[Remote] Systems Administrator - Senior (Okta) (61124)
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. BMA is an employee-owned small business headquartered in Huntsville, AL that provides superior customer service by empowering all levels of our staff to make timely decisions to produce high-quality results. They are seeking a Senior Systems Administrator to ensure the stable operation, maintenance, and optimization of the Defense Logistics Agency's Okta environment, providing technical leadership and support for system administration and performance optimization.
Responsibilities
- Plans, develops, installs, configures, maintains, and supports DLA's Okta environment and associated network software
- Organizes and directs the configuration, operation, and ongoing administration of DLA's Okta infrastructure
- Analyzes and resolves end-user software and connectivity issues
- Performs capacity planning and performance analysis
- Provides recommendations for system configuration changes and upgrades
- Develops and implements automated tools and scripts to improve system administrator efficiency and accuracy
- Creates and maintains system administration procedures and documentation
- Conducts system administrator training and skills assessments
- Provides end-user training and technical support
- Recommends technology solutions that align with business objectives and strategic direction
- Provides local and remote maintenance support for operational systems within the DLA Okta environment
- Performs system maintenance, upgrades, and new server and application installations
- Directs the work of system administrators to support daily system administration, resource optimization, and user support
- Applies advanced technical knowledge of application networking, including load balancing and fault tolerance
Skills
- Five (5) years of professional experience supporting Okta environments with progressively increasing responsibility in the Information Technology field
- Demonstrated experience deploying and maintaining Okta environments for large enterprises
- Experience configuring Okta integrations with enterprise technologies, including Active Directory, firewalls, APIs, Zero Trust endpoints, and related systems
- Relevant Okta certification from a nationally recognized technical authority
- Must possess an IT-II Non-Critical Sensitive designation or Tier 3 (T3) background investigation at the time of proposal submission
Benefits
- Multiple healthcare coverage options to include low deductible, high deductible, and plans eligible for our Health Savings Account (HSA) option
- Dental
- Vision
- Accident & illness
- Short- and long-term disability all available to them
- 401(k) plan with an industry leading 6% match that can include profit sharing based on company performance
- 100% Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), providing eligible employees the opportunity to earn stock in BMA, subject to plan eligibility and vesting requirements
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