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# Okta Senior Systems Administrator

- **Company:** Cardinal Technology Systems, Corp.
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Active Directory, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Computer Networks, System Configuration, Fault Tolerance, Zero Trust Network Access, Enterprise Software Applications, Load Balancing, Okta, Firewalls (Computer Science), Operational Systems
- **Published:** July 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=af683eb2e19fba73

## About the Role

* Must possess IT-II security clearance or have a current National Agency Check with Local Agency Check and Credit Check (NACLC). (Basic Federal Clearance requirements are U.S. Citizenship, clear criminal history check, no recent or pending bankruptcies)

## Description

* Must possess IT-II security clearance or have a current National Agency Check with Local Agency Check and Credit Check (NACLC). (Basic Federal Clearance requirements are U.S. Citizenship, clear criminal history check, no recent or pending bankruptcies)
 * This includes planning, developing, installing, configuring, maintaining, supporting, and optimizing all network software and communication links within DLA's Okta footprint.
 * Organizes and directs the configuration and operation of DLA's Okta.
 * Analyzes and resolves end user software program and connectivity issues. Conducts capacity and performance analysis and provides system configuration change and upgrade recommendations.
 * Increases system administrator efficiency and accuracy via the use of automated tools and scripts, develops system administrator procedures, and conducts system administrator training and skills assessment.
 * Provides end user training.
 * Provides recommendations on technology direction to align with business vision.
 * Provides local and remote maintenance support to various operational systems within the DLA Okta footprint.
 * Support includes general maintenance, upgrades, and new installs of servers and applications.
 * Directs the work of other system administrators to provide the day-to-day system administration to include system and resource optimization, and user assistance.
 * Applies advanced technical knowledge of application networking, including load balancing applications, and ensuring fault tolerance., * 5+ years of overall professional experience supporting Okta environments with progressively higher responsibility in the IT field.
 * Proposed Okta administrators shall be fully trained with demonstrable experience deploying and maintaining Okta environments for large enterprises.
 * Personnel will also be well-versed in configuring Okta integrations to work with typical enterprise technologies like Active Directory, firewalls, APIs, Zero Trust endpoints, etc.
 * Relevant Okta certification from a nationally recognized technical authority.


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