System Administrator

**We only consider candidates local to Phoenix, Arizona. No C2C candidates please**

Position Description:

Performs duties as a computer systems administrator, domain administrator, network engineer, and systems adviser.

Skills Required:

• Developing, reviewing, interpreting, and proofreading comprehensive, analytical, statistical, technical, and administrative reports, documents, and manuals.

• The use of system testing applications to identify performance, data integrity, communication and functionality problems, and ensure the systems are corrected accordingly.

• Developing logical conclusions and implementing practical solutions to highly complex security, networking, and systems and user management.

• Analyzing user needs to design appropriate system modifications and infrastructure to meet identified requirements.

• Provides expert level management of Cisco, Hewlett-Packard, and Mellanox hardware and configuration solutions.

• Provides expert level knowledge, management, architecture, design, and engineering of network hardware and software.

• Maintain digital backups for the Storage Area Network (SAN) production server.

• Maintain and upgrade domain and file servers as needed.

• Maintain SAN, both updates and troubleshooting.

• Archive and Restore case files to and from the tape library as needed.

• Set up new domain users and maintain Active Directory.

• Configure and setup forensic workstations and other hardware.

• Provide support as needed for Servers, SAN, Lab Network, and client workstations.

• Work with multiple workgroups/agencies to assist with network issues and upgrades within the DFL.

• Track expirations, maintain, and update multiple software, dongles, and user licenses.

• Install and configure hardware and software to DPS and DFL standards.

• Maintain updates for Antivirus Software.

• Work with Certified Forensic Computer Examiners (CFCE) to resolve hardware issues, research remediation for hardware/software issues, and assist with purchasing hardware.

• Plan, initiate, and manage highly technical projects related to networks, information security, and cloud configuration and environment design.

• Design and implement complex network architecture and systems.

• Complete complex system and networking documentation and network mapping.

• Ability to work independently to accomplish the DFL mission.

• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.

• Ability to testify in court proceedings to the integrity of the server and its data.

Experience Required:

• Five years’ experience working on comparable projects.

• Previous experience working on government projects.

Education Required:

• Requires a four (4) year degree from an accredited college or university with a major in computer information systems or a related field, and two (2) years of computer administration experience in a computer environment for a large (1,000 employee) workforce;

• OR a combination of education and experience which includes a minimum of two (2) years of computer administration experience in a computer environment for a large (1,000 employee) workforce.