Sr Systems Admin

Job Title:  Systems Admin
Location:  FDOT Office of Information Technology Barry Building 3185  South Blair Stone Road Tallahassee,FL 
Duration:   1 year
Interview :  Onsite (Face to Face)


Job Description:

New Position : Systems Admin In person interview -Local Florida candidates preferred

Onsite: FDOT Office of Information Technology

Barry Building

3185 South Blair Stone Road

Tallahassee, FL 32311

The Florida Department of Transportation, Office of Information Technology
(OIT), is in search of a Systems Administrator to play a key role in assisting
the OIT in the oversight, management, troubleshooting, and execution of cloud
services and platforms to support FDOT''s infrastructure, applications, data,
and other business needs. The duties of this position can be broad and may
include such tasks as adding and removing individuals from the list of
authorized users, archiving files, overseeing password protection and other
security measures, and monitoring usage of shared resources. Architect, design,
facilitate, lead, coordinate, and direct technology initiatives on multiple
fronts across a variety of disparate areas within the organization. This could
include Infrastructure administration, application development, data management
& analytics, cybersecurity, external hosting, identity and access
management, infrastructure, network, security hardening, privacy, and
compliance. Oversight and management of Microsoft 365 environments and other
Microsoft platforms, identity platforms, and a multi-cloud environment.
Selects, develops, integrates, and implements network management applications
for Internet components. The Systems Administrator will be responsible for
working on projects, systems, and/or issues of



medium to high complexity and will be expected to provide daily operations
support, maintenance, and

administration for Servers. This position requires ownership of complex issues
in order to support Department

business.

5. Education

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

6. Experience

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.

2 – 3 years of strong professional experience in AWS cloud systems is required.

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

2 – 3 years of experience with other cloud providers, such as Google Cloud Platform, is highly
desired.

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

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

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

5 – 8 years of professional experience in information systems engineering or a
related field is required.

7. Primary Job Duties / Tasks

The activities this candidate will be tasked with include, but are not limited
to, the following:

1. Support and expand FDOT infrastructure.

2. Coordinate server configuration and administration with multiple parties
(SDC, FDOT, and contractors).

3. Make recommendations for future server and software upgrades.

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

5. Establish systems by evaluating network performance issues, including
availability, utilization, throughput, goodput, and latency; planning and
executing the selection, installation, configuration, and testing of equipment;
defining network policies and procedures; and establishing connections and
firewalls.

6. Maintains network and systems performance by performing systems monitoring
and analysis, and performance tuning; troubleshooting systems and application
problems; escalating problems to vendor.

7. Build and manage relationships in a matrixed environment.

8. Find opportunities to refactor solutions to obtain better performance, cost,
and efficiency.

9. Create and manage Azure DevOps projects, git repositories, and pipelines.

10. Oversee and configure Azure DevOps organizational settings.

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

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

13. Supports other IT staff, including developers.

14. Other duties as assigned.

8. Job Specific Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

The submitted candidate must be able to apply the specific knowledge, skills,
and abilities in the following areas:

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

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

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

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

5. Ability to context switch between multiple subjects & tasks.

6. Ability to effectively communicate and share knowledge with others.

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

8. Proficiency in networking principles and cloud-based network architectures.

9. In-depth knowledge of AWS Services.

10. Proficiency in Microsoft Azure Services.

11. In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Server products.

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

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

14. Strong grasp of Linux administration, including Linux patching.

15. Knowledge of assessment and analytical processes and practices.

16. Skill in strategic planning.

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

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

19. Ability to research, identify, and implement innovative solutions. Personal
Attributes:

1. Able to be trusted with sensitive information.

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

3. Advanced interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.

4. Ability to conduct research into issues and topics as assigned.

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

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

7. Highly self-motivated and directed.

8. Proven analytical and creative problem-solving abilities.

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