Systems Administrator

Location: Tallahassee, FL
Job Type: Contract / Consulting

Position Summary

Defined Software Development is seeking experienced Systems Administrators for contract consulting opportunities in the Tallahassee area. Our consultants support government and enterprise technology projects across a variety of IT environments.

The ideal candidate will have experience supporting, maintaining, configuring, and troubleshooting enterprise IT infrastructure, including servers, operating systems, cloud environments, applications, and related technologies.

Specific project assignments, requirements, and durations may vary based on client and project needs.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot enterprise systems and infrastructure.
• Administer Windows and/or Linux server environments.
• Monitor system performance, availability, capacity, and health.
• Troubleshoot hardware, software, operating system, and application-related issues.
• Perform system maintenance, upgrades, patches, and configuration changes.
• Support server and infrastructure deployments.
• Assist with cloud infrastructure and migration initiatives.
• Maintain system configurations, documentation, procedures, and technical standards.
• Monitor and resolve system alerts, incidents, and service issues.
• Work with network, security, database, development, and application teams to resolve technical issues.
• Support backup, recovery, disaster recovery, and business continuity activities.
• Assist with system security and access-control requirements.
• Participate in infrastructure modernization and technology refresh projects.
• Use monitoring, ticketing, configuration-management, and systems-management tools.
• Provide technical recommendations related to infrastructure improvements.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor''s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of experience in systems administration or enterprise IT infrastructure.
• Experience administering Windows Server and/or Linux environments.
• Experience troubleshooting enterprise hardware, software, operating systems, and applications.
• Understanding of networking concepts, DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, Active Directory, and related technologies.
• Experience with system monitoring, maintenance, patching, and configuration management.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to document technical processes and communicate effectively with technical and non-technical users.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with one or more of the following:

• Microsoft Windows Server
• Active Directory
• Microsoft Azure
• Azure DevOps
• Microsoft 365
• PowerShell
• Linux
• VMware or other virtualization technologies
• SQL Server
• Cloud infrastructure
• Networking and TCP/IP
• DNS / DHCP
• Backup and recovery technologies
• Configuration management
• ServiceNow or similar IT service-management platforms
• Infrastructure monitoring tools
• Cybersecurity and system hardening
• Enterprise data center environments
• Government or public-sector IT environments

Direct applicants only. No third-party vendors or staffing firms submissions will be considered.