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Senior Systems Administrator – Cloud & Infrastructure (NYS Government) | 30-Month Contract | Onsite Albany, NY

White Wings TechnologiesAlbany, NY🇺🇸United States

Why this role stands out

Accelerate your career by spearheading high-impact cloud and infrastructure projects for a major New York State government agency, where you will gain extensive experience in enterprise-grade Kubernetes, automation, and hybrid cloud management. This long-term 30-month contract is an ideal fit for a seasoned systems expert who thrives on designing resilient, high-availability environments and wants to make a tangible difference in public sector technology. Apply today to join a collaborative team and sharpen your technical expertise in a stable, mission-critical professional setting.

Quick overview

SeniorityMid Senior
Work modeOn Site
LocationAlbany, NY, United States
AWSAnsibleBashChefGoogle CloudPowerShellProxmoxPuppetTerraformVMwareAzureKubernetesLinuxWindows Server

Job description

About the Role
We’re seeking a Senior Systems Administrator to support a New York State government agency on a long-term engagement. You’ll manage Windows and Linux server environments across on-premises, virtualized, and cloud infrastructure. You’ll also run Kubernetes clusters, build high-availability configurations, and automate server provisioning and administration. This is a 30-month contract based onsite in Albany, NY from Day 1.

Responsibilities

  • Administer enterprise Windows Server and Linux (RHEL, SUSE, Ubuntu) environments, including installation, configuration, patching, and version upgrades
  • Provision, upgrade, and troubleshoot Kubernetes or equivalent container orchestration clusters
  • Manage server workloads hosted in AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
  • Design and maintain high-availability configurations: clustering, failover, replication, and backup/restore
  • Configure and govern privileged and administrative access
  • Automate server provisioning and administration with Ansible, Puppet, Chef, Terraform, PowerShell, or Bash
  • Apply security baselines and remediate vulnerability scan findings
  • Monitor server health and performance with enterprise monitoring and alerting tools
  • Administer virtualization platforms (VMware vSphere/ESXi, Hyper-V, Proxmox, Nutanix AHV, or OpenShift Virtualization), covering host configuration, VM provisioning, storage and network assignment, and resource management

Required Qualifications

  • 7+ years administering Windows Server operating systems in an enterprise environment
  • 7+ years administering Linux server operating systems (Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE, or Ubuntu) in an enterprise environment, including installation, configuration, patching, and version upgrades
  • 5+ years administering Kubernetes or an equivalent container orchestration platform, including cluster provisioning, component upgrades, and troubleshooting
  • 6+ years administering server operating systems hosted in a public or private cloud (Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform)
  • 6+ years implementing and maintaining high-availability configurations (clustering, failover, replication, or backup and restore)
  • 6+ years configuring and administering privileged and administrative access
  • 5+ years using infrastructure automation or configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet, Chef, Terraform, PowerShell, or Bash) to provision or administer servers
  • 5+ years applying security baselines and remediating vulnerability scan findings
  • 5+ years using enterprise monitoring and alerting tools to track server health and performance
  • 6+ years administering enterprise virtualization or hypervisor platforms (VMware vSphere/ESXi, Hyper-V, Proxmox VE, Nutanix AHV, or Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization)

Work Requirements

  • Onsite in Albany, NY from Day 1 (no remote option)
  • In-person interview in Albany, NY is required (no exceptions)
  • W-2, C2C, and 1099 candidates welcome
  • Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

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