Volunteer Technology System Administrator (Remote)

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• STW(tm) will provide a "letter of recommendation" to interns, students & professionals who are able to showcase outstanding performance for school/university credit and for professional references.

About Us:

Save the Water(tm) is a U.S.-based nonprofit organization whose mission is to conduct water research to identify and remove harmful contaminants in water, and to raise public awareness about water contamination and its health impacts. STW (tm) also offers educational programs to excite young minds about water science.

Our volunteers are diverse professionals from all over the world bringing their knowledge and experience to STW (tm) because we care deeply about our communities and water resources. This is a fantastic opportunity to learn and develop your career in System Administration. You will work with a highly engaged team of professionals in technology, education, science, public health and management. We look forward to hearing from you shortly!

To learn more about Save the Water(tm), please visit www.savethewater.org .

The Role:

We are currently looking for a volunteer System Administrator with a solid understanding in JIRA and Microsoft Azure. This role implements, monitors, and maintains JIRA and Microsoft Azure solutions, including major services related to compute, storage, network, and security. As we are currently implementing new products into our infrastructure, we are looking for an individual who can lead, support, and help implement the efforts related to the installation and maintenance of Azure and JIRA within the STW(tm) organizational infrastructure. As this position will be volunteer project based, hours will be set based on the length of the project given.

The ideal individual for this project will understand STW(tm) organization’s current infrastructure needs including our mission and vision as stated below and ensure that this is communicated in the outcome for this project.

What you will be responsible for......

• Lead and manage the company’s JIRA, Confluence, and Microsoft Azure efforts.
• Work closely with the Technology Director, Associate Technology Directors, and other Technology members to streamline the JIRA communication amongst other STW groups.
• Ensures that the operational activities required to manage and administrate the implemented JIRA and Microsoft Azure solutions are documented and executed consistently to meet STW(tm) security and audit requirements.
• Maintain the security of Azure as it relates to encrypting data in transit, at rest, and in use, protecting Azure Active Directory accounts against compromise, and reducing the attack surface of all Azure resources.
• Working at L2 or L3 support level on operational issues, requests and project tasks involving various technologies (e.g. Azure, Windows server, patching tools).
• Install, configure, administrate, manage, and support Azure compute instances, Azure Backup, Azure Storage Monitor, snapshot, Azure Storage, VNet, Load Balancers and RBAC.
• Collaborate with the Project Leader for the area to develop and communicate task level detail for project plans.
• Be willing to attend weekly virtual meetings in EST timezone (GMT -4:00) and respond to emails within 24 hours.
• Perform other duties as required.

Apply Now if you have....

• Strong attention to detail in all aspects of work.
• Strong ability to self-motivate, multi-task and prioritize effectively. Proven ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines in a fast-paced and online environment.
• Demonstrate strong written and oral communication skills to elicit information and provide accurate information clearly and concisely.
• Very comfortable working in a virtual team environment incorporating group problem-solving; shares information and responsibility.
• Committed to attending team and ad hoc meetings.
• Strong relationship-building skills, both internally and externally.
• Outgoing, persistent and energetic. Strong communication and interpersonal skills; able to handle requests and complaints in a professional, non-confrontational manner.
• Creative problem solving skills, capacity for innovation.
• Thrive working collaboratively with STW staff.
• Enjoy taking initiative, adaptable, and able to work under pressure.

Education

• A minimum of 2-year diploma from a recognized post-secondary institution in information or computer science or similar; equivalencies of education and experience may also be considered.

Requirements

• Minimum one year of experience in IT or computer science.
• Comfortable learning and using a variety of technical solutions to complete project deliverables.
• Prior experience with handling large websites and updates.
• Must have a hands-on experience of System Administration of Windows server-side infrastructure (i.e. Azure, virtual machines, and associated technologies on physical servers).
• Linux and JIRA experience
• Microsoft Azure experience
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple projects and details simultaneously.
• Must attend weekly meetings in EST time zones.
• Must demonstrate effective oral communication skills, flexibility, urgency, and the ability to work cooperatively with staff inside and outside of the department.

Preferred

• Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE or similar) preferred but not required
• Azure Administrator Associate (AZ103) preferred but not required

How to apply:

If interested, please submit your resume to newvolunteers@savethewater.org We would love to hear from you!

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