System Administrator V

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

📋 Description

• Provide administrative support for applications across Azure Kubernetes clusters, WebLogic clusters, virtual machines, and related application components.

• Oversee and ensure application availability.

• Diagnose application/platform interactions and liaise with USDA teams on infrastructure issues.

• Manage activities related to application-level SSL certificates, credentials, and version currency within designated authority.

• Assist with application backup and recovery procedures, testing recovery, documenting dependencies, and coordinating disaster recovery with USDA infrastructure/DBA teams.

• Facilitate deployment, configuration, troubleshooting of environments, coordination of patches/versions, and conduct production incident/root cause analysis.

• Maintain operational documentation and provide proof for security, accreditation, and change activities.

• Support the operations and maintenance of USDA APHIS Veterinary Services applications in a remote delivery environment.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience in supporting federal or enterprise production system administration.

• Familiarity with cloud and container platforms, including Kubernetes or similar container orchestration systems.

• Experience in supporting enterprise application servers such as WebLogic and in Windows/Linux virtualized environments.

• Knowledge of SSL/certificate lifecycle, credentials, availability troubleshooting, backup/recovery support, and operational documentation.

• Preferred experience in Azure and Kubernetes administration/support.

• Preferred experience in WebLogic administration/support.

• Background in federal application availability and incident response preferred.

• Experience with RMF/ATO artifacts, vulnerability remediation, and disaster recovery exercises preferred.

• Must meet applicable USDA personnel security, suitability, PIV, training, and system access requirements prior to undertaking access-dependent work.

• Must adhere to USDA change, release, security, accessibility, and documentation protocols.

• Standard support hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Mountain Time, Monday through Friday.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• Life and disability insurance.

• 401(k) plan with employer match.

• Paid holidays.

• Paid time off (sick/vacation).

• Commuter benefits.

• Employee assistance program (EAP).

• Educational reimbursement.

• Pet insurance.