Date Posted: 01/21/2025

Hiring Organization: Rose International

Position Number: 476891

Job Title: System Administrator

Job Location: Staunton, VA, USA, 24401

Work Model: Onsite

Shift: On-site work and on-call about one week per month

Employment Type: Temporary

Estimated Duration (In months): 13

Min Hourly Rate($): 40.00

Max Hourly Rate($): 42.00

Must Have Skills/Attributes: Customer Service, Inventory Control, Linux, Security

Job Description

***Only qualified System Administrator candidates located near the Staunton, VA area will be considered due to the role requiring an onsite presence ***

Preferred Certification:

• Microsoft Certification/ Related certifications.

Required Experience:

• Configures and deploys new/replacement Linux (REDHAT) and Windows Operating Systems Servers (5 Years)

• Desktop/Laptop/Server Hardware (5 Years)

• Experience with Active Directory Administration (5 Years)

• Virtualization/VMWare (5 Years)

• Backup and Recovery (5 Years)

• Help Desk Support (5 Years)

• Customer Service (5 Years)

Desired Skills:

• Cybersecurity (3 Years)

• General Database (SQL) (3 Years)

• Experience with Video Management Systems (2 Years)

• Audio-Video Support (2 Years)

The System Administrator is responsible for effective provisioning, installation/configuration, operation, and maintenance of computer hardware and software and related infrastructure. This individual ensures that system hardware, operating systems, software systems, and related procedures adhere to Commonwealth policies, standards, and guidelines. Responsibilities include systems administration engineering and provisioning, operations and support, maintenance and research and development to ensure continual innovation. Install new / rebuild existing servers and configure hardware, peripherals, services, settings, directories, storage, etc. in accordance with standards and project/operational requirements. Perform daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems and key processes, reviewing system and application logs, and verifying completion of scheduled jobs such as backups. Perform regular security monitoring to identify any possible intrusions. Perform daily backup operations and regular file archival and purge as necessary. Create, change, and delete user accounts per request. Provide Tier III/other support per request from various constituencies. Investigate and troubleshoot issues. Diagnose and recover from hardware or software failures. Coordinate and communicate with impacted constituencies. Apply OS patches and upgrades on a regular basis, and upgrade administrative tools and utilities. Configure / add new services as necessary. Upgrade and configure system software that supports GIS infrastructure applications or Asset Management applications per project or operational needs. Maintain operational, configuration, or other procedures. Perform periodic performance reporting to support capacity planning. Perform ongoing performance tuning, hardware upgrades, and resource optimization as required. Configure CPU, memory, and disk partitions as required.

Key Responsibilities:

• Rotating on-call support required.

• Responds to all levels of support requests from Tier 1 - 3.

• Provides exceptional customer service.

• Communicates effectively with teammates and customers of varying levels of technical expertise.

• Responds to all break/fix requests associated with end user resources.

• Configures and deploys new/replacement Linux (REDHAT) and Windows Operating Systems Servers.

• Configures and deploys new/replacement desktop/laptop computer equipment and peripherals.

• Maintains up-to-date project and architecture documentation.

• Maintains up-to-date inventory and maintenance records.

• Monitors system resources for server/service anomalies.

• Resolves connection issues between users and resources.

• Maintains detailed change history of changes.

• Supports team efforts to improve cybersecurity controls and defences.

• Supports team efforts for threat hunting and mitigation.

• Manages time and resource constraints.

***Local Candidates Preferred. On-site work and on-call about one week per month. ***

Start Date: 02/03/2025

Location: Staunton, VA 24401 (Hybrid)

Interview type: In Person Only

• **Only those lawfully authorized to work in the designated country associated with the position will be considered.**

• **Please note that all Position start dates and duration are estimates and may be reduced or lengthened based upon a client’s business needs and requirements.**

Benefits:

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California Pay Equity:

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Rose International is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender (expression or identity), national origin, arrest and conviction records, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Positions located in San Francisco and Los Angeles, California will be administered in accordance with their respective Fair Chance Ordinances.

If you need assistance in completing this application, or during any phase of the application, interview, hiring, or employment process, whether due to a disability or otherwise, please contact our HR Department .

Rose International has an official agreement (ID #132522), effective June 30, 2008, with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Employment Verification Program (E-Verify). (Posting required by OCGA 13/10-91.).