Senior System Administrator

🔥 13 hours ago

🏰 Missouri – Remote

🏰 Missouri – Remote

💵 $108.6k - $135.8k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

⌨️ Systems Administrator

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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas

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1001 - 5000 employees

🏥 Healthcare

💼 Consulting

⚕️ Healthcare Insurance

Healthcare • Consulting • Healthcare Insurance

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas is the largest health insurer in the state of Kansas and operates as a mutual insurance company owned by its policyholders. Governed by a board consisting of 16 Kansans with diverse expertise, the company ensures that the voices of customers and healthcare professionals are included in its operations. With a strong financial foundation, BCBSKS pays over $1 billion in annual claims to healthcare providers and actively contributes more than $140 million to the local economy through payroll and taxes. Headquartered in Topeka, KS, it employs nearly 1,400 individuals across various locations in the state and is part of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, which facilitates collaboration among 36 independent Plans nationwide.

📋 Description

• Administer and support assigned infrastructure technologies to ensure reliability, availability, and performance • Analyze business and technical requirements and develop infrastructure solutions • Lead and support infrastructure projects using established project management methodologies • Design, implement, and maintain infrastructure architecture, standards, procedures, and documentation • Monitor infrastructure performance and perform maintenance, upgrades, and remediation activities • Evaluate infrastructure processes and recommend efficiency, service quality, and cost improvements • Develop project estimates, resource requirements, and cost analyses • Collaborate with business leaders, vendors, and technical teams to deliver technology solutions and service commitments • Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and knowledge sharing • Ensure compliance with organizational standards, security requirements, governance frameworks, and business continuity practices • Remain accessible via mobile services during non-working hours for upgrades, outages, and configuration changes • Guide technology decisions and collaborate with senior leadership to balance performance, cost, and strategic objectives

🎯 Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required • Technical training with certification in assigned technology is required as applicable • Minimum of eight years’ experience in I.T. and/or application development required • Advanced knowledge of enterprise infrastructure technologies, architecture, and system administration principles • Knowledge of networking, security, operating systems, storage, databases, disaster recovery, and related technologies • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills • Ability to plan, coordinate, and manage complex technical projects and initiatives • Skill in developing and maintaining technical documentation, procedures, and standards • Strong verbal and written communication skills • Ability to organize work, manage competing priorities, and meet deadlines • Ability to build collaborative relationships and influence stakeholders • Knowledge of IT service management, change management, ITIL, COBIT, and Agile • Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, and provide technical leadership and mentoring • Must be accessible via mobile services during non-working hours for upgrades, system outages, and configuration changes • Bachelor’s degree or completion of a Computer Science Program from a Technical Trade School preferred • Experience administering and supporting IBM WebSphere Application Server, WebSphere Liberty, and IBM HTTP Server environments preferred • Experience managing Red Hat OpenShift and Azure Red Hat OpenShift platforms preferred • Experience implementing high-availability and disaster recovery solutions preferred • Experience with scripting, configuration management, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines, GitOps, and Red Hat Ansible preferred • Experience troubleshooting complex application, middleware, operating system, network, and IBM MQ/Kafka issues preferred • Experience collaborating with development, cloud, security, database, and network teams preferred • Ability to work in a standard office environment and attend meetings in person or virtually

🏖️ Benefits

• Paid vacation and sick leave • Paid maternity and paternity leave available immediately upon hire • Ongoing training and development programs • Incentive pay program (EPIP) • Health, vision, and dental insurance • 6 weeks paid parental leave for new mothers and fathers • Fertility/adoption assistance • 2 weeks paid caregiver leave • 401(k) plan matching up to 5% • Tuition reimbursement • Health and fitness benefits, discounts, and resources • Flexible work environment • Remote, hybrid, or onsite work eligibility in accordance with the Telecommuting Policy