IT Operations Engineer - Data Platform Administrator

• Serves as the company’s technical expert in platform operations engineering and provides daily authoritative advice in support of the engineering design process.
• Works with peers to analyze the performance of components and systems to troubleshoot, evaluate performance, and determine capacity.
• Uses root cause analysis, corrective actions, tactical planning, and strategic planning to lead and own areas including correcting problems, improving response times/methods, and leading long-term investment plans required to provide sufficient support for IT services to the business.
• Acts as coordinator to ensure that infrastructure stays in compliance with configurations, patches, and approved designs.
• Active participant, leader, and owner in the change management process to properly execute change with minimum impact to the services provided.
• Actively engaged in improving and automating change processes.
• Provide tier 3 expert support to IT peers as needed to properly support the IT infrastructure on a 24x7 basis, including on-call duties, shift work, and emergency support, vendor coordination, and business coordination.
• Requirements include travel to various locations away from the primary work site.
• Expert resource for a broad subject area of technology.
• Ability to mentor A and B levels on complex issues impacting the infrastructure and the company’s business processes.
• Expert knowledge of middleware platforms such as but not limited to web application servers like IIS, WebSphere, WebLogic, Tomcat, Apache; business intelligence like Cognos, Tableau, OBIEE; integration like TIBCO, SSAS, SSRS, SSIS, Informatica; mobile computing platforms including SOA and security configuration and management of those platforms; first and third-party cloud hosting solutions like VMware, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure.
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of a broad range of management, compute, and networking technologies.Advanced knowledge of Windows, VMware, and Unix-based operating systems.

• You should have 5+ years’ experience.
• The ideal Data Platform Administrator is a technically versatile, customer-focused professional who is passionate about delivering secure, reliable, and high-performing enterprise data platforms.
• This individual thrives in managing a diverse portfolio of data and analytics technologies, ensuring platform stability, performance, scalability, and operational excellence while enabling business innovation.
• Must possess strong expertise in platform administration, cloud technologies, security, automation, monitoring, and vendor management, and be committed to continuously improving the user experience through proactive support, governance, and modernization.
• Working collaboratively across engineering, integration, analytics, cybersecurity, and business teams, they help ensure our enterprise data ecosystem remains resilient, efficient, and AI-ready, providing the foundation for trusted data, advanced analytics, and next-generation digital capabilities., Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, business administration, or a related field of study; or equivalent education, training & experience.

3.73.7 out of 5 stars Chattanooga, TN 37402 Up to $68.50 an hour - Contract, Pulled from the full job description

• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance

Johnson Service Group (JSG) is currently looking for an IT Operations Engineer - Data Platform Administrator. This is a long-term contract with the largest public energy provider in the U.S.