Senior Systems Administrator

The Information Technology
United States
about 2 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Active Directory Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Computer Networks System Configuration Fault Tolerance Zero Trust Network Access Systems Integration Enterprise Software Applications Load Balancing Okta Firewalls (Computer Science) Operational Systems

Job description

  • Client Agency is Defense Logistics Agency
  • Ensures the stable operation of DLA’s Okta environments.
  • 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 softwareprogramand 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 newinstallsof 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 userassistance.
  • Applies advanced technical knowledge of application networking, including load balancing applications, and ensuring fault tolerance.

Requirements

Do you have experience in Systems integration?, * 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)

  • Relevant Okta certification from a nationally recognized technical authority.
  • Five (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 andmaintainingOkta 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.
  • Oral presentation experience and excellent oral and written communication skills.

Benefits & conditions

Pulled from the full job description

  • 401(k)
  • Health insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Health savings account
  • Dental insurance
  • Bereavement leave
  • Disability insurance, * Four Medical/Vision options including an HSA plan
  • Dental and Orthodontia plan
  • Vision Materials plan
  • Paid Life, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability
  • 401K Retirement Program with company contribution
  • Paid Vacation, Holidays, Sick Leave, Floating Holidays, Bereavement Leave
  • Semi-monthly pay cycle

About the company

Information Technology Strategies, Inc. is a government IT solutions provider servicing commercial and government initiative in various parts of the United States. We are currently seeking a Senior Systems Administrator to work for our company., IT-Strat is a technology consulting company that holds various contract vehicles including best in class vehicles. IT-Strat has supported multiple clients including the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE via both prime and meaningful subcontracts). Additionally, IT-Strat has prime contracts with Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) and many others. We maintain relationships with multiple large businesses.

IT-Strat was established in 2002. We are a certified Woman Owned Small Business. IT-Strat also successfully graduated as an SBA 8(A) company. It was an 8(a) company from 2008 through 2017 and currently still has 8(a) contract vehicles.

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