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 youll be at the forefront of innovation and play a meaningful part in improving how agencies operate.

Duties/Responsibilities:

Administer,operate, andmaintainstorage and virtualized infrastructure services using Hyper-V, vCenter, Virtual Network machine (VNM), Rubrik, PPDM or other tools asappropriateand available, providing support ranging from Tier 1 to Tier 3 in support of USAFE Non-Core Services.

• Responsible for the administration, maintenance and support of the organizations IT systems and infrastructure including managing servers, ensuring systemavailabilityand implementing solutions to improve system performance and security.

• Overseesthe installation, configuration and maintenance of servers including physical and virtual environments.

• Collaborates with stakeholders to understand business needs and requirements and provideappropriate solutions.

• Monitorssystemsperformance and troubleshoots moderate to complex issues to ensure high availability and reliability.

• Performs maintenance such as patch management,updatesand backups.

• Perform security patches asrequiredto mitigate security vulnerabilities and to increase functionality.

• Ensures systems are updated with latest security patches and software updates.

• Schedule and perform system upgrades as necessary tomaintainthe currency and security of the system.

• Implements andmaintainssecurity measures to protect systems from unauthorized access and vulnerabilities.

• Conducts security audits and assessments to ensure compliance with organization policies and regulatory requirements (DISA STIG's).

• Manageallocatedstorage to avoid incidents caused by lack of capacity.

• Manages and tests backup and recovery procedures to ensure data integrity and availability.

• Develops andmaintainsdisaster recovery plans for critical systems and services.

• Participatesin disaster recovery drills and business continuity planning.

• 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,softwareand system related issues.

• Maintains detailed documentation of system configurations,proceduresand changes.

• Createsreports on system performance, securityincidentsand 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: Bachelors 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 DoW 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 Bachelors 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