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Principal IT Systems Administrator

**Date:** Jul 29, 2025

**Location(s):** Palm Beach Gardens, FL, US, 33410

**Company:** NextEra Energy

**Requisition ID:** 89486

Florida Power & Light Company is the largest electric utility in the U.S., delivering clean, affordable, and reliable electricity to approximately 12 million Floridians. With one of the nation’s cleanest power generation fleets and top-tier reliability, we are setting new standards in the energy industry. Ready to make an impact? Join our exceptional team today and help shape the future of energy!

Position Specific Description

In this job you will:

• Perform on site analysis, diagnosis, and resolution of complex server problems and recommend and implement corrective hardware and/or software solutions.

• Recommend, schedule and perform server OS improvements, upgrades, and repairs.

• Provide guidance to junior members of the team as required.

Technical Proficiency:

• Linux/Unix Administration

• Expertise in Unix/Linux operating systems, particularly IBM AIX and Linux.

• Proficiency in scripting languages (Perl, shell scripting, Bash, Python) for task automation.

• Hands-on experience with Unix virtualization technologies (IBM PowerVM, VMware).

• Experience with server performance tuning and monitoring tools.

• Experience in clustering and/or high availability solutions that include IBM PowerHA.

General IT Skills:

• Strong understanding of network protocols, security measures, routing, and switching.

• Knowledge of backup solutions and disaster recovery planning and execution.

• Familiarity with ITIL practices for IT service management.

Job Overview

This position oversees provisioning, installation, configuration, operation, customer support, and maintenance of systems hardware, infrastructure application software, and related infrastructure. Employees in this role participate in technical research and development to enable continuing innovation within the infrastructure. Individuals ensure that system hardware, operating systems, software systems, infrastructure applications, and related procedures adhere to organizational values.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Assists project teams with technical issues in the initiation and planning phases of new projects

• Applies in-depth knowledge and experience in own discipline while continuing to acquire and develop higher-level knowledge and skills

• Uses best practices and knowledge of internal or external business issues to improve services

• Builds in-depth knowledge of the organization, processes, and customers

• Solves complex problems while applying judgment and discretion

• Analyzes possible solutions creatively

• Acts as a resource for colleagues, offering instruction, guidance, and direction to others

• Directs the work of other staff members, when needed

• Serves as a technical escalation point for technicians and customers

• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• High School Grad / GED

• Bachelor’s or Equivalent Experience

• Experience: 6+ years

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree

NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members. Clickto learn more.

**Employee Group:** Exempt

**Employee Type:** Full Time

**Job Category:** Information Technology

**Organization:** Florida Power & Light Company

**Relocation Provided:** No

NextEra Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law.

NextEra Energy provides reasonable accommodation in its application and selection process for qualified individuals, including accommodations related to compliance with conditional job offer requirements, consistent with federal, state, and local laws. Supporting medical or religious documentation will be required where applicable and permitted by applicable law. To request a reasonable accommodation, please send an e-mail to, providing your name, telephone number and the best time for us to reach you. Alternatively, you may call 1-844-694-4748. Please do not use this line to inquire about your application status.

NextEra Energy will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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