Systems Administrator-Storage and Virtualization of Non-Core Services

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, and maintain storage and virtualized infrastructure services using Hyper-V, vCenter, Virtual Network machine (VNM), Rubrik, PPDM or other tools as appropriate and 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 system availability and implementing solutions to improve system performance and security.
• Oversees the installation, configuration and maintenance of servers including physical and virtual environments.
• Collaborates with stakeholders to understand business needs and requirements and provide appropriate solutions.
• Monitors systems performance and troubleshoots moderate to complex issues to ensure high availability and reliability.
• Performs maintenance such as patch management, updates and backups.
• Perform security patches as required to 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 to maintain the currency and security of the system.
• Implements and maintains security 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).
• Manage allocated storage to avoid incidents caused by lack of capacity.
• Manages and tests backup and recovery procedures to ensure data integrity and availability.
• Develops and maintains disaster recovery plans for critical systems and services.
• Participates in 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, software and system related issues.
• Maintains detailed documentation of system configurations, procedures and changes.
• Creates reports on system performance, security incidents and 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.

Other Requirements: Must meet and qualify for German TESA; minimum education/experience as follows:

Education and experience requirements may be substituted with:

1. Bachelor's degree with 3 years of recent specialized experience

2. Associate degree plus 7 years of recent specialized experience;
3. No Degree and 11 years of recent specialized experience.

Experience: This position requires a minimum of four 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 DoWD 8570 IAM Level II Certification.
Possess and maintain journeyman/administrator-level certification appropriate to virtualization and A6/691st non-core services operating environment (e.g., VMWare using vCenter, Virtual Network machine (VNM), Hyper-V or other tools as appropriate and available).

Security Clearance Level: Secret

Location: On Customer Site
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

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