Job Description

Public Trust: None

Requisition Type: Regular

Your Impact

Own your opportunity to serve as a critical component of our nation’s safety and security. Make an impact by using your expertise to protect our country from threats.

Job Description

System Administrator Level III

Transform technology into opportunity as a Systems Administrator Senior with GDIT. A career in enterprise IT means connecting and enhancing the systems that matter most. At GDIT you’ll be at the forefront of innovation and play a meaningful part in improving how agencies operate.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Systems Administrator Senior you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter.

HOW A SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR SENIOR WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

• Provide Tiers 1 and 2 problem identification, diagnosis, and resolution of problems
• Provide support for implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of IT systems
• Perform account management, e.g. establishing, activating, modifying, disabling, and removing accounts
• Provide configuration management, implementation, and sustainment of compliance with applicable system security controls.
• Perform periodic vulnerability scans of systems
• Provide support to IT systems including day-to-day operations, monitoring and problem resolution for all the client/server/storage/network devices, mobile devices, etc.
• Implement IAVA security patches and ensure patch status is recorded in appropriate systems of record.
• Provide support for the escalation and communication of status to agency management and internal customers
• Optimize system operations and resource utilization, and perform system capacity analysis and planning
• Provide in-depth experience in trouble-shooting IT systems
• Provide detailed analysis and feedback to agency management and internal customers for escalated tickets
• Provide support for the dispatch system and hardware problems and remains involved in the resolution process
• Configure and manage UNIX, Linux and Windows (or other applicable) operating systems and installs/loads operating system software, troubleshoot, maintain integrity of and configure network components, along with implementing operating systems enhancements to improve reliability and performance
• Communicate and coordinate with the Information System Security Officer (ISSO) and Information System Owner (ISO) regarding system changes as part of the Change and Configuration Management Process
• Support the ISO by completing required milestones of Plan of Action & Milestones (POA&M) as directed and coordinate completion status with the ISSO to reflect status within the Source System of Record for Security Authorizations
• Ensure IT Assets remain compliant with Identity & Access Control Management (ICAM) policy.
• Support the design of systems, mission architecture and associated hardware
• Analyze and resolve complex problems associated with server hardware, applications and software integration
• Support the design of systems, mission architecture and associated hardware

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED:
Education: Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional SA experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.

Required Experience: Fifteen (15) years' experience as a SA in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.

Certifications:

• Requires DoD 8570 compliance with Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level III certification
• Computing Environment (CE) Certification. The CE certification requirements can be fulfilled with either Microsoft OS, Cent OS/Red Hat OS CE certifications
• Six (6) years of experience with Service Management (ITSM) is required
• ITIL 4 platform certification is required
• Active Directory, Identity Management, SCCM, DNS, Group Policy, Active Role Servers, Privileged Account Management (PAM) Services, and MS Exchange are required

OR

• Trusted Thin Client, and enhanced VDI (e.g., remote GPU and memory scaling) is required

Security Clearance Level: TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph
Location: Customer Site
US Citizenship Required

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

• 401K with company match
• Comprehensive health and wellness packages
• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
• Cutting-edge technology you can learn from

Work Requirements

Years of Experience

9 + years of related experience

* may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree

Certification

Travel Required

Less than 10%

Citizenship

U.S. Citizenship Required

Job Tags

Remote job,

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