System Administrator II

Systems Administrator IILocation: Tennessee (Onsite/Hybrid) Contract: 6+ Months Client: State Of TennesseeSystems Administrator II Individual to provide information technology expertise, strategic vision and tactical implementation using frameworks that require cloud services that are virtualized, scalable, cost effective and utilize DevOps practices. The Ideal candidate will be a driven, self-motivated individual, passionate about innovation who enjoys working collaboratively across teams to ensure consistent and performant approaches to development, production software and infrastructure. In addition, support for implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of on premise and cloud-based systems and applications in support of Shelby County Government. This position will be a key contributor, delivering innovative, cost-effective solutions and services that enable our customers to rapidly adapt to dynamic environments and IT capabilities.Duties and Responsibilities:Management of development and production environmentsContribute to productizing new software by developing installation, deployment and management scripts.Design and assist in the selection and implementation of DevOps tools that reliably manage application and environment delivery.Design and assist in the setup and maintenance of the build / release infrastructure.Improve predictability and reliability of releases and deployments.Help automate operations and processes.Build and maintain tools for deployment.Troubleshoot and resolve issues involving development, test and production in cloud environments and on premise.Ability to generate / maintain scripts for automation.Set standard procedures for IT professionals and software developers to follow when making changes or troubleshooting.Integrate security measures with software processes and ensure that updates do not create any vulnerabilities.Identify infrastructure flaws and draft code to solve a problem or alert team members to start working on a solution.Evaluate team performance and create development plans to improve their communication skills.Identify the skill gaps of the team and create intuitive systems for training staff to fill those gaps.Create prototypes of software tools then present them to a team of developers for implementation.Explain how systems should be configured and identify the problems that code updates should address.