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Systems Administrator III (REMOTE)
Job Location:
Job Location:
Richmond, VA - USA
Hourly Salary:
USD 55 - 86
Hourly Salary:
Posted:
9 September 2026 (13 hours ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
7 December 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
VARITE is looking for a qualified Systems Administrator - III (REMOTE)
What does the client do
A U.S. based regional bank and financial services company that provides a wide range of banking products and services including personal banking business banking mortgages wealth management and investment services.
What do we do
Established in the Year 2000 VARITE is an award-winning minority business enterprise providing global consulting & staffing services to Fortune 1000 companies and government agencies. With 850 global consultants VARITE is committed to delivering excellence to its customers by leveraging its global experience and expertise in providing comprehensive scientific engineering technical and non-technical staff augmentation and talent acquisition services.
Job Title: Systems Administrator - III (REMOTE)
Locations: Remote role
Duration: 18 Months
Pay Rate: USD 55.58 /hr. - USD 86.22 /hr. on W2
Heres What Youll Do
Job Description:
Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Education:
Technical Skills
Experience:
Soft Skills:
Benefits:
We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the health well-being and financial security of our employees and their families. Eligible employees may receive:
Health Insurance: Medical dental and vision coverage
Retirement Plans: Participation in a company-sponsored retirement savings plan
Legal Service Plans Offering access to attorneys for legal advice and representation
If this opportunity interests you please respond by clicking on EasyApply.
In case you are not currently available or interested in pursuing this opportunity please forward this email among your circle who might be suitable and interested in any of our open requirements. VARITE has a robust Candidate Referral Fee plan where you will receive a one-time referral fee if the referred candidate successfully works with VARITE on an assignment for at least 1 month or 160 Hours.
VARITE is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation national origin genetics disability age or veteran status.
What does the client do
A U.S. based regional bank and financial services company that provides a wide range of banking products and services including personal banking business banking mortgages wealth management and investment services.
What do we do
Established in the Year 2000 VARITE is an award-winning minority business enterprise providing global consulting & staffing services to Fortune 1000 companies and government agencies. With 850 global consultants VARITE is committed to delivering excellence to its customers by leveraging its global experience and expertise in providing comprehensive scientific engineering technical and non-technical staff augmentation and talent acquisition services.
Job Title: Systems Administrator - III (REMOTE)
Locations: Remote role
Duration: 18 Months
Pay Rate: USD 55.58 /hr. - USD 86.22 /hr. on W2
Heres What Youll Do
Job Description:
Responsibilities:
- Deploys the release of new technologies as well as designs installs configures maintains and performs system integration testing of PC/server operating systems related utilities and hardware. Responsible for trouble shooting server problems as reported by users. Researches evaluates and recommends software and hardware products. Supports Web access and electronic messaging services and maintains a secure systems environment. Provides new hardware specifications to users based on application needs and anticipated growth installs new servers and maintains the server infrastructure.
Qualifications:
Education:
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology or related field (sometimes equivalent experience accepted in lieu of degree)
- Relevant certifications are a plus (see below)
Technical Skills
- File Transfer Protocols: SFTP FTP/FTPS HTTP/HTTPS
- MFT Platforms: Experience with tools like IBM Sterling File Gateway Axway Sterling Secure Proxy Sterling Connect Direct
- Scripting: Shell scripting (Bash) PowerShell Python or Perl for automation
- Operating Systems: Strong knowledge of Linux/Unix and Windows Server administration
- Networking: Understanding of TCP/IP DNS firewalls load balancers and network security
- Databases: Basic SQL knowledge for querying transfer logs/status
- Security: PGP/GPG encryption SSH key management certificate management (SSL/TLS)
- Scheduling Tools: Experience with job schedulers (e.g. Control-M AutoSys Cron)
Experience:
- 5-7 years in IT infrastructure systems administration or a similar technical role
- Direct experience configuring and maintaining MFT solutions
- Background in troubleshooting failed transfers and diagnosing connectivity issues
- Certifications (Preferred not always required)
- Vendor-specific certifications (e.g. IBM Sterling Axway certifications)
- ITIL Foundation (useful for ticketing/change management environments)
- Certifications in relevant OS platforms (Linux Microsoft)
Soft Skills:
- Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills
- Attention to detail (critical for data integrity/security)
- Ability to work under pressure during outages or failed transfer incidents
- Clear documentation habits
- Communication skills to liaise with business partners and internal teams
- Compliance Knowledge (Industry-Dependent)
- Additional Responsibilities Often Tied to Qualifications
- On-call availability for after-hours support
- Experience with monitoring/alerting tools (Splunk Nagios SolarWinds)
- Change management process experience
- Vendor/partner onboarding for file transfer setups
Benefits:
We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the health well-being and financial security of our employees and their families. Eligible employees may receive:
Health Insurance: Medical dental and vision coverage
Retirement Plans: Participation in a company-sponsored retirement savings plan
Legal Service Plans Offering access to attorneys for legal advice and representation
If this opportunity interests you please respond by clicking on EasyApply.
In case you are not currently available or interested in pursuing this opportunity please forward this email among your circle who might be suitable and interested in any of our open requirements. VARITE has a robust Candidate Referral Fee plan where you will receive a one-time referral fee if the referred candidate successfully works with VARITE on an assignment for at least 1 month or 160 Hours.
VARITE is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation national origin genetics disability age or veteran status.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
