Senior Systems Administrator (ADX)

Senior Systems Administrator (Theater Compute & Storage Environment)

Transform technology into opportunity as a Systems Administrator 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.

Duties/Responsibilities:

Administer, operate, and maintain virtualized infrastructure services using vCenter, System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM), or other tools as appropriate and available, providing support ranging from Tier 1 to Tier 2 support in support of the Theater Compute & Storage Environment systems as determined by the Government.

• Responsible for the administration, maintenance and support of the organization's IT systems and infrastructure including managing servers, ensuring system availability and implementing solutions to improve system performance and security.
• Oversees the installation, configuration and maintenance of servers including physical and virtual environments.
• Collaborates with stakeholders to understand business needs and requirements and provide appropriate solutions.
• Monitors systems performance and troubleshoots moderate to complex issues to ensure high availability and reliability.
• Performs maintenance such as patch management, updates and backups.
• Perform security patches as required to mitigate security vulnerabilities and to increase functionality.
• Ensures systems are updated with latest security patches and software updates.
• Schedule, document, and perform system upgrades as necessary to maintain the currency and security of the system.
• Implements and maintains security measures to protect systems from unauthorized access and vulnerabilities as required by the government.
• Conducts security audits and assessments to ensure compliance with organization policies and regulatory requirements.
• Manage allocated storage to avoid incidents caused by lack of capacity.
• Manages and tests backup and recovery procedures to ensure data integrity and availability.
• Develops and maintains disaster recovery plans for critical systems and services.
• Participates in disaster recovery drills and business continuity planning as required by the government.
• Follow the backup and recovery plans to ensure there is no application performance degradation according to service-level agreements.
• Provides support to end users and other IT staff by resolving complex hardware, software and system related issues.
• Maintains detailed documentation of system configurations, procedures and changes.
• Creates reports on system performance, security incidents and other key metrics.
• Coordinates with other IT teams to ensure coordinated delivery of IT services.
• Provides recommendations for system improvements based on analysis and industry best practices.

Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor's degree in computer science/systems, information systems/technology, engineering/engineering technology, software engineering/programming, management, natural sciences, social sciences, mathematics or business/finance.

Experience: This position requires a minimum of five years' experience, of which at least three years must be specialized experience in administrating computer systems. General experience includes operations experience on a large-scale computer system or a multi-server local area network.

Certifications:

• Possess and maintain DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification
• Possess and maintain one of the following DoD 8570 Computing Environment Certifications appropriate to providing systems administration:
  • VMWare VCP/Data Center Virtualization (or higher - Advanced Professional or Design Expert)
  • VMWare VCP/vSphere Foundations Administrator
  • VMWare VCP/Cloud Foundation Administrator
  • Microsoft Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate (AZ800/801)
  • Microsoft Azure Administrator Associated (AZ-104)
  • Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)
  • MCSA Server 2016
  • MCSE Core Infrastructure

Additional Requirements: Candidate must meet Germany TESA requirements as follows:

Germany:

• A Bachelor's Degree and three (3) years of recent specialized experience; or
• Associates Degree and seven (7) years of recent specialized experience; or
• No degree and 11 years or recent specialized experience.

Security Clearance Level: Secret

Location: On Customer Site
US Citizenship Required
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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
• Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

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