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# Senior Systems Administrator - Cloud & Infrastructure (NYS Government) | 30-Month Contract | Onsite Albany, NY

- **Company:** NYS GOVT.
- **Location:** Albany, NY, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Proxmox, Microsoft Windows, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Ubuntu (Operating System), Cloud Computing, Cluster Analysis, System Configuration, Linux, VMware ESX Servers, Failover, Monitoring of Systems, Hyper-V, Linux Servers, Windows Servers, Nagios, OpenShift, Windows PowerShell, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ansible, Management of Software Versions, Virtualization Technology, VMware VSphere, Private Cloud Environment, Google Cloud, SUSE Linux, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, CIS Benchmarks, Nutanix, Puppet, Terraform, Server Operating Systems & Platforms, Vulnerability Analysis
- **Published:** October 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/fde841ff-0b36-4d04-b3d3-2c25e7a8c296

## About the Role

* 7+ years administering Windows Server operating systems in an enterprise environment
 * 7+ years administering Linux server operating systems (Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE, or Ubuntu) in an enterprise environment, including installation, configuration, patching, and version upgrades
 * 5+ years administering Kubernetes or an equivalent container orchestration platform, including cluster provisioning, component upgrades, and troubleshooting
 * 6+ years administering server operating systems hosted in a public or private cloud (Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform)
 * 6+ years implementing and maintaining high-availability configurations (clustering, failover, replication, or backup and restore)
 * 6+ years configuring and administering privileged and administrative access
 * 5+ years using infrastructure automation or configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet, Chef, Terraform, PowerShell, or Bash) to provision or administer servers
 * 5+ years applying security baselines and remediating vulnerability scan findings
 * 5+ years using enterprise monitoring and alerting tools to track server health and performance
 * 6+ years administering enterprise virtualization or hypervisor platforms (VMware vSphere/ESXi, Hyper-V, Proxmox VE, Nutanix AHV, or Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization)

## Description

We're seeking a Senior Systems Administrator to support a New York State government agency on a long-term engagement. You'll manage Windows and Linux server environments across on-premises, virtualized, and cloud infrastructure. You'll also run Kubernetes clusters, build high-availability configurations, and automate server provisioning and administration. This is a 30-month contract based onsite in Albany, NY from Day 1., * Administer enterprise Windows Server and Linux (RHEL, SUSE, Ubuntu) environments, including installation, configuration, patching, and version upgrades

 * Provision, upgrade, and troubleshoot Kubernetes or equivalent container orchestration clusters
 * Manage server workloads hosted in AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
 * Design and maintain high-availability configurations: clustering, failover, replication, and backup/restore
 * Configure and govern privileged and administrative access
 * Automate server provisioning and administration with Ansible, Puppet, Chef, Terraform, PowerShell, or Bash
 * Apply security baselines and remediate vulnerability scan findings
 * Monitor server health and performance with enterprise monitoring and alerting tools
 * Administer virtualization platforms (VMware vSphere/ESXi, Hyper-V, Proxmox, Nutanix AHV, or OpenShift Virtualization), covering host configuration, VM provisioning, storage and network assignment, and resource management