System Administrator

Location: Staunton, VA

Work Environment: On-site; 8a-4p

About the Role:

This position supports the network and systems environment for our government client's Traffic Operations Center (TOC) in Staunton, VA. The TOC operates 24x7x365, managing IoT devices on roadways to provide situational awareness, support district leadership and traffic operations SMEs, assist with travel and incident management, and manage district/corridor operational technology (OT) services. The OT serves as the center of excellence for various TOCs across the state, coordinating break-fix efforts and assisting with service restoration.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provisioning, installation, configuration, operation, and maintenance of computer hardware, software, and related infrastructure.

• Ensuring adherence to Commonwealth policies, standards, and guidelines.

• Systems administration engineering and provisioning, operations and support, maintenance, and research and development.

• Installing and configuring new servers, hardware, peripherals, services, settings, directories, and storage.

• Performing daily system monitoring, security monitoring, backup operations, and file archival.

• Managing user accounts and providing Tier III support.

• Investigating and troubleshooting hardware and software issues.

• Applying OS patches and upgrades, and configuring new services as necessary.

• Supporting GIS infrastructure applications or asset management applications.

• Performing performance reporting, tuning, hardware upgrades, and resource optimization.

Required Skills:

• Cultural Fit: Self-starter, driven, task-oriented, and looking to build a long-term career with our client.

• Technical Experience:

• 3+ years of Windows systems administration (troubleshooting, spinning up servers, AD, GPO).

• Virtual server experience (VMware preferred).

• Nice-to-have: Network experience (layer 1 – rack & stack, cabling, etc.).

What's in it for you?

• Opportunity to learn and work with new technologies ( Genetech Video Management System, security tools, Dell vXrail, etc.)

• Long-term, stable contract with annual extensions.

• Potential to build a career with our client and convert to a full-time employee.

Business Drivers/Customer Impact:

• Recent initiative to establish an "Operational Technology (OT)" Division based in Richmond.

• Focus on standardizing technologies across districts and building out the OT network to support TOCs consistently and redundantly.

This role offers a dynamic and collaborative environment with significant opportunities for professional growth and development. If you are a motivated and experienced systems administrator looking to make a meaningful impact, we encourage you to apply.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $35.00 - $35.00

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Staunton,VA.

Application Deadline

This position will be accepting applications until Jan 20, 2025.

About TEKsystems:

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.