System Administrator (Virtual/SAN)

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System Administrator (Virtual/SAN)

MS, Kiln 39556

Security Clearance: U.S. Citizen, Current Security Clearance or Eligibility to Obtain

Skills: Windows, Linux, Tiers I/II, SANs, Virtualized Infrastructure, Visio

System Administrator (Virtual/SAN)
Kiln, MS 39556

Job Type: Full Time
Location: On-Site NSSC/Stennis Space Center

Tallon is recruiting for a System Administrator to support implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance for IT systems in a federal government shared service environment. Qualified candidates will have experience with Windows and Linux servers and applications including web services. Prior experience supporting virtualized infrastructure is required.

Responsibilities include:

• Support on-site schedule
• Manage and maintain hardware, operating system, and virtual machines in a local area network (LAN) environment.
• Install, configure, and maintain servers, storage systems, and network devices ensuring high availability and optimal performance.
• Support Tier I/II troubleshooting of hardware, operating system and application incidents by researching, documenting, resolving and/or escalating incidents to external vendor support.
• Create technical drawings using Visio to include network, Virtual Infrastructure, and Application dependencies.
• Monitor system backups to ensure successful operations and perform file or system restores, as required.
• Deploy security configurations to ensure compliance to organizational cybersecurity policies.
• Support application developers with updates and configurations in Development and Test environments.
• Provide support to IT systems including day-to-day operations and monitoring and problem resolution for all client/server/storage/network devices.
• Provide support for the escalation and communication of status to agency management and internal customers.
• Configure and manage Virtual Environments, Linux and Windows operating systems and installs/loads operating system software, troubleshoots, maintains integrity and configures network components along with implementing operating systems enhancements to improve reliability and performance.
• Design, build, configure and deploy Storage Area Network (SAN) volumes to virtual and hardware systems.
• Manage Disaster Recovery Operations, including configuration and monitoring of backup policies on on-prem equipment and in Cloud Storage Services.
• Build server baselines compliant with organizational Cybersecurity policies and requirements.
• Support senior system administrators with project support.
• Maintain up-to-date inventory of all systems, hardware and virtual.
• Apply knowledge of concepts, processes, practices and procedures to support technical requirements
• Support installation, configuration, and maintenance for operating system workstations and servers (virtual, cloud, web servers)
• Perform software installation and upgrades to operating systems and layered software packages
• Support installations, upgrades, and maintenance following IT policies
• Ensure workstation/server data integrity evaluating, implementing, and managing SW and HW solutions
• Ensure data/media recoverability following schedule of system backups and database archive operations
• Support media management including offsite storage and retrieval services
• Develop and support Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Conduct hardware and software audits for workstations and servers to meet compliance and configuration policies
• Develop and maintain comprehensive operating system HW and SW configuration database/library for supporting documentation

Requirements:

• U.S. citizenship (no dual citizenship)
• Ability to obtain security access (Public Trust level)
• 6+ years of related systems administration experience including:
  • Proficiency managing Linux or Windows servers including web servers
  • Experience supporting virtualized infrastructure
• Bachelor's degree in computer field; equivalent years of related experience may be considered in lieu of a degree (Bachelors/8 years, HS/10 years)
• Experience providing Tier I/II troubleshooting for hardware, OS, and applications
• Experience researching and documenting root causes issues for resolution or escalation
• Experience supporting application developers in Development and Test environments
• Experience with system backups and performing file and system restores
• Experience creating technical drawings with Visio
• Familiarity with ITIL frameworks and best practices
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
• Availability to support on-site work at NASA Shared Service Center (NSSC) / NASA Stennis Space Center

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in IT-related field preferred
• Expert knowledge of Virtual Infrastructure and SANs preferred
• Experience with backup and recovery systems preferred

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