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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of KansasPosted 2 weeks ago

Senior System Administrator

$108,640–$135,800 year

HybridTopeka, Kansas, United States or Kansas, United States

Full TimeSenior LevelLarge

Job Summary

Administer and support assigned infrastructure technologies to ensure reliability, availability, and performance. Analyze business and technical requirements and develop infrastructure solutions that support organizational objectives. 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 improvements that enhance efficiency, service quality, and cost effectiveness. Develop project estimates, resource requirements, and cost analyses to support planning and decision making. Collaborate with business leaders, vendors, and technical teams to deliver technology solutions and service commitments. Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and knowledge sharing to team members and stakeholders. Ensure compliance with organizational standards, security requirements, governance frameworks, and business continuity practices. Must be accessible via mobile services during non-working hours for upgrades, system outages, and configuration changes.

Required Qualifications

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Bachelor's degree or completion of a Computer Science Program
  • Technical training with certification in assigned technology
  • Minimum of eight years' experience in I.T. and/or application development
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Active Directory technologies, including AD CS
  • Deep technical expertise in Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS)
  • Experience supporting enterprise scale Azure environments
  • Demonstrated experience managing enterprise load balancing solutions that support highly available and resilient production workloads
  • Experience with virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) technologies, including VMware/Omnissa Horizon
  • Must be accessible via mobile services (i.e. text, voice, data) during non-working hours for upgrades, system outages, and configuration changes

Desired Qualifications

  • Demonstrated experience with managing assigned technology by performing regular and critical maintenance tasks within defined service levels
  • Experience supporting .NET and Java-based applications in Windows and Linux server environments

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