Remote IAM & IRIS Systems Administrator

GovCIO; Honolulu (HI); Remote; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Corporate Discounts

Learning & Development platform

Certification assistance

Referral Bonus Program

Internal Mobility Program

Pet Insurance

Flexible Work Environment

Job summary

You will patch, monitor, and sustain the environment, develop automation scripts, ensure security, and collaborate with IAM teams to meet uptime targets while complying with VA security requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field and 12+ years of experience as a Systems Administrator.
• Experience administering Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure.
• Experience with system patching, configuration management, and security hardening.
• Experience monitoring system health, availability, and performance in an enterprise environment.
• Strong troubleshooting skills and experience supporting Tier 3 escalations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including system documentation.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a suitability/public trust clearance.

Responsibilities

• Configures, monitors, and maintains Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure supporting ICAM products and services.
• Administers and maintains InterSystems IRIS database environments, including mirrored configurations and upgrades.
• Performs InterSystems IRIS mirror failovers to maintain database availability during maintenance or disruptions.
• Monitors InterSystems IRIS database health, server infrastructure, performance, and resource utilization.
• Patches, upgrades, and automates configuration management across ICAM server and directory infrastructure.
• Monitors system health, availability, and performance for ICAM infrastructure and SSO reliability.
• Implements and maintains security configurations and hardening standards per VA and federal requirements.
• Troubleshoots incidents escalated from the IAM Help Desk, coordinating with Tier 3 engineering.
• Supports modernization and migration of VA Active Directory and directory services.
• Develops and maintains system documentation, baselines, runbooks.
• Writes PowerShell scripts to automate routine administration, monitoring, and reporting tasks.
• Supports backup, recovery, and disaster recovery procedures for ICAM infrastructure.
• Participates in change management with the IAM Release Manager.

Skills

Azure cloud infrastructure

System patching

Configuration management

Security hardening

Monitoring and troubleshooting

Documentation

PowerShell scripting

Tier 3 support

Backup and DR

Clearance readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field

Tools

InterSystems IRIS

Windows Server

Active Directory

Microsoft Azure

Job description

You will patch, monitor, and sustain the environment, develop automation scripts, ensure security, and collaborate with IAM teams to meet uptime targets while complying with VA security requirements.