Senior IT System Administrator - Corporate IT (Kansas City)

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage enterprise-grade solutions on Google Cloud Platform.
• Implement best practices for scalability, security, performance, and cost optimization.
• Administer core GCP services including Compute Engine, VPC, IAM, Cloud Storage, and Network Services.
• Develop, maintain, and optimize Terraform scripts for provisioning and configuration automation.
• Integrate IaC artifacts into CI/CD pipelines for streamlined, repeatable deployments.
• Provide support for select Azure-based workloads and services.
• Aid in hybrid-cloud initiatives, including integration, workload placement, and cloud migration projects.
• Utilize Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) for authentication, identity lifecycle, and access governance.
• Ensure adherence to enterprise security policies, compliance frameworks, and governance controls.
• Oversee administration of Windows and Linux servers, virtualization platforms, and storage systems.
• Implement and maintain monitoring, backup, and disaster recovery strategies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems (MIS), Information Technology or related field, and 8 years' experience required.
• Applicable years of experience may be substituted for degree requirement.
• Expert in applying IT system principles, concepts, and methods to the infrastructure protection environment.
• Expert in applying information systems security principles and concepts to the enterprise IT architecture.
• Expert in applying new IT developments.
• Expert in applying project management principles and methods.
• Expert in applying interrelationships of multiple IT disciplines.
• Expert in applying the IT hierarchy.
• Expert in applying systems security principles, methods, regulations, and policies.
• Expert in applying systems security certification and accreditation requirements and processes.
• Expert in applying information systems security protocols.

Primary Skills

• Expert-level proficiency in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) administration, including Compute Engine, VPC, IAM, Cloud Storage, and networking preferred.
• Advanced experience with Terraform, including automated provisioning, configuration management, and CI/CD integration preferred.
• Strong understanding of cloud security, IAM architectures, and governance practices for large-scale environments preferred.

Secondary Skills

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Azure services and administration preferred.
• Experience with Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) for identity, authentication, and access control preferred.

Additional Technical Skills

• Scripting proficiency in PowerShell, Python, and Bash preferred.
• Understanding of Kubernetes and Docker for container orchestration preferred.
• Broad experience with Windows/Linux server administration, virtualization, monitoring tools, backup technologies, and disaster recovery methods preferred.

Preferred Certifications

• Google Professional Cloud Architect or Google Cloud Certified – Professional Cloud Engineer preferred.
• HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate preferred.
• Microsoft Azure certifications (optional but beneficial) preferred.