Software Administrator

We are looking for an experienced Software Administrator to support a large-scale State Government technology modernization initiative.

📍 Location: Chicago, IL – Primarily Remote

🏢 Onsite: Approximately 40 days annually

📅 Type: Full-Time / Contract

💼 Experience: 5+ Years

🔹 Key Responsibilities

• Install, configure, upgrade, patch, and maintain enterprise software platforms

• Administer environments across Unix, Linux, and Windows

• Support Development, Testing, UAT, and Production environments

• Manage application deployments, releases, and environment readiness

• Troubleshoot software and application platform issues

• Support change management, incident response, and root cause analysis

• Monitor system performance, availability, and operational health

• Maintain technical documentation, standards, and procedures

• Collaborate with infrastructure, development, and support teams

• Support security, compliance, and operational governance requirements

🔹 Required Skills

✅ 5+ years of Software/System Administration experience

✅ Strong experience with Unix/Linux/Windows environments

✅ Enterprise or government technology experience

✅ Software installation, configuration, patching, and upgrades

✅ Application deployment and environment management

✅ Development, Testing, UAT & Production support

✅ Change and release management experience

✅ Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills

⭐ Preferred

• Previous State Government client/project experience – Required

• Public sector consulting experience

• Healthcare, Medicaid, or Human Services experience

• Middleware administration

• DevOps / automation

• PowerShell, Bash, or Python scripting

• ITIL / service management

• Enterprise monitoring tools

• Large-scale technology modernization experience

📩 Interested? Send me your updated resume and contact details, or message me directly to learn more.