System Administrator (Mid)

The selected applicant will become part of an integrated contractor team as a Mid-Level System Administrator supporting high-fidelity/high resolution modeling of the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS). The System Administrator will ensure the government’s desired technical direction is consistently implemented throughout a geographically distributed data center and extended sites. Some travel may be required.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Serve as System Administrator Project Lead for the Huntsville Element
• Serve as an IT technical representative to the government
• Conduct day-to-day system administration of the hardware and software for a modeling and simulation (M&S) system
• Provide hands-on system administration support, system maintenance, and operations support
• Supports building, configuring, and troubleshooting software and hardware enhancements, application deployments and infrastructure up-grades
• Supports diagnosis and corrects computer, server, and network system issues
• Provides continuous status information to ensure customer satisfaction
• Initiates customer contact, escalates to appropriate parties and resolve incidents
• Answers, evaluates, and prioritize incoming telephone, voicemail, e-mail, and in person requests for assistance from users experiencing technical problems
• Responds to technical issues as they arise
• Ensure consistent technical direction and understanding between government and contractor staff
• Assist in conduct of top-level IT architecture trades and development
• Ensure consistent architectural IT application across the M&S products
• Ensure consistent IT processes, practices, and documentation across the M&S system
• Report IT status to government and program managers
• Perform other IT duties as assigned
• Ability to present architectural design using Microsoft Tools (Visio, Project, PowerPoint, etc.)

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science Degree from an accredited academic institution in a relevant technical discipline and bachelor’s degree from an accredited academic institution in a relevant technical discipline and minimum three (3) to five (5) years of relevant technical experience
• Professional hands-on experience in design and implementation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux environments
• Candidate must have cyber security qualifications IAW DoD 8570 standards upon employment.
o Certifications:
 Security+ CE
 Linux+ within 6 months or starting
• Experienced providing Help Desk Support/IT Support
• Experienced with cloud-based computing
• Experience with machine virtualization including transitioning legacy products to virtualized products
• Assist in evaluation, development, and deployment of large IT system of systems architectures involving both hardware and software components
• Excellent oral and written communications skills
• Customer focused with a desire to ensure success
• Desire to continue to learn and grow
• Active DoD Secret Clearance

Additional Desired Skill Sets:

• Demonstrated self-starter, takes initiative, can work independently with reduced supervision
• DoD or MDA Modelling & Simulation experience
• Familiarity with Missile Defense Agency (MDA) BMDS, MDA Objective Simulation Framework and/or Single Stimulation Framework, Flight Test, and Wargames & Exercise lab assets
• Experience with the DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF)
• Certifications:
o Network+
o A+
o Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA)
o Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)
o VMware Certified Professional
o Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• Advanced degree from an accredited academic institution in a relevant technical field

Security Clearance Requirements:

• Position requires that candidate possess or be able to acquire an active SECRET security clearance in order to access classified information. Inability to maintain a security clearance will result in candidate being ineligible to support this position.