System Administrator

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.

$79K — $108K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 1+ years of related experience in IT Systems or Server Administration
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance
  • Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
  • Experience with hardware vendors in incident resolution
  • Ability to manage day-to-day operations under supervision

Responsibilities

  • Manage and optimize systems running on multiple operating systems
  • Perform day-to-day user and group administration
  • Assist in system building, maintenance, and decommissioning
  • Monitor and analyze datacenter performance
  • Install and maintain system monitoring and analysis tools
  • Follow Operations and Maintenance checklists for service maintenance
  • Participate in security incident response efforts as part of a team

Benefits

  • Variety of medical, dental, and vision plan options
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • Full flex work weeks to promote work/life balance
  • Paid time off including vacation and sick days
  • Short and long-term disability benefits
  • Life and accidental death insurance options
  • Paid parental, military, bereavement leave, and jury duty leave
Full Job Description
Type of Requisition:
Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
Secret

Public Trust/Other Required:
None

Job Family:
IT Infrastructure and Operations

Job Qualifications:

Skills:
Computer Backups, IT Policies, System Security
Certifications:
None
Experience:
1 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
Yes

Job Description:

Systems Administrator

Our work depends on Systems Administrator joining our team to perform systems and server administration tasks including day-to-day user/group administration, security permissions, group policies, print services. Assists in the build, implementation, test, maintenance, and decommissioning of site systems within the network. Provides resource monitoring and analysis to ensure system architecture components are integrated and performing as intended. Monitors site datacenter performance using analytic tools. Provides technical analysis and leverages systems administration knowledge to review anomalies, capacity utilization, database performance, bulletins, event logs, and alerts within the network infrastructure. Installs and maintains system monitoring, analysis, and reporting tools.

HOW A SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:
• Manages the functionality and efficiency of a group of computers running on one or more operating systems
• Ability to operate under supervision
• Execute day-to-day management and operations of systems and networks
• Manage COTS & GOTS products to collect, display and remediate a variety of automated system security and system operations/performance functions and metrics
• Follow Operations and Maintenance (O&M) checklists to maintain the service (daily, weekly, monthly, yearly O&M checklists); build Tactics, Techniques and Processes (TTPs) and Standard Operating Processes (SOPs) associated with service checklists
• Operate monitoring tools/capabilities with the enterprise security information and event management (SIEM) and create/tailor complex event alarms/rules and summary reports
• Assist in analyzing technical risk, upon request, of emerging cybersecurity tools and processes
• Work as part of a security incident response team as needed
• Maintains systems to meet Enterprise Service Availability and Service Level Agreement requirements.
• Utilizes IT Service Management (ITSM) Principles to identify, categorize, prioritize, escalate, troubleshoot, and resolve incidents.
• Maintains systems security and ensures compliance with security policies and procedures.
• Assists with the development of third-party monitoring actions and procedures for network infrastructure.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED:
• Education: Technical Training, Certification(s) or Degree*
• Required Experience: 1+ years of related experience
• Required Technical Skills:
  • Must meet DOW 8570 requirements and be eligible for IAT level II access upon hire for positions with elevated privileges. Requirements include possessing and maintaining Security Plus CE. Additional specific certifications may be required, depending on job assignment.
  • Excellent troubleshooting, problem-solving and collaborative skills

• Security Clearance Level: Secret
• Required Skills and Abilities:
  • Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment and multi-task while still ensuring high quality of work.
  • Experience working directly with hardware vendors involved in the incident resolution process.

• Preferred Skills:
  • Experience with STIG patching, compliance, and other security activities
  • NOC/SOC operations background - you've been in the trenches and know what works

• Location: On Customer Site, Eielson AFB

The likely salary range for this position is $79,900 - $108,100. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

Travel Required:
Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options:
Onsite

Work Location:
USA AK Eielson AFB

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Our Identity Verification Process:
As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

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