Systems Administrator

Job Description

Role: Systems Administrator

Contract Term: June 9, 2025 - June 30, 2025. The end date is because of the fiscal year and it's expected to be renewed for a year or more based on performance, need, and budget availability.

Location: In-office, 5 days a week, Tallahassee, FL 32399. Candidates must reside in Tallahassee or the surrounding area.

Work Hours: Flexibility to work hours between 7:00 AM and 7:00 PM, after hours, weekends, and either on a rotation or as part of a regular and on-call work schedule.

Overview: We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Systems Administrator. This role is critical in assisting with the oversight, management, troubleshooting, and execution of cloud services and platforms that support infrastructure, applications, data, and other business needs. The ideal candidate will be a key player in architecting, designing, facilitating, leading, coordinating, and directing technology initiatives across various areas, including infrastructure administration, application development, data management & analytics, cybersecurity, external hosting, identity and access management, network, security hardening, privacy, and compliance. This position requires ownership of complex issues to support business operations.

Key Responsibilities:

Support and expand infrastructure.

Coordinate server configuration and administration with multiple parties.

Make recommendations for future server and software upgrades.

Monitor systems and applications to ensure security, availability, and performance.

Establish systems by evaluating network performance issues, planning and executing equipment selection, installation, configuration, and testing, defining network policies and procedures, and establishing connections and firewalls.

Maintain network and systems performance by performing systems monitoring and analysis, performance tuning, troubleshooting systems and application problems, and escalating problems to vendors.

Build and manage relationships in a matrixed environment.

Identify opportunities to refactor solutions for better performance, cost, and efficiency.

Create and manage Azure DevOps projects, Git repositories, and pipelines.

Oversee and configure Azure DevOps organizational settings.

Recommend and assist with the building and hosting of complex application solutions.

Understand, deploy, and manage Microsoft Azure and/or other cloud services.

Understand, deploy, and manage Microsoft Power Platform.

Understand and manage Microsoft 365 services.

Support other IT staff, including developers.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Education:

Bachelor’s Degree or technical institute degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related field, OR equivalent work experience.

Required Experience:

5 – 8 years of professional experience in information systems engineering or another related field.

3 – 5 years of IT work experience in infrastructure/network environments in systems operations, support, maintenance, and administration.

2 – 3 years experience with Server 2012 R2, 2016, 2019, and 2022.

2 – 3 years IIS Administration.

2 – 3 years of network communications, including TCP/IP and DNS Samba/CIFS file sharing and NTFS permissions.

Highly Desired Experience:

2 – 3 years of strong professional experience in Microsoft Azure cloud systems.

2 – 3 years of experience with other cloud providers, such as AWS or GCP.

2 – 3 years of professional experience in the administration of Microsoft software.

3 – 5 years of professional experience supporting middleware such as API Management, IT Service Automation tools, and batch job services.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs): The submitted candidate must possess and be able to apply the following:

Job Specific KSAs:

Strong analytical skills to determine an organization's needs, develop strategies, and evaluate effectiveness.

Ability to categorize work, set priorities, and determine short and/or long-term goals and strategies.

Ability to troubleshoot and diagnose problems effectively regardless of technology platform.

Ability to document and automate administrative tasks to reduce manual work.

Ability to context switch between multiple subjects & tasks.

Ability to effectively communicate and share knowledge with others.

Proficiency in working in a fast-paced, complex, and dynamic business environment.

Proficiency in networking principles and cloud-based network architectures.

In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Azure Services.

In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Server products.

In-depth knowledge of Microsoft 365 services.

In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Power Platform.

In-depth knowledge of Linux (Redhat and Ubuntu).

Strong grasp of IT infrastructure and application development technology and architectures.

Strong grasp of Linux administration, including Linux patching.

Knowledge of assessment and analytical processes and practices.

Skill in strategic planning.

Skill in researching, compiling, and analyzing data to report findings and develop improvement solutions.

Skill in system administration and hosting across a wide range of solutions.

Ability to research, identify, and implement innovative solutions.

Personal Attributes:

Able to be trusted with sensitive information.

Experienced at working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.

Advanced interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.

Ability to conduct research into issues and topics as assigned.

Can conform to shifting priorities, demands, and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

Must be able to learn, understand, and apply new things quickly.

Highly self-motivated and directed.

Proven analytical and creative problem-solving abilities.

Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.

General KSAs:

Initiative: Ability to comprehend assignments, organize workload, and meet deadlines with little direction; monitor and analyze situations to determine the next step.

Communication: Clearly convey information, in both written and verbal formats, to individuals or groups in a wide variety of settings; effectively listen and process information provided by others.

Customer Service: Works well with clients and customers; able to assess needs, provide information or assistance, or resolve a problem.

Decision Making: Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions utilizing critical thinking skills and analysis.

Flexibility: Open to change, new processes (or process improvement), and new information; can adapt in response to new information, changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles; ability to receive and give constructive criticism and maintain effective work relationships.

Interpersonal: Shows friendliness, courtesy, understanding, and politeness to others.

Leadership: Motivates, encourages, and challenges others; can adapt leadership styles in a variety of situations.

Problem Solving: Able to identify, evaluate, and use sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternative actions, and make recommendations accordingly.

Team Building: Encourages, inspires, and guides others toward accomplishing the common goal as an equal member of the team.

Quality Assurance: Knowledge of the ideologies, techniques, and tools for quality assurance and control; ability to put ideologies, techniques, and tools into practice.Company Description

Teema Group is a well-known staffing firm that hires various candidates for various job openings!