security requirements.
• Support backup infrastructure to ensure data-protection goals are met. Provide backup and recovery services.
• Identify/provide automated approaches for system administration tasks.
• Recommend and implement system enhancements that will improve the performance and reliability of the infrastructure.
• Maintain internal documentation for team cross-training purposes.