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Public Trust: None

Requisition Type: Regular

Your Impact

Own your opportunity to work alongside federal civilian agencies. Make an impact by providing services that help the government ensure the well being of U.S. citizens.

Job Description

Senior Systems Administrator

Transform technology into opportunity as a Senior Systems Administrator with GDIT. A career in enterprise IT means connecting and enhancing the systems that matter most. At GDIT you’ll be at the forefront of innovation and play a meaningful part in improving how agencies operate.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Senior Systems Administrator you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a Senior Systems Administrator joining our team to evolve and maintain network infrastructure for the Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration.

HOW A Senior Systems Administrator WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

• Responsible for the design, implementation, management and support of the organizations network infrastructure to ensure optimal performance, security and reliability of the network.

• Provides analysis related to the design, development, and integration of hardware, software, human-machine interfaces and all system level requirements provide an integrated IT solution.to

•    Demonstrated experience performing trend analysis on overall system health, performance, and capacity management with regard to utilization and

Growth.
•    Performs software upgrades, patch installs, firmware upgrades then test for functionality on a periodic basis.
•    Demonstrated knowledge of the following infrastructure principles: Fault tolerance, High availability, Scalability and Capacity planning, Data center organization, Backup / Recovery
•    Maintain server configuration baselines and configuration compliance against baseline/benchmarks
•    Collaborate with Application Teams to perform system maintenance and patch management tasks
•    Interfaces with other engineering teams to adapt performance management tool capabilities to meet operational requirements.
•    Assists with analysis using enterprise tool solutions and other tools to detect and respond to IT events, incidents, and outages.
•    Work with others engineers to establish and modify thresholds to better monitor systems.
•    Invents innovative ways to drive production operational efficiency
•    Drives scalability and operability of supported systems/infrastructure
•    Uses subject matter expertise to diagnose and solve issues and has authority to deviate from standard operating procedures.
•    Collaborates with cross functional teams to ensure successful project delivery.

• WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:
  •    Education: Master’s Degree (Substitutions will be based on additional years of experience)
  •    Required Experience: 15+ years of related experience 
  •    Required Technical Skills: VMware vCenter/ESXi, Windows Hyper-V, and Nutanix AHV. Performance Metrics, System Engineering, Network Design;

• PowerShell, Batch, VBScript, Kix, AutoIt, Bash, and Terraform
• Perform system management and maintenance to ensure stability, security, and compliance using assorted tools including WSUS, SCCM, Altiris, and BigFix.

•  Red Hat (RHEL 6 and 7) and CentOs (6 and 7) Linux servers.
•    Security Clearance Level: DOE Q (Minimum TS clearance)

• •    Required Skills and Abilities: Written and Oral Communication; Organization, Problem Solving, Communication, Technical Documentation, and Teamwork.

•    Location: Albuquerque, NM or Germantown, MD (onsite)

• US Citizenship Required

• 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
• #WeAreGDIT #systemsengineer #nnsaitop

Work Requirements

Years of Experience

15 + years of related experience

* may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree

Certification

Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) - Red Hat - redhat

VMware Certified Professional (VCP) - VMware

Travel Required

None

Citizenship

U.S. Citizenship Required

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