Senior Systems Administrator

Information Technology Strategies, Inc

Senior Systems Administrator responsible for DLA’s Okta environments under IT-Strat, enhancing system efficiency and end user training. Ensures stable operations and directs configuration efforts.

Posted 6/16/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Firewalls

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Ensures the stable operation of DLA’s Okta environments.
This includes planning, developing, installing, configuring, maintaining, supporting, and optimizing all network software and communication links within DLA’s Okta footprint.
Organizes and directs the configuration and operation of DLA’s Okta.
Analyzes and resolves end user software program and connectivity issues.
Conducts capacity and performance analysis and provides system configuration change and upgrade recommendations.
Increases system administrator efficiency and accuracy via the use of automated tools and scripts, develops system administrator procedures, and conducts system administrator training and skills assessment.
Provides end user training.
Provides recommendations on technology direction to align with business vision.
Provides local and remote maintenance support to various operational systems within the DLA Okta footprint.
Support includes general maintenance, upgrades, and new installs of servers and applications.
Directs the work of other system administrators to provide the day-to-day system administration to include system and resource optimization, and user assistance.
Applies advanced technical knowledge of application networking, including load balancing applications, and ensuring fault tolerance.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Must possess IT-II security clearance or have a current National Agency Check with Local Agency Check and Credit Check (NACLC).(Basic Federal Clearance requirements are U.S. Citizenship, clear criminal history check, no recent or pending bankruptcies)
Relevant Okta certification from a nationally recognized technical authority.
Five (5) years of overall professional experience supporting Okta environments with progressively higher responsibility in the IT field.
Proposed Okta administrators shall be fully trained with demonstrable experience deploying and maintaining Okta environments for large enterprises.
Personnel will also be well-versed in configuring Okta integrations to work with typical enterprise technologies like Active Directory, firewalls, APIs, Zero Trust endpoints,etc.
Oral presentation experience and excellent oral and written communication skills.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Four Medical/Vision options including an HSA plan
Dental and Orthodontia plan
Vision Materials plan
Paid Life, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability
401K Retirement Program with company contribution
Paid Vacation, Holidays, Sick Leave, Floating Holidays, Bereavement Leave
Semi-monthly pay cycle

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Hard Skills & Tools

Oktanetwork softwaresystem configurationcapacity analysisperformance analysisautomated toolsscriptsload balancingfault tolerancesystem administration

Soft Skills

oral presentationcommunication skillstraininguser assistanceorganizational skillsleadership

Certifications

Okta certificationIT-II security clearance