System Administrator III

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Provide support for technical infrastructure, including hardware, software, and components from cloud service providers.

• Lead the implementation and design services for various organizational departments and clients.

• Establish relationships between IT platform and infrastructure components.

• Identify interactions and dependencies of technologies across systems and platforms.

• Investigate issues and analyze problems to identify root causes, ensuring prompt resolution.

• Design and implement solutions for system monitoring and performance optimization.

• Create, implement, and maintain backup strategies to guarantee data integrity and availability.

• Document system configurations, set baselines, and test or modify IT infrastructure as needed.

• Research and assess new solutions, determining appropriate actions for technical initiatives.

• Escalate incidents and coordinate resources to address issues within Service Level Agreement metrics.

• Assist with Disaster Recovery and Continuity of Operations exercises, testing, and actual incidents.

• Ensure the maintenance of security and integrity controls.

• Prepare technical documentation, training materials, standards, and reports.

• Evaluate and recommend hardware and software procurements based on Windows or appliance-based solutions.

• Assess total cost of ownership and return on investment for IT infrastructure alternatives.

• Perform other assigned responsibilities.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with five or more years of experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Ability to successfully pass a background check and drug screening.

• Must present identification compliant with the Real ID Act upon hiring.

• Must be eligible to obtain a Department of Energy PIV badge.

• Must be able to acquire and sustain a U.S. government security clearance.

• Experience with Identity Management products such as Entra ID, OKTA, and Ping Identity.

• Familiarity with Active Directory, ADFS, Group Policy Management, and Identity Management.

• Understanding of the AZURE ecosystem.

• Knowledge of Zero Trust principles.

• Proficient in using Microsoft Office products such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, as well as industry-standard software and databases.

• Capability to resolve complex issues utilizing third-party diagnostic and monitoring tools, logs, graphs, and performance data.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including grammar, vocabulary, spelling, editing, and proofreading.

• Ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritize assignments, and perform under pressure.

• Willingness to travel by vehicle or aircraft and operate a motor vehicle safely.

• Ability to meet physical requirements, including repetitive keyboarding and lifting objects weighing up to 10 pounds regularly.

• Must adhere to federal regulations regarding controlled substances.

• Must successfully complete the federal background check investigation for HSPD-12 PIV credential.

🏝️ Benefits

• Paid holidays.

• Paid time off.

• 401k plan with employer matching.

• Dental insurance.

• Vision insurance.

• Health insurance plans available through the Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) program.

• Life insurance benefits.

• Disability benefits.

• Equal employment opportunity.

• Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities.