Senior Systems Administrator

Job Overview

Job Title: Senior Systems Administrator

Job Location: Stuttgart, Germany

Job Responsibilities

Trace Systems is actively recruiting for a cleared Senior Systems Administrator to support the United States European Command (USEUCOM).

• The Systems Administrator (SA) will be responsible for supporting systems and applications on a geographically dispersed Windows Enterprise network with multiple types of servers and server applications. The SA will be responsible for Windows system administrator functions supporting a global Active Directory infrastructure in a mixed Windows environment. The SA will provide senior level knowledge and support to the customer and their components to include Tier 1/2 infrastructure troubleshooting and support that involves the configuration and administration of servers in their area of operation.
• Software
• Responsible for the day-to-day monitoring and support of common Microsoft Services: Services could include Active Directory, Exchange, SharePoint, SQL, Chat, and other similar tools.
• Monitoring
  • Relay to Engineering staff any events or activities that could impact customer access to the system
  • Monitor hardware, software, and system for events or system anomalies using manual checks or automated systems
• Maintain situational awareness of all systems and services
• Discover, log, troubleshoot, and escalate problems and anomalies
• Perform Daily checks of system software and hardware using in house tools and procedures.
• Routine
• Performing routine audits of systems and software.
• Document system performance and health checks; provide routine reports about system performance to Tier III Engineers.
• Work with ticket queue to track support issues.
• Occasional
• Install, maintain and monitor equipment, which may include network and server infrastructure, application systems and database systems
• Participate in disaster recovery tests and planning
• Ensure data center and rack equipment maintains appropriate standards
• Support operations of multi-site (geographically separated) virtualized network
• Conduct maintenance actions during off peak hours for systems or services
• Respond to occasional after hours' escalations
• Coordination and escort of vendors to perform hardware replacement or onsite access.
• Identify and initiate continuous improvements.
• Willing and available for on-call support outside of normal duty hours
• Additional duties as required

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires an active, in-scope US Government issued Top Secret/SCI clearance.
• Due to the nature of the work and contract requirements, US Citizenship is required.
• Minimum of at least 10 years relevant work experience.
• DoD 8750 certification at IAT level III.
• Must possess an additional relevant certification (Microsoft certifications preferred)

Desired Qualification

• Experience working with IT customers within the Department of Defense.
• Excellent Troubleshooting Skills
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing with diverse members of other technical teams and with the customer base.
• ITIL v4 - Foundation
• Automation using Microsoft PowerShell, VBScript, or batch files
• Experience with Microsoft SCCM
• The ability to adapt to changing circumstances and operational needs
• Experience working in VmWare ESXi environments
• Experience working in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure environments
• Experience with network storage (SAN/NAS)
• Experience with enterprise backup solutions

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or other similar level of professional experience or 11+ years of relevant professional experience.

Trace Systems

Trace Systems Inc. was founded to support and defend our nation's security interests at home and abroad-- whenever and wherever. We provide enterprise IT, engineering, full life-cycle communications, cybersecurity, cloud and virtualization services and solutions to the United States Department of Defense and other federal agencies.

To Apply: We invite you to put your talents to work by joining a growing team of dynamic professionals here at Trace Systems! Be part of a culture at our leading-edge company where you can achieve great things while fostering a satisfying and rewarding career progression. To learn more about our current openings, text 'tracejobs' to 97211 or apply directly through our website at: www.tracesystems.com . #jointracesystems

Trace Systems is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.