AMERICAN SYSTEMS
Systems Administrator, Senior | Top Secret clearance w/SCI eligibility
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Chantilly, VA, US
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Category
- Devops
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
- One of the following combinations of education and experience: Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of systems support or administration experience Associate’s degree and 7+ years of relevant experience Hig
- Current DoD 8140 IAT Level II certification, such as Security+ CE.
- Ability to obtain a DoD 8140 computing-environment certification within 6 months of hire, such as MCSA, VCP, or equivalent.
- Experience supporting Microsoft Windows environments, including Windows Server 2008–2022, Windows 10/11, Exchange, Active Directory, DNS, Group Policy, PKI, workstation/server hardware, backup, antivi
- Working knowledge of VMware and Cisco systems, including vSphere or Horizon View, Cisco networking devices, and TACLANE encryption devices
Full description
Overview
AMERICAN SYSTEMS, a 100% employee-owned federal government contractor, is seeking a motivated, customer-focused Senior Systems Administrator to provide Tier II operational support for a high-visibility customer mission.
In this full-time, onsite first-shift role, you will help maintain the availability, performance, security, and reliability of a complex enterprise IT environment within an Enterprise Operations Center (EOC) in Chantilly, VA.*
*This role is anticipated to relocate to Arlington, VA, at a future date.
Responsibilities
As a Senior Systems Administrator with AMERICAN SYSTEMS, you will:
- Provide Tier II systems administration and operational support for a secure enterprise environment.
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve system availability, performance, security, and configuration issues.
- Administer and support key technologies, including:
- VMware vCenter, Horizon View, and Site Recovery Manager
- SolarWinds, Cisco Catalyst Center (DNAC), and GEMOne
- HP SANs and enterprise storage platforms
- MS Certificate Services, PKI, Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, and DHCP
- MS Windows Server and desktop operating systems
- Backup, recovery, endpoint protection, and systems-management tools
- Maintain the health, performance, and availability of multi-user systems.
- Partner with network, cybersecurity, engineering, service desk, and customer teams to resolve operational issues.
- Analyze requirements and support the integration, configuration, and sustainment of supported platforms.
- Participate in ITIL service management, including incident, problem, and change management activities.
- Prepare, document, and execute approved change requests.
- Develop and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), knowledge articles, and technical documentation.
- Support project and engineering teams with testing, packaging, release preparation, and production integration.