System Administrator

Title - System Administration

Type - Contract

Location - Remote

Roles and Responsibilities:

- Monitor and administer AWS cloud infrastructure, including EC2 instances, S3 buckets, VPCs, RDS databases, and Lambda functions.

- Develop and maintain high-availability and disaster recovery solutions, utilizing backup software such as Veeam, AWS Snapshots, Commvault, and Backup Exec.

- Oversee automation scripts and tools for provisioning, configuration, and maintenance of cloud and on-premises resources.

- Analyze system performance, identify trends, and implement improvements to ensure optimal resource utilization and cost efficiency. Utilize monitoring platforms like Datadog, Orion, Nagios, and WhatsUp Gold.

- Implement security best practices and compliance standards to protect cloud environments.

- Administer company SaaS platforms, ensuring user productivity with tools like Okta and AWS Workspaces.

- Provide technical guidance and support to junior support tiers and act as an escalation resource for all technologies under the Platform Engineering umbrella.

Qualifications:

- Bachelor&aposs degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

- Minimum of 2 years of experience in implementing and managing AWS cloud solutions.

- Minimum of 2 years of experience administering Okta.

- AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional certification is highly preferred.

- Strong understanding of cloud computing concepts and architectures, including IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS.

- Proficiency in AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, Lambda, CloudFormation, and CloudWatch.

- Experience with infrastructure automation tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.

- Proven hands-on experience supporting the Okta SSO Platform.

- Solid understanding of networking concepts and technologies, including TCP/IP, VPN, DNS, and routing.

- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot complex issues in cloud environments.

- Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively in a cross-functional team environment.

Tools and Technologies:

- AWS Cloud Services: EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, Lambda, CloudFormation, CloudWatch.

- Backup Solutions: Veeam, AWS Snapshots, Commvault, Backup Exec.

- Monitoring Platforms: Datadog, Orion, Nagios, WhatsUp Gold.

- SaaS Platforms: Okta, AWS Workspaces.

- Automation Tools: Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation.