Founded in 2002, Shasta QA is a growing quality assurance services company with offices in California, Iowa, and Louisiana. We provide a full spectrum of software testing solutions for websites, desktop & mobile applications, and electronic devices to companies across the US and are committed to creating U.S. based outsourcing jobs. This is done by building close relationships with our clients while utilizing methodologies proven in the testing industry for over a decade. We believe in performing well for our clients and rewarding ourselves for a job well done.
About Us: Here at Shasta QA, we believe the culture you work in matters more than anything else, and over the past 20 years we’ve worked hard to live and breathe QA in everything we do. We collaborate with industry-leading companies throughout the US., ensuring the highest quality for their products. We’re passionate about speaking hard honest truths, working hard, and working smart; and in these ways we want to help you grow your career in software quality assurance. We work hard to “grow our own” while fostering a fun & inclusive team atmosphere and ensuring a positive work/life balance.
About the position: A Jr. Systems Administrator will be responsible for setting up and maintaining our internal and external network infrastructure and hosted services. In addition you will create applications and tools to assist various projects within Shasta QA as well as keep us up to date on new technologies and trends. Some end user support is required for issues that cannot be resolved remotely and to support other members of the IT team. You may also be asked to contribute to other activities as they come up.
WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

• Setup and configuration of physical hardware, virtual machines, containers, mobile devices, etc.
• Administering Google Workspace, Apple MDM, Linux servers, AWS services, Containers, etc.
• Creating documentation for common and/or useful procedures for end users and others in IT.
• Researching, testing, reviewing, and documenting new tools, software, systems, and methods
• Improving our network security and infrastructure
• Creating tools such as chat bots or webapps
• Writing CI/CD pipelines with GitLab
• Automate tedious tasks and server configurations

TECHNICAL SKILLS
We would like you to have experience with any of the following:

• Android and iOS mobile operating systems
• Intermediate knowledge of *nix systems
• Knowledge of network security best practices
• Exposure to configuration management software such as Ansible, Chef, Puppet, etc.
• Exposure to containerization tools such as Docker or Podman
• Experience with remote management of Linux, Windows, and MacOS devices

SOFT SKILLS
Familiarity with the following:

• 1 year of experience. We’d like you to have at least one year of experience in a related field, but we also love self starters and students and will consider equivalent experience
• Familiarity with at least one scripting language. Automate repetitive tasks so you can focus on new challenging problems. Bash, Python, Go, Powershell, and more are all used
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. You’ll be talking with everyone from trainees to company executives, so it’s very important that you be able to express yourself well
• A passion for technical puzzles and picking apart problems. Some bugs are tricky to nail down, and some technical problems are hard to solve. We love challenge, and so should you
• Interest in new technologies and an aptitude for picking them up quickly. We move quickly and work with a wide variety of tech; it’s important that you enjoy gaining new skills

We offer benefits such as paid vacations and holidays, insurance plans including health, paid dental and paid vision. A work/life balance is also valued at our company, so we provide ample leisure activities to relax and de-stress. In addition, one of the critical points we require of our employees is that they work on site due to the culture we foster, team atmosphere we encourage, and overall our commitment to creating jobs in Iowa. The position we are looking to fill is in our Iowa City office. Applicants from out of the area will be rejected.
Salary Range: $30k-$40k, depending on experience
All applicants are subject to a background check. Background checks will include, at a minimum, SSN verification, county criminal, federal criminal, sex offender registry, and government watch list. The background check must be completed before employment begins except when employment begins prior to the completion of the background check as a conditional offer. Once the background check is complete hiring authority and human resources will inform the conditional employee of hire based on the outcome of the background check. Shasta QA complies with California, Iowa, Louisiana, and Federal employment compliance laws.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $30,000.00 - $40,000.00 per year

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