System Administrator - W2 - Need FL locals

Job Title: System Administrator
Location: The candidate must reside in Tallahassee, FL, or the surrounding area, and report in office 5 days a week.

Work Hours: Flexibility to work hours between 7:00 AM & 7:00 PM, after hours, weekends, and either on a rotation or as part of a regular and on-call work schedule.

Address: This position will report to the Client Office of Information Technology Barry Building 3185 S. Blair Stone Rd Tallahassee, FL 32399

• The Systems Administrator will be responsible for working on projects, systems, and/or issues of medium to high complexity and will be expected to provide daily operations support, maintenance, and administration for Servers.

• 2 3 years experience with: Server 2012 R2, 2016, 2019, and 2022

• 2 3 years of IIS Administration experience

Job Description
We are looking for a System Administrator to play a key role in assisting the oversight, management, troubleshooting, and execution of cloud services and platforms to support the infrastructure, applications, data, and other business needs. This position will be full-time and on-site in Tallahassee, FL.

What You'll Do

• Adding and removing individuals from the list of authorized users, archiving files, overseeing password protection and other security measures, and monitoring usage of shared resources

• Architected, designed, facilitated, lead, coordinated, and directed technology initiatives on multiple fronts across a variety of disparate areas within the organization

• This could include Infrastructure administration, application development, data management & analytics, cybersecurity, external hosting, identity and access

• management, infrastructure, network, security hardening, privacy, and compliance

• Oversight and management of Microsoft 365 environments and other Microsoft platforms, identity platforms, and a multi-cloud environment. Selects, develops, integrates, and implements network management applications for Internet components

• The Systems Administrator will be responsible for working on projects, systems, and/or issues of medium to high complexity and will be expected to provide daily operations

• support, maintenance, and administration for Servers

• Support and expand DOT infrastructure

• Coordinate server configuration and administration with multiple parties

• Make recommendations for future server and software upgrades

• Monitor systems and applications to ensure security, availability, and performance

• Establish systems by evaluating network performance issues, including availability, utilization, throughput, goodput, and latency; planning and executing the selection, installation, configuration, and testing of equipment; defining network policies and procedures; and establishing connections and firewalls

• Maintains network and systems performance by performing systems monitoring and analysis and performance tuning, troubleshooting systems and application problems, and escalating problems to vendor

• Build and manage relationships in a matrixed environment

• Find opportunities to refactor solutions to obtain better performance, cost, and efficiency

• Create and manage Azure DevOps projects, git repositories, and pipelines

• Oversee and configure Azure DevOps organizational settings

• Recommend and assist with the building and hosting of complex application solutions

• Understand, deploy, and manage Microsoft Azure and/or other cloud services

• Understand, deploy, and manage Microsoft Power Platform

• Understand and manage Microsoft 365 services

• Supports other IT staff, including developers

What You'll Need Required:

• This position requires ownership of complex issues in order to support the department's business

• Bachelor s Degree or technical institute degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or another related field. Or equivalent work experience

• 2 3 years experience with: Server 2012 R2, 2016, 2019, and 2022

• 2 3 years of IIS Administration experience

• 2 3 years of network communications experience, including TCP/IP and DNS Samba/CIFS file sharing and NTFS permissions

• 3 5 years of IT work experience in infrastructure/network environments in systems operations, support, maintenance, and administration

• 5 8 years of professional experience in information systems engineering or another related field is required

• Strong analytical skills to determine an organization's needs, develop strategies to meet those needs, and evaluate effectiveness

• Ability to categorize work, set priorities, and determine short and/or long-term goals and strategies to achieve them

• Ability to troubleshoot and diagnose problems effectively regardless of technology platform

• Ability to document and automate administrative tasks to reduce manual work

• Ability to context switch between multiple subjects & tasks

• Ability to effectively communicate and share knowledge with others

• Proficiency in working in a fast-paced, complex, and dynamic business environment

• Proficiency in networking principles and cloud-based network architectures

• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Azure Services

• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Server products

• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft 365 services

• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Power Platform

• In-depth knowledge of Linux (Redhat and Ubuntu)

• Strong grasp of IT infrastructure and application development technology and architectures

• Strong grasp of Linux administration, including Linux patching

• Knowledge of assessment and analytical processes and practices

• Skilled in strategic planning

• Skilled in researching, compiling, and analyzing data to report findings and develop

• improvement solutions

• Skilled in system administration and hosting across a wide range of solutions

• Ability to research, identify, and implement innovative solutions.

• Able to be trusted with sensitive information

• Experienced at working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative

• environment

• Advanced interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills

• Ability to conduct research into issues and topics as assigned

• Can conform to shifting priorities, demands, and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities

• Must be able to learn, understand, and apply new things quickly

• Highly self-motivated and directed

• Proven analytical and creative problem-solving abilities

• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment

Preferred:

• 2 3 years of strong professional experience in Microsoft Azure cloud systems is highly desired

• 2 3 years of experience with other cloud providers, such as AWS or Google Cloud Platform, is highly desired

• 2 3 years of professional experience in the administration of Microsoft software is highly desired

• 3 5 years of professional experience supporting middleware such as API Management, IT Service Automation tools and batch job services are highly desired