IT Systems Administrator (Information Technology Systems Administrator)

Join our employee-owned company and help us develop systems and provide professional services that contribute to our national defense! Sonalysts, Inc. is seeking an experienced IT Systems Administrator with critical thinking and effective communication skills to secure, support, and maintain our corporate IT systems. Our IT team supports a wide variety of IT requirements, and your work will be diverse and exciting as you support our ability to provide exceptional professional services and products for the U.S. Navy, U.S. Space Force, other Department of Defense and U.S. Government and commercial customers. What You Will Be Doing : The successful candidate will be a key contributor to the IT team and effectively manage multiple priorities to meet required deadlines.Responsibilities will include some or all of the following: - Maintain, upgrade, and administer organizational software, hardware, and networked systems - Design and implement server and service upgrades - Configure authentication using identity protocols such as LDAP, RADIUS, and SAML - Configure and review monitoring sensors for various services and hardware - Use scripts and other tools to automate information system administration and security functions on Windows and Linux (Powershell, Python,etc) - Support our software development factory requirements for Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment - Help ensure compliance and best practices are applied to the design, deployment, and implementation of various systems projects - Identifying, managing and resolving information system vulnerabilities by performing vulnerability scans, analyzing results, and implementing remediation actions. Whats In It for You? - Working on challenging and innovative IT projects - Learning and applying new tools and technologies - Salary ranges between $75,000-$120,000, dependent on experience, qualifications and other relevant business criteria. - Becoming an integral part of an innovative employee-owned company which includes: - Flexible Time Program enabling an optimal work-life balance by permitting partners to arrange their work around personal appointments, parent-teacher conferences, childrens activities and the like, so long as the partner gets the job done on-time. - Paid Time Off - 401(k) Plan with company match - Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) - Sales Bonus Program - Special Performance and Retention Bonus Program - Health and Dental Insurance - Dependent Care Assistance Plan - Health Care Reimbursement Plan - Employee Referral Bonus Program - Professional Development through Tuition Reimbursement Program, Online Training Program and Targeted Skills Program - Relocation Assistance to Southeastern Connecticut, to be in the vicinity of our Waterford, CT headquarters. Southeastern Connecticut offers unlimited waterfront access from restaurants to parks, beaches and downtown areas, hundreds of miles of hiking trails, thrilling nightlife entertainment, fascinating history, and abundance of farms and vineyards with offerings of markets and farm-to-table dinners and is conveniently located at the mid-way point of Boston and New York City and within an hour drive of three major commercial airports. Visit Southeastern Connecticut for the famous lobster rolls, apple cider and steamed cheeseburgers and stay for the highly ranked schools, low crime rates and abundance of attractions. Required Qualifications: Degree in a relevant field (e.g., Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related discipline) from an accredited institution, or 5+ years of comparable professional experience. Experience with support, configuration, or maintenance of Windows Servers Must be a U.S. citizen, eligible for a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) SECRET