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About the job Systems Administrator - Advanced Onsite Columbia SC Systems Administrator - Advanced Onsite Columbia SC Authorized to work in the US No H1B Max $60 USD per hour / 1099 Contractor Government Experience Required: Yes The SC Dept. of Revenue is among the most sought-after agency in the state sector for contractors due to our reputation for accomplishing highly complex technology in a multi-layer secured environment. We are known for requiring skilled and professional workers that can get the job done well and on time. Our team is creative and hardworking. The DOR technology division implements technology using effective methodology and procedures, and we appreciate the insights and best practices that contractors bring with them. Company Culture: A strong and healthy organizational culture will drive our efforts and lead to success for all stakeholders. SCDOR strives to exemplify a culture that embodies: Excellence demonstrated by focusing on proactive customer service. Open Communication demonstrated through vibrant two-way communication with stakeholders. Functional Security demonstrated through the protection of taxpayer information. Leadership demonstrated by modeling integrity, ethical behavior, and the highest standards of conduct. Visionary and Innovative planning and problem solving. Ownership of problems by taking responsibility for actions and performance. Accountability demonstrated through performance metrics and evaluations. Collaboration among teams for everyday process improvement. Empowering Employees to make a positive difference by enhancing their skills and knowledge, as well as recognizing their contributions. Professionalism demonstrated by competent, resourceful, accountable, and courteous employees. Scope of the project: Summary: The intent of this work order is to supplement the Application Services team focusing on the implementation, configuration, and operational support of various mission critical application systems. The supported application systems are a mixture of in-house developed, purchased, and third-party cloud service web applications and services. This individual will need to work with various business and technology groups to understand requirements and business criticality for each area of the organization. Support procedures and technical architectural documentation skills are equally important for this position. Under general supervision, the contractor will serve as an applications support engineer responsible for the operational supporting and resolving issues of assigned application systems and services. The contractor shall have advanced knowledge of Active Directory, MS Entra ID, MS Windows Server OS, ethernet, server hardware, and M365 applications/services. The contractor shall also have superior analysis and problem-solving skills, and the ability to establish, influence, and maintain superb working relationships with others through comprehensive communication and diplomacy skills. Objectives to Be Fulfilled by Candidate: Non-Technical Effectively interact and communicate with peers to Director-level IT professionals Provide feedback to team regarding product issues, enhancements, and new features Must have initiative, drive, and be a self-starter Ability to ask pertinent questions of others Proactively seek to identify, communicate, and implement process related improvements Effectively manage multiple tasks and activities concurrently and able to provide periodic status updates to key stakeholders Collaborate extensively with peers and management to resolve customer issues while actively contributing to a growing knowledge network that improves the effectiveness of our team and the information available to our customers Prioritize numerous issues of varying severity, and effectively manage the resolution of all issues within accepted service levels. This includes ownership of the data entered into the Helpdesk system, and appropriately updating both customer and appropriate employees of status of all issues on a timely basis. Good customer skills, be attentive to detail, and responsive to customer tickets Ability to perform unattended troubleshooting, document said troubleshooting, and hand off for other techs. Technical The contractor will: Troubleshoot and recommend technical solutions for customer issues related to software setup and configuration pertaining to SCDOR cloud applications, Microsoft 365 Admin Centers, and other custom SharePoint solutions Have expertise and experience with HTML 5 and CSS 3, SharePoint Server 2019, JavaScript, .Net framework, RESTful application design Have expertise and experience with multiple Microsoft 365 Admin Centers, in particular Power Platform Admin Center, Exchange Admin Center, Teams Admin Center, OneDrive, SharePoint Admin Center, and their related applications Be required to provide technical documentation to include governance and perform other duties as needed Develop workaround solutions as appropriate Monitor and assess current systems and recommend enhancements, as needed, based on data gathered Act as technical resource for other IT analysts and business units by resolving complex computer equipment and systems problems pertaining to web application design, deployment, and/or support Diagnose and resolve problems related to applications and systems for which the Application Services team is responsible Escalate complex problems to other internal IT groups, or vendors for resolution Install, configure, test, monitor, and maintain systems and application software and peripherals for users; install and configure servers required for designed solutions Maintain familiarity with current computer and network products and services Adhere to corporate information security guidelines and promote information security among coworkers Qualified candidate will be responsible for performing root cause analysis and resolution Perform other duties and special projects as assigned Required Skills (rank in order of Importance): M365 setup, configuration, and operational support SharePoint Technologies (2019 and SharePoint Online) M365 Admin Center and the multiple application Admin Centers General database design and administration Application and server level security Internet Information Services Organizational Skills Verbal Communication Skills Written Communication Skills Preferred Skills (rank in order of Importance): Experience in projects involving PCI/ NIST/Pub1075 security implementations and / or audits. Working in team development environment Security procedures Required Education: A bachelors degree in information technology systems, computer science, or related field and eight (8) years of experience in information technology systems or related area; or an associate's degree and ten (10) years of experience in information technology systems or related area; or a high school diploma and twelve (12) years of experience in information technology systems or related area. Required Certifications: NA

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