Systems Administrator
Health Research - Albany, NY
posted 5 days ago
About the position
The Systems Administrator will be responsible for the oversight of systems within a sub-unit of the Office of Science and Technology, Office of Public Health, providing technical supervision and full comprehension of information technology systems and services, architecture/administration, middleware support, platform infrastructure support, ongoing maintenance, updates of application system architecture, systems research and implementation of new platform and infrastructure systems to support the ELC - COVID-19 Enhancing Detection Non-lab grant. The incumbent will provide strong technical skills and some supervision to staff engaged in supporting the Health Commerce System infrastructure. The incumbent will collaborate in architecture and design discussion and implementation for adding emerging technologies to existing systems as requested by the Office of Health Emergency Preparedness, local health departments and health care facilities. The incumbent in this position will be required to occasionally work on weekends, after-hours, and holidays to remedy critical issues and promote continuity and availability of critical systems.
Responsibilities
- Oversee systems within a sub-unit of the Office of Science and Technology, Office of Public Health.
- Provide technical supervision and full comprehension of information technology systems and services.
- Support architecture/administration and middleware support.
- Maintain platform infrastructure support and ongoing maintenance.
- Update application system architecture and conduct systems research.
- Implement new platform and infrastructure systems to support the ELC - COVID-19 Enhancing Detection Non-lab grant.
- Provide strong technical skills and some supervision to staff.
- Collaborate in architecture and design discussions for adding emerging technologies.
- Work on weekends, after-hours, and holidays as needed.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Science, Information Technology, or a related field and four years of computer systems administration experience.
- OR an Associate's degree and six years of such experience.
- OR eight years of such experience.
- A Master's degree in a related field may substitute for one year of experience.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience with Linux specifically CentOS based Operating Systems.
- Experience installing, configuring, and patching kernel and other Linux services.
- Experience with scripting (Bash/Terraform/cloudformation) for automating infrastructure tasks.
- Experience with application hosting using Tomcat and Weblogic servers.
- Experience with installing, configuring, and maintaining high availability for applications.
- Experience working with Cloud platforms like AWS.
- Experience with EC2, S3, VPC, ELB, EFS, Route 53 to help application hosting on cloud platforms.
- Experience with log aggregation and log management with tools like Splunk, Opensearch and Cloudwatch.
- Experience monitoring and troubleshooting application failures across infrastructure.
- Experience with continuous integration and delivery utilizing tools like Git, Jenkins.
Benefits
- Health, dental and vision insurance - Several comprehensive health insurance plans to choose from.
- Flexible benefit accounts - Medical, dependent care, adoption assistance, parking and transit.
- Generous paid time off - Paid federal and state holidays, paid sick, vacation and personal leave.
- Tuition support - Assistance is available for individuals pursuing educational or training opportunities.
- Retirement Benefits - HRI is a participating employer in the New York State and Local Retirement System and offers optional enrollment in the New York State Deferred Compensation Plan.
- Postretirement Health Benefits Plan for qualified retirees.
- Employee Assistance Program - Provides educational and wellness programs, training, and 24/7 confidential services.
