Senior Systems Administrator
9th Way Insignia
contract
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $78,522 - $95,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
AnsibleAWSAzureCloudLinuxSplunkTerraformVMware
About the role
- Administer, monitor, and optimize VAEC environments supporting the Enrollment System (ES), EDB, IVM, and VistA REE.
- Provision, configure, and maintain cloud-based and hybrid infrastructure (Windows, Linux, RHEL, VMware, Azure/AWS).
- Implement and manage system security controls in compliance with FedRAMP, FISMA, IRS 1075, HIPAA, and VA directives.
- Support CI/CD pipelines, automated deployments, and environment refreshes for development, test, and production.
- Monitor system health, performance, and capacity using tools such as Splunk, Azure Monitor, and custom dashboards.
- Troubleshoot and resolve incidents, outages, and degradation across cloud and on-premises systems.
- Manage user access, authentication, and privileged accounts (Active Directory, MFA, RBAC).
- Perform regular backups, disaster recovery testing, and root cause analysis for system failures.
- Maintain system documentation, runbooks, and operational procedures.
- Collaborate with engineering, security, and product teams to support modernization, migration, and integration efforts.
- Ensure compliance with change management, patching, and vulnerability remediation processes.
- Provide Tier 2/3 escalation and after-hours support for critical incidents.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or related technical discipline.
- 6 years of relevant system administration experience; 10 additional years may be substituted for education.
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, VAEC), virtualization (VMware), and enterprise operating systems (Windows, Linux, RHEL).
- Strong understanding of security frameworks, compliance requirements, and access management.
- Experience supporting CI/CD, automation, and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell).
- Proficiency with monitoring and observability tools (Splunk, Azure Monitor).
- Excellent troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams and support after-hours escalation.
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Voluntary Life Insurance
- 401(k)
- Basic Life A&D
- STD
- LTD
- PTO
- Telehealth
- paid holidays
- FSA
- HSA
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Traveling Assistance
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
system administrationcloud infrastructurevirtualizationCI/CDautomationinfrastructure-as-codetroubleshootingdisaster recoverysecurity controlsuser access management
Soft skills
communicationcollaborationdocumentationtroubleshootingproblem-solving