IT System Administrator (1099 Contract)

DEFCON AI

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US

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About the Role:

  • DEFCON AI is seeking an experienced IT System Administrator to support and maintain infrastructure across cloud, identity, and end-user services.
  • This is a 1099 independent contractor engagement supporting a fast-moving team across commercial and government cloud environments.
  • You will own day-to-day administration across AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Microsoft 365.

Responsibilities:

  • Administer, monitor, and maintain workloads across AWS and Microsoft Azure, including compute, storage, networking, and identity resources.
  • Manage the Microsoft 365 tenant, including Entra ID, Exchange Online, SharePoint, Teams, and user lifecycle.
  • Perform routine system administration, patching, monitoring, and support; develop scripts for automation.

Qualifications:

  • 7+ years of hands-on IT system administration experience with strong AWS expertise.
  • Practical cloud administration across both AWS and Azure; Microsoft 365 administration expertise.
  • Basic scripting (PowerShell, Bash, or Python) and US citizenship required.

DEFCON AI

DEFCON AI is an insights company that leverages artificial intelligence, mathematical optimization, data analytics, and software engineering for resilient optimization of complex systems. It is a small, fast-moving team operating across commercial and government cloud environments.

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