Systems Administrator

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Systems Technology Forum LTD (STF) is an established industry partner with a passion for exceptional performance and an unwavering commitment to our clients. As a premier provider of management, engineering, information technology, and logistics services, STF is committed to delivering high-quality systems engineering, technical and professional support services that meet and exceed deliverable requirements.

STF offers superior out-of-the-box solutions to end-to-end problems and customer-centric support to the United States Government, Military, Department of Defense (DoD), and other federal agencies.

Job Summary

Provides technical expertise, implementation, maintenance, sustainment, and planning of C2 systems and applications. Candidates will serve as the Systems and Network virtualization SME for the Local Area Network to include responsibility for the design and maintenance of the virtualized server farm. Provides system administration support, ensure daily operations of systems and apply requisite patches, upgrades, and configuration changes to maintain the security posture. Supports exercises where longer shifts may be required to ensure system uptime and will be the communication conduit for localized technical issues that may require systems engineering reachback.

Responsibilities and Duties

Provides technical expertise and direct support to include:

• Provides system administration, integration and application support for mission systems.
• Serves as technical POC on behalf of mission system program offices.
• Tracks systems asset lifecycles and plan in accordance with program office guidance.
• Provides technical guidance, assist with troubleshooting complex issues, and train technicians and staff as necessary.
• Collaborates with staff, IA coordinators, and network administrators to ensure system functionality and security compliance.
• Performs regular system backups and disaster recovery testing.
• Performs shift work as required to support operations and exercise and contingency requirements.
• Provides advanced troubleshooting and system performance monitoring.
• Administers and maintains VMware virtual environments, including vCenter Server Appliances and ESXi hosts, to ensure stable operations.
• Manages NetApp storage arrays, providing high-performance NFS services and efficient volume management to meet data-intensive needs.
• Deploys and maintains Gigamon V-Series virtual taps to support comprehensive traffic monitoring and visibility within the virtual environment.
• Maintains high availability through strategic VM migrations to mitigate maintenance impacts and ensure maximum system uptime.
• Executes software lifecycle management by staying current with the latest versions of ONTAP, ESXi, Center, and VMware Tools.