System Administrator IV

Job Type: Full-time

Description

Position Description:

Seeking a System Administrator IV to work in Colorado Springs, CO in support of the US Air Force Space Mission. You will work within a cross-functional team to provide hands-on experience designing, installing, configuring, monitoring and maintaining enterprise systems. The System Administrator must have a team-oriented and customer-focused attitude due to multiple locations and various end users. This position requires strong working knowledge of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).

Work Location: Schriever Air Force Base

Pay and Benefits:

• $115K-135K/yr
• Relocation assistance available
• Full benefits package to include medical, dental, employer matching retirement plan, and more!

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Oversee the execution of security measures called out in the security plan to include timely scans of network resources and software patches.
• Provide effective provisioning, installation/configuration, operation, and maintenance of production Linux Servers in a VMWare Virtualized Environment.
• Apply DISA STIG compliance controls to secure systems.
• Responsible for daily system monitoring, security, server health, resources and log management of Linux and Windows systems.
• Troubleshooting and performing root cause analysis. This includes troubleshooting any and all issues with system configurations, backups, files systems, and user access.
• Support RHEL platforms hosting applications, operations and sustainment systems, and ACAS and other security tools
• Interface with engineers, systems engineers, and subject matter experts
• Troubleshoot hardware, networking and software problems in multi-node environment
• Configure and install operating system and application software on bare-metal computers, virtual machines or containers.
• Act as on-call support for network issues and data transmittal issues
• Create and maintain software documentation and updates
• Be called upon to peer review other software design efforts and concepts within the center
• Work with a highly technical team to perform evaluation tests

Requirements

Experience/Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field of study and 9+ years of experience; Master's degree and 7+ years of experience. Additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• 5+ Years of experience focused on Linux/UNIX System Administration
• Direct experience with SATCOM or SATOPS
• Must have a DoD 8570 Level II Certification ( such as CCNA Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+, CND, or SSCP)
• Direct experience with network topology, data flows, firewalls, routers and switches
• Strong working knowledge of Linux Red Hat Enterprise, Microsoft Server network protocols are required

Desired Experience:

• Working knowledge of virtualization, VMWare, remote desktop, remote computer-management or equivalent
• Familiarity with Palo Alto firewalls, Cisco routers and switches, WireShark, and CommVault
• Familiarity with satellite operations
• A proven track record of developing and implementing IT strategy and plans
• Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills, independent of significant experience or documentation of the problem area
• Strong customer communication skills
• Project management skills

DoD Security:

• Position is only open to US Citizens
• Must have fully active/adjudicated Top Secret SCI Clearance
• Prefer candidates with TS/SCI with SAP caveat

Posted On: Monday, August 12, 2024