Senior Enterprise Systems Administrator

Roles & Responsibilities

• Administer, optimize, and maintain Microsoft Azure resources to ensure performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Monitor Azure resource utilization, identify performance bottlenecks, and recommend infrastructure improvements and upgrades.
• Manage Microsoft Entra ID and Active Directory, including user administration, Group Policy, DNS, and identity management activities.
• Develop, deploy, and maintain Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure and cloud resources.
• Configure and administer Azure and AWS security controls to support enterprise infrastructure and user access requirements.
• Provision, modify, and manage application access for Azure and AWS users, administrators, and application owners.
• Collaborate with infrastructure teams and data center personnel to perform server deployments, upgrades, configuration changes, and system enhancements.
• Troubleshoot, analyze, and resolve Windows Server and Linux server issues while minimizing business impact.
• Develop, test, and maintain PowerShell scripts to automate server administration, Active Directory management, Azure administration, and system monitoring.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, standards, and system specifications.
• Research, evaluate, and recommend technical solutions that align with business and infrastructure requirements.
• Identify opportunities for infrastructure optimization and recommend process improvements.
• Develop implementation schedules for software deployments and infrastructure initiatives.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Experience: Windows Server administration experience, including supporting Windows Server 2016 or newer; Microsoft Azure and cloud administration experience; Amazon Web Services (AWS) administration experience; administering Active Directory, DNS, and Group Policy within enterprise environments supporting over 1,000 users; Linux server administration experience; hands-on experience writing, testing, and maintaining PowerShell scripts; experience working in virtualized and cloud-based infrastructure environments; experience installing, maintaining, and supporting third-party applications.

Preferred Skills

• Experience managing infrastructure projects supporting large, distributed user environments.
• Experience coordinating schedules across multiple technical projects.
• Experience administering Microsoft Azure Government and AWS cloud environments.
• Experience supporting state government environments.
• Experience managing and reporting project metrics in compliance with established standards.
• Experience collaborating with software development and technical programming teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive, solution-oriented approach.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to engage technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Knowledge of IT standards within criminal justice or similarly regulated environments.
• Exposure to additional IT disciplines such as programming or data analytics.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a team environment while managing multiple priorities and meeting deadlines.

About the Role

This onsite role serves as a subject matter expert responsible for cloud infrastructure administration, identity and access management, server administration, automation, and infrastructure security.