Systems Administrator

* Top Skills' Details
* *- 2-5+ years of windows systems administration experience (troubleshooting/spinning up servers, AD, GPO) - any Linux exp is a nice to have.
* - VMware experience (maintaining VMs, ideally some experience spinning them up)
- cultural fit -- need someone that's a self-starter that is driven and task-oriented, and looking to build a long-term career with VDOT.

* Description
* This role will be directly supporting the network/systems environment for VDOT's Traffic Operations Center (TOC) in Staunton, VA. The TOC provides 24x7x365 operations and supports the IoT devices on the roadways to: provide Situational Awareness, Support District Leadership and Traffic Operations SMEs, Support Travel / Incident management, manage District / Corridor Operational Technology (OT) Services management (the OT is the 'center of excellence' for the various TOCs across the state), coordination for Break fix, and assist with restoration of service.
Requires experience, creativity and multi-tasking to independently and collaboratively achieve department service and support objectives for the Transportation Operations Center.
The System Administrator is responsible for effective provisioning, installation/configuration, operation, and maintenance of computer hardware and software and related infrastructure. This individual ensures that system hardware, operating systems, software systems, and related procedures adhere to Commonwealth policies, standards, and guidelines. Responsibilities include systems administration engineering and provisioning, operations and support, maintenance and research and development to ensure continual innovation. Install new / rebuild existing servers and configure hardware, peripherals, services, settings, directories, storage, etc.

in accordance with standards and project/operational requirements. Perform daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems and key processes, reviewing system and application logs, and verifying completion of scheduled jobs such as backups. Perform regular security monitoring to identify any possible intrusions. Perform daily backup operations and regular file archival and purge as necessary.

Create, change, and delete user accounts per request. Provide Tier III/other support per request from various constituencies. Investigate and troubleshoot issues. Diagnose and recover from hardware or software failures. Coordinate and communicate with impacted constituencies. Apply OS patches and upgrades on a regular basis, and upgrade administrative tools and utilities. Configure / add new services as necessary. Upgrade and configure system software that supports GIS infrastructure applications or Asset Management applications per project or operational needs.

Maintain operational, configuration, or other procedures. Perform periodic performance reporting to support capacity planning. Perform ongoing performance tuning, hardware upgrades, and resource optimization as required. Configure CPU, memory, and disk partitions as required.

* Skills
* windows administration, VMware, virtual server, system administrator, active directory, networking, routers, switches, Linux

* Top Skills Details
* windows administration,VMware,virtual server,system administrator,active directory

* Additional

Skills & Qualifications
* Additional Skills and quals

* Experience Level
* Intermediate Level

* Job Type & Location
* This is a Contract position based out of Staunton, VA.

* Pay and Benefits
* The pay range for this position is $30.00 - $30.00/hr.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:

* Medical, dental & vision

* Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital

* 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available

* Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)

* Short and long-term disability

* Health Spending Account (HSA)

* Transportation benefits

* Employee Assistance Program

* Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

* Workplace Type
* This is a fully onsite position in Staunton,VA.

* Final date to receive applications
* This position is anticipated to close on Feb 20, 2026.
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