Sr. Systems Administrator

KES, Inc

$110K — $130K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience
  • Security+ certification required within three months of employment
  • VMWare/vSphere proficiency
  • U.S. Government DoD Top-Secret security clearance required
  • 5+ years in systems administration and 3+ years in network engineering

Responsibilities

  • Install and upgrade hardware/software for computer networks
  • Implement and manage network security tools
  • Maintain and troubleshoot VMWare, ESXi, and NSX environments
  • Create and document How-To-Guides for team members
  • Plan capacity for virtual hosts and VMs

Benefits

  • Travel opportunities as needed
  • Work at a U.S. Government Facility
  • Contribute to Cybersecurity policies and SOP development
Full Job Description
Position Summary

The Sr Systems Administrator will be responsible for providing daily operational requirements of computer network systems including workstation, file servers, virtual machines.

Responsibilities
  • Experience as a Sr Network Engineer
  • Installation of the following:
  • Hardware/software
  • System upgrades
  • Network accounts.
  • Network security.
  • Interface and updates
  • Ability to document the local system design.
  • VMWare setup and maintenance.
  • Maintain, troubleshoot, and implement network security tools including firewalls, anti-virus, and intrusion detection services.
  • Experience with storage solutions, networking configurations and disaster recovery.
  • Ability to create, manage, and deploy containers.
  • Troubleshooting skills for vCenter, ESXI hosts, NSX, Networking and VSAN storage.
  • Capacity planning for virtual hosts and VMs.
  • Experience with creating technical documentation of How-To-Guides and maintaining OneNote/SharePoint for team members.
  • Strong understanding of virtual machines within architecture diagrams and how to articulate what data will be going across certain networks.
  • Other Duties as assigned.


Required Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

Education/Licensure/Credentials

Required:
  • Bachelor's degree in related fields such as computer science, computer engineering, information systems, network engineering, systems engineering, software engineering or a closely related discipline

OR
  • Equivalent specialized knowledge customarily acquired through a combination of military training, formal technical instruction, certifications, and substantial progressively responsible practical experience performing work of comparable scope, complexity, and independent judgment
  • Security+ (DoD IAT Level II) or ability to meet requirements within three months of employment
  • VMWare/vSphere
  • This position requires an existing U.S. Government DoD granted security clearance/eligibility at the final Top-Secret level. Individuals must be able to maintain the necessary security clearance/eligibility for continued employment. U.S. Citizenship is required.
  • Must be able to travel as needed.
  • Job Located at a U.S. Government Facility


Preferred:
  • Windows Server
  • Linux +
  • Familiarity with Navy Risk Management Framework (RMF) process and eMASS
  • Contributes to development of Cybersecurity policies/SOPs (System Configuration, Incident Response, Disaster Recovery, Contingency/Business Continuity, etc.)


Experience

Required:
  • 5 years' professional experience in systems administration
  • 3 years of network engineering experience with 2 years of cloud architecture.
  • Ability to operate effectively in a team environment as well as independently and provide direct interface with customers.


Pay Range: $110,000 - $130,000 per year

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