Senior Infrastructure Specialist - Remote, United States - Simple Technology Solutions

Description

If you're looking for a position with a company that values innovation in all that we do, value-orientation in all choices and decisions, and has an employee-centric company focus, you've come to the right place. Simple Technology Solutions' motivated team members deliver remarkable solutions to our Federal Government clients every day. We are lifelong learners, value outcomes over busy-ness and cultivate collaboration over individual contributions.

Our in-depth experience helping government agencies in their installation, configuration, and optimization of leading Agile Software Development, DevOps, and Cloud Migration tools has led to rapid growth and an increased demand for our services. This growing team has an exciting startup feel, but we are not new to the game. As experienced government contractors, we are mentors, coaches, and thought leaders, who pride ourselves in sharing our knowledge and expertise with those growing within our organization.

A Little More About STS

You don't get named a "Best Place to Work" by the Washington Business Journal, receive the Washington Technology magazine's FAST50 status, and achieve Inc Magazine's "Inc 500" status just by 'talking the talk'. Our vision of excellence is aligned to our 'Techquity' (Tech-Equity) focus and drive. We understand that disparities and gaps in opportunities and earning potential exist for marginalized groups, such as people of color and women, in the IT industry. By leveraging the power, passion, and talent from this group we are able to deliver innovative GovCon IT solutions that exceed our customer's expectations.

Our team members are not just 'employees'; they're parents, friends, volunteers, artists, students, athletes, and all of the other things that make them whole people. The flexibility that STS offers allows them to balance their personal lives while providing the top-notch services our customers have come to depend on.

Additionally, the team benefits from our partnerships with AWS, Google, Microsoft and CloudBees – with access to improved knowledge and the opportunity to become a SME with one or more of our above partners. At Simple Technology Solutions, we don't see Team Member benefits as 'perks'. Taking care of the people who take care of us is the standard. Click our benefits infographic to learn more about our industry-leading options that attract and retain top talent. But don't just take our word for it, see what our current team members say about us on Glassdoor.

Simple Technology Solutions is a 8(a) HUBZone Company and we offer an annual $5,000 HUBZone bonus to team members that live in a qualified HUBZone and provide the required supporting documentation. To see if you could qualify for an annual HUBZone bonus, check out the HUBZone map HERE.

Simple Technology Solutions is looking for a Senior Infrastructure Specialist to add to our team.

Quick Position Overview:

• Must be either a U.S. citizen
• Bachelor's Degree is required
• minimum of 7 year position related experience is required
• All candidates will require a Department of Homeland Security TSA Clearance to work on this program.
• AWS Associate Level Certification Required

The Role:

The Senior HR Infrastructure Specialist will play a crucial role in supporting the operations and maintenance of the TSA human capital technology stack. This stack, primarily hosted on AWS, encompasses a range of technologies including ServiceNow, multiple databases, AWS services, Drupal, and containerization. Responsibilities include system administration, platform administration, network engineering, and database administration. Key tasks involve setting up and maintaining application environments and databases in accordance with industry best practices and TSA security guidance, monitoring and tuning system and application performance, planning and supporting patch management for all applications, and collaborating closely with security engineers to handle non-compliance and vulnerability issues. Additionally, the role involves assisting team members with research and troubleshooting of system errors and performance problems.

Role Responsibilities:

• Application and System Maintenance: 50%
• System Performance Activities: 20%
• Patch Management: 20%
• Ad-hoc Infrastructure and System Administration Activities: 10%

Education and Experience:

Required

• Minimum 7 years of experience + Bachelor's Degree or equivalent
• 7+ years of experience with AWS administration, including architecting and maintaining AWS solutions
• 5+ years of experience with database administration, modeling, tuning, backup and recovery
• 3+ years of experience with implementing and maintaining network configuration in cloud environments
• 3+ years of experience with supporting containerized solutions
• 7+ years of experience in researching issues and providing solutions
• 5+ years of experience in customer relationship management, including effective oral and written communications
• Must be able to work the hours of 8am-5pm Eastern Time regardless of your home location

Required Certifications

• AWS Associate Certification

Preferred Skills

• Understanding of SaaS platforms, such as ServiceNow and Salesforce
• Experience with human capital systems, especially in support of Federal customers
• Experience working in an agile environment, preferably using SAFe

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Simple Technology Solutions, Inc. (STS) requires all team members to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 unless a medical or religious exemption is approved by STS. Being fully vaccinated means that an individual is at least two weeks past their final dose of an authorized COVID-19 vaccine regimen. As a condition of employment, newly hired employees will be required to provide proof of their COVID-19 vaccination OR apply for a religious/medical accommodation OR show proof of state exemption prior to the first day of employment. Failure to meet these requirements may affect your employment eligibility with STS.
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