Senior Systems Administrator

at Kansas Turnpike Authority in Wichita, Kansas, United States

Job Description

Department: Information Technology

Definition and Examples of Work

• Collaborate with software developers, system administrators, and other stakeholders to implement and maintain a scalable, secure, and reliable infrastructure.
• Design, build and maintain stable and efficient infrastructure as code solutions to optimize service delivery across production, QA, and development environments throughout the development lifecycle.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, maintain, and continuously improve building, packaging, and deployment processes.
• Implement and maintain automated infrastructure capabilities like backups, updates, security tools, resource monitoring.
• Implement and manage security best practices, including identity and access management, network security, and data protection.
• Works with developers and other IT staff to investigate and resolve technical issues.
• Collaborate with development teams to implement continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, enabling faster and more reliable software releases.
• Automate and streamline deployment processes, minimizing manual intervention and improving system efficiency.
• Conducting system performance analysis and optimization.
• Design and administration of container application platform and associated hardware and software.
• Answers questions pertaining to IT policies and procedures.
• Additional duties may be assigned as business needs require.

Latitude and Impact of Position

This position works daily to obtain information, provide input, and problem solve independently and as part of a team, while researching and using extensive technical and industry knowledge. Most work projects are assigned, then the employee arranges his/her work tasks for completion within established timeframes. This position may direct the work of others while providing coaching and training in an informal manner. Decision making may be done independently related to own work tasks and when decisions do not impact other departments. All purchase requests require supervisory approval. Successful completion of job tasks impacts internal systems, processes and procedures, operating costs, customer satisfaction, and company liability.

Work Environment

The work environment described here is representative of the general work environment for the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Primarily works in a general office environment using computers, electronic devices, phones, and related office equipment.

Physical requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to sit (or stand) for long periods of time while visualizing a computer screen (continuous)
• Must be able to speak with and hear others (frequent)
• Uses hands to touch, handle, feel, grip, grasp, pinch, or squeeze (frequent)
• Must be able to see up close and identify and distinguish colors and/or shapes (continuous)
• Must be able to adjust focus, use peripheral vision (frequently)
• Occasionally uses depth perception and must see at a distance.
• Must occasionally distinguish between sound tones.
• Must lift up to 25 pounds occasionally.

Other Requirements

• Occasional hours beyond normal office hours due to system maintenance and monitoring activities.

The Kansas Turnpike Authority is an equal and affirmative action employer. We provide all employees and applicants for employment with equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship, immigration status, marital status, military status, any covered veteran status, disability status, genetic information, caregiving responsibilities or any other basis prohibited by law.

You may also be subject to the following pre-employment requirements: credit check, background check, educational validation, physical, drug and nicotine testing, and driver's license check.