Senior IT Specialist: Windows/Linux, Kubernetes & HA

i-Link Solutions; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

i-Link Solutions is seeking an IT Specialist - Senior to perform hands-on administration of Windows Server and Linux OS across on-prem, virtualization, and cloud environments. You will administer Kubernetes clusters, implement high-availability configurations, and enforce security baselines while managing privileged access and automation scripts.

Expect collaboration with State staff and ongoing documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in computer-related field.
• 5+ years of Windows Server admin experience in an enterprise.
• 5+ years of Linux server admin experience in an enterprise.
• 3+ years of Kubernetes/container orchestration experience.
• 3+ years of cloud-based server admin experience (Azure/AWS/GCP).
• Experience implementing high availability for servers.
• Experience with privileged access management and security baselines.
• Familiarity with infrastructure automation tools (Ansible, Puppet, Terraform, PowerShell, Bash).
• Experience with monitoring/alerting tools and incident triage.
• Experience with virtualization platforms (VMware vSphere/ESXi, Hyper-V, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Administer Windows Server and Linux OS across on-prem, virtualized, and cloud environments.
• Manage virtualization platforms, VM provisioning, and storage/network resources.
• Operate Kubernetes clusters for UISIM workloads and troubleshoot platforms.
• Apply security baselines, manage privileged access, and remediate vulnerabilities.
• Monitor capacity and performance, resolve incidents during scheduled hours.
• Document root causes, actions, and maintain system diagrams and procedures.

Skills

Windows Server

Linux administration

Kubernetes

Cloud administration

Automation tooling

Security baselines

Monitoring tools

Enterprise virtualization

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

VMware vSphere

Microsoft Hyper-V

Ansible

Terraform

PowerShell

Bash

Job description

i-Link Solutions is seeking an IT Specialist - Senior to perform hands-on administration of Windows Server and Linux OS across on-prem, virtualization, and cloud environments. You will administer Kubernetes clusters, implement high-availability configurations, and enforce security baselines while managing privileged access and automation scripts.

Expect collaboration with State staff and ongoing documentation.