System Administrator

Description

Position Summary

The System Administrator provides technical expertise and operational support for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) under the Integrated Research and Development for Enterprise Solutions (IRES) contract. This role is responsible for maintaining, configuring, and ensuring the reliability, security, and performance of enterprise systems and infrastructure. The System Administrator works closely with engineering teams and program stakeholders to implement solutions that meet mission-critical requirements, troubleshoot complex issues, and support the integration of new technologies in a dynamic defense environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinate support with other internal program elements to give and receive additional System Administrator support as needed
• Work closely with a team of engineers to provide high quality, innovative system administration services to the Government customer
• Work with system engineers to identify and define requirements for new systems/system modifications, develop designs, implement and test solutions
• Ensure daily system monitoring, system backup and restore, and application upgrades to ensure optimal and continuous system operations
• Be responsible for ensuring system software installs, maintenance, break/fix activities, and cyber security mitigations are performed in accordance with established policies, procedures and service level agreements
• Assist in Systems Administrator tasks as the mission requires
• Develop and maintain system administration plans, procedures, processes and baseline configuration documentation
• Have excellent interpersonal skills to facilitate effective and efficient interchanges with various members of the team and stakeholders

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• Must have a minimum of 2.5 years direct/specialized experience in a computer operations environment performing systems administration in a Windows or Linux environment
• Must have experience working with virtual environments using VMware
• Must have a current DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification or higher (CCNA-Security CySA+ (formerly CSA+), GICSP, GSEC, Security+, CND, or SSCP)
• Must have a current DoD Secret security clearance

Desired Requirements

• Have experience administering a Red Hat Linux environment using Red Hat Identity Management (IdM) Servers
• Have experience managing Windows Active Directory and Group Policy Objects
• Have experience conducting log analysis to assess root cause analysis
• Have comprehensive knowledge of Virtualization infrastructure
• Have DoD networking experience with classified data networks and strong grasp of red/black concepts and IA Compliance

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.

Travel

Up to 10%

Shift

• Hours and shift determined by location.

Note

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship.

The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, drug free workplace, and complies with ADA regulations as applicable.

Salary Description

Salary Range: $68,000 - $92,000