Senior System Administrator

Why Join Us?

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  Advanced knowledge of enterprise infrastructure technologies, architecture, and system administration principles.

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  Knowledge of networking, security, operating systems, storage, databases, disaster recovery, and related technologies.

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  Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to assess impacts and implement effective solutions.

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  Ability to plan, coordinate, and manage complex technical projects and initiatives.

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  Skill in developing and maintaining technical documentation, procedures, and standards.

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  Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate technical concepts to diverse audiences.

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  Ability to organize work, manage competing priorities, and meet deadlines.

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  Ability to build collaborative relationships and influence stakeholders across technical and business functions.

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  Knowledge of IT service management, change management, and industry best practices such as ITIL, COBIT, and Agile.

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  Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, and provide technical leadership and mentoring.

• High school diploma or equivalent required.

• Bachelor’s degree or completion of a Computer Science Program from a Technical Trade School preferred. Technical training with certification in assigned technology is required as applicable. 

• Minimum of eight years’ experience in I.T. and/or application development required. 

• Demonstrated experience with managing assigned technology by performing regular and critical maintenance tasks within defined service levels preferred.

• Experience administering and supporting large-scale IBM WebSphere Application Server (Traditional WAS), WebSphere Liberty, and IBM HTTP Server environments, including clusters, cells, deployment managers, and enterprise application deployments preferred.

• Experience managing Red Hat OpenShift and Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO) platforms, including cluster operations, operator management, application onboarding, platform upgrades, and hybrid cloud support preferred.

• Experience implementing and maintaining high-availability and disaster recovery solutions, leveraging load balancers, reverse proxies, SSL/TLS, and failover architectures to ensure service reliability is preferred.

• Experience automating infrastructure and operational processes using scripting, configuration management, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, GitOps, and enterprise automation frameworks such as Red Hat Ansible preferred.

• Experience leading troubleshooting and resolution of complex application, middleware, operating system, network, and messaging (IBM MQ/Kafka) issues in mission-critical environments preferred.

• Experience collaborating with development, cloud, security, database, and network teams to deliver secure, scalable, and compliant enterprise platforms, including platform hardening, vulnerability remediation, monitoring, and observability integrations preferred.

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

• Manual dexterity to operate a keyboard, mouse, and other IT-related tools.

• Ability to work in a standard office environment, including attending meetings in person or virtually.

Compensation

• Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas offers excellent competitive compensation with the goal of retaining and growing talented team members. The compensation range for this role is a good faith estimate, it is estimated based on what a successful candidate might be paid.  All offers presented to candidates are carefully reviewed to ensure fair, equitable pay by offering competitive wages that align with the individual's skills, education, experience, and training. The range may vary above or below the stated amounts.

At Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, we are committed to fostering a culture of connection and belonging, where mutual respect is at the foundation of our workplace. We provide equal employment opportunities to all individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, belief, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military or veteran status, family or parental status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas conducts pre-employment drug screening, criminal conviction check, employment verifications and education as part of a conditional offer of employment.