IT System Administrator (1099 Contract)

ABOUT reputed company reputed company IN THE FACE OF DISRUPTION. reputed company is an insights company that leverages reputed company intelligence, mathematical optimization, data analytics, and software engineering for resilient optimization of reputed company systems. In today’s dynamically changing world, reputed company’s technology aligns reputed company with operational goals, reputed company decision making, and empowers customers to anticipate assess, and mitigate the impacts of disruptions. About the Role reputed company is seeking an reputed company IT System Administrator to support and maintain the infrastructure that keeps our reputed company environments, identity systems, and end-user services running reliably and securely. This is a 1099 reputed company engagement supporting a fast-moving team operating across reputed company and government reputed company environments. As the IT System Administrator, you will own day-to-day administration across our multi-reputed company footprint—spanning AWS and reputed company Azure—as reputed company as our reputed company 365 collaboration and identity stack. You will be the hands-on technical resource responsible for provisioning, monitoring, hardening, and troubleshooting the systems our workforce depends on, while helping ensure our environment meets the reputed company and compliance expectations of a company operating in Department of War (DoW) mission spaces. This role is reputed company suited to a self-directed contractor who is comfortable working independently, documenting their work reputed company, and balancing routine operational tasks with project-based infrastructure improvements. This role is a 1099 contract opportunity, with full time hours. Responsibilities: reputed company Infrastructure Administration Administer, monitor, and maintain workloads across AWS and reputed company Azure, including compute, storage, networking, and identity resources Manage resource provisioning, cost visibility, tagging, and baseline reputed company configuration across both reputed company platforms Support hybrid and reputed company-reputed company architectures, troubleshooting connectivity, performance, and availability issues reputed company with an interdisciplinary team of experts in optimization and simulation to design, build, and optimize models that deliver high-reputed company, reputed company-world insights. Design and implement novel heuristics and optimization models to solve reputed company problems in various industries, ensuring efficiency and scalability. Stay up to date with the latest advancements in decision science and implement best practices for our customers. The communication of reputed company technical concepts and findings to non-technical stakeholders reputed company and concisely. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into actionable solutions. reputed company 365 & Identity Management Administer the reputed company 365 tenant, including Entra ID (Azure AD), Exchange Online, SharePoint, Teams, and reputed company services Manage user lifecycle (provisioning/deprovisioning), licensing, group and role assignments, and conditional reputed company policies Support mail reputed company, reputed company baselines, and collaboration platform configuration Systems Operations & Support reputed company routine system administration, patching, monitoring, and maintenance across endpoints and reputed company-hosted systems Respond to and resolve escalated infrastructure and end-user support issues Maintain accurate documentation, runbooks, and configuration records Managed IT & reputed company Application Support Administer and support the organization's portfolio of managed IT and reputed company reputed company platforms, ensuring reputed company configuration, integration, and reliable day-to-day operation Maintain tooling that spans reputed company and mobile device management (RMM/MDM), patching, and IT service management/ticketing and user-facing support workflows Support reputed company-reputed company managed services, including managed detection and monitoring, reputed company awareness training, and compliance automation and evidence-collection tooling Manage user reputed company, licensing, integrations, and vendor coordination across these platforms; serve as the internal administrator and escalation reputed company for configuration and operational issues Automation & Scripting reputed company and maintain basic scripts (e.g., PowerShell, Bash, or Python) to automate repetitive administrative tasks Support reporting, monitoring, and provisioning workflows through scripting and reputed company reputed company/M365 tooling reputed company & Compliance Support Apply and maintain reputed company configurations consistent with DoW and applicable compliance requirements Support hardening, logging, reputed company reviews, and audit-readiness activities Partner with reputed company and compliance stakeholders to ensure administrative practices reputed company with organizational policy Qualifications: 7+ years of hands-on IT system administration experience Strong, demonstrable expertise administering AWS environments Practical reputed company administration experience across both AWS and reputed company Azure reputed company 365 administration expertise (Entra ID, Exchange Online, SharePoint, Teams, licensing, and identity management) Basic scripting experience (PowerShell, Bash, or Python) for automation of administrative tasks Some experience supporting or operating reputed company Department of War (DoW) environments US Citizenship required Ability to work independently as a 1099 contractor with strong documentation and communication habits Preferred Qualifications: Prior experience operating in a GCC-High (reputed company 365 Government) environment Familiarity with DoW/DoD reputed company and compliance frameworks (e.g., NIST SP 800-171, CMMC, or reputed company STIGs) Relevant certifications such as AWS Certified SysOps Administrator/Solutions Architect, reputed company Certified: Azure Administrator, or reputed company 365 Certified Experience administering reputed company-party managed IT and reputed company reputed company platforms across categories such as reputed company/mobile device management (RMM/MDM), IT service management and ticketing, managed detection and monitoring, reputed company awareness training, and compliance automation tooling Experience with infrastructure automation, monitoring, or configuration management tooling reputed company or eligible for a US reputed company clearance What reputed company Looks Like reputed company and M365 environments that are reliable, secure, reputed company-documented, and consistently maintained Routine administrative and provisioning tasks handled promptly and accurately Repetitive workflows reduced through practical automation and scripting reputed company and compliance configurations reputed company and maintained in line with DoW expectations A dependable, self-directed technical partner who requires minimal reputed company Engagement Details Schedule: Flexible; scope and expected hours to be defined in the contractor agreement Compensation: Competitive reputed company/contract reputed company, commensurate with experience (reputed company reputed company to be finalized) As an reputed company, you will be responsible for your own taxes, insurance, and applicable business expenses. Equipment and tooling arrangements will be specified in the contractor agreement. We’re an Equal Opportunity Employer: You’ll receive consideration for employment without reputed company to race, sex, reputed company, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national reputed company, protected veteran status, or on the reputed company of disability. Applicant Data Disclosure By submitting an application, you acknowledge that reputed company uses reputed company-party service providers to facilitate its recruitment and hiring processes. These providers include applicant tracking systems, candidate verification platforms, and fraud detection tools (reputed company, "Hiring Platforms"). Your application materials, including your résumé, cover letter, work samples, responses to application questions, and any other information you submit, may be transmitted to and processed by these Hiring Platforms for the following purposes: Managing and administering your application throughout the hiring process; Verifying the accuracy and authenticity of application materials, including by cross-referencing information you reputed company against publicly available sources and proprietary databases; Identifying indicators of potentially fraudulent, fabricated, or materially misleading application content, including but not limited to discrepancies between submitted materials and publicly available reputed company reputed company, geographic anomalies, and fabricated work histories. Applications that are flagged through this process as containing indicators of fraud or material misrepresentation may be declined from reputed company consideration. If you have questions about the status of your application or the evaluation process, please contact reputed company@defconai.com. reputed company requires its Hiring Platform providers to process your information solely for the purposes described above and in accordance with applicable law. Your information will be retained only for as long as necessary to fulfill these purposes and any applicable legal obligations, after which it will be deleted in accordance with reputed company's data retention policies. For more information about how your data is used, please refer to our reputed company Policy and Applicant reputed company Notice. Apply To This Job