Associate Systems Engineer

Florida Blue Group; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Magnit is hiring for a contract IT position to support GuideWell and Florida Blue in Jacksonville, FL. The role focuses on installation, maintenance, and optimization of complex tech environments and requires strong collaboration with IT and business teams.

The position may transition to permanent hire and involves on-call duties, system administration, and DR planning. A background in Agile environments is preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience installing, monitoring, configuring, migrating, maintaining and troubleshooting technologies.
• Ability to manage diverse system/application environments and ensure enterprise standards.
• Strong analytical skills to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Experience with Agile methodologies and effective communication across levels.

Responsibilities

• Performs installation, monitoring, testing, configuration, migration, maintenance and troubleshooting of assigned technology.
• Manages system/application environment and ongoing operations.
• Ensures architectures and applications remain current, stable and compliant.
• Collaborates with IT and business partners on groups and initiatives.
• Writes programming/scripting and participates in disaster recovery planning.

Skills

System administration

Troubleshooting

IT security basics

Communication

Agile experience

Education

HS diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Windows Server

Linux

Azure/AWS

Networking

Job description

This is a contract opportunity. You will be employed by Magnit to work on assignment with GuideWell and subsidiary companies including Florida Blue.

This is a possible Contract-to-Hire Opportunity.

Essential Functions

• Performs installation, monitoring, testing, configuration, migration, maintenance and troubleshooting of assigned technology
• Manages system/application environment and ongoing operations
• Ensures that the technologies are updated with current, stable, and compliant architecture and applications that meet enterprise standards
• Researches, designs, implements and tests technology solutions
• Proactively monitors and reports performance and utilization of assigned technologies
• Troubleshoots software and/or hardware issues/failures
• Resolves alerts and performs remediation activities
• Manages problem or escalated tickets and tasks and out of cycle requests from systems/software owners
• Collects and presents data for reporting and planning
• Assists with developing tactical strategies, processes and procedures related to systems/application administration
• Determines migration and upgrade impacts and diagnose/resolve complex technology/application errors
• Collaborates with IT and business area partners on work groups and initiatives
• Determines best course of action for meeting business needs
• Writes programming/scripting
• Participate in Disaster Recovery planning and exercises
• Ensures execution and alignment to architectural standards and blueprints.
• Performs on-call activities as needed for the environment and technologies

Requirements

• Extensive working knowledge of multiple technologies and their interfaces and integration
• Competent working in one or more environments highly integrated with an operating system.
• Extensive experience implementing and administering/managing technical solutions in major, large-scale system implementations
• High critical thinking skills to evaluate alternatives and present solutions that are consistent with business objectives and strategy.
• Ability to manage tasks independently and take ownership of responsibilities
• Ability to learn from mistakes and apply constructive feedback to improve performance
• Ability to communicate technical information clearly and articulately with people at multiple levels of the organization.
• Ability to adapt to a rapidly changing environment
• Experience analyzing business requirements and translating them into technical solutions
• Experience using Agile methodology

Required Experience

• 2+ years of relevant work experience

Preferred Education

• Bachelor's degree in a related field

Required Education

• HS diploma or GED

GuideWell and its family of companies has partnered with Magnit as its Managed Service Provider (MSP) and Employer of Record (EOR) since 2018. In May of 2025, GuideWell joined Magnit Direct Source to implement the GuideWell Contractor Cohort. This program is designed to create, manage and curate a contractor talent pool for temporary contract opportunities with GuideWell. As a contractor working on temporary assignment with GuideWell, you'll be employed by Magnit. You'll have the opportunity to work on temporary projects at GuideWell companies that make a real difference in people's lives while enjoying the benefits of being part of the Magnit team.