What are the responsibilities and job description for the Network and Computer Systems Administrator position at iQuasar LLC?
We are currently seeking a Subject Matter Expert (SME) - Network and Computer Systems Administrator for one of our clients in Langley AFB, VA
About the Role:
This position requires technical engineering experience, with a demonstrated understanding and application of systems engineering and configuration management principles and processes, mission planning/scheduling, along with experience in systems engineering and sustainment of an existing baseline. The successful candidate will be effective at face-to-face interaction with customers and other contractors to respond to requests for information, support technical meetings, technical interchanges, and enterprise working groups. The candidate must be able to work independently and represent the program at meetings and working groups with the government and associate contractors.
Responsibilities:
- Day-to-day sustainment & support of the installed Air Operations Center (AOC) baseline systems
- Support major upgrade projects
- Provide technical expertise and support to assist the AOC Tier 1 HD and AOC sites in mitigating risks when transitioning from one fielded baseline to the next
- Aid site Network Administrators, System Administrators, and other site users to increase their proficiency in the fielded baseline
- Provide support at AOC sites while site personnel progress through the program office-provided training
- Assist in closing action items noted in the Fielding Summary Memorandum (FSM) and Site Specific Engineering Plan (SSEP)
- Assist site personnel with properly configuring, troubleshooting issues, and migrating to new AOC infrastructure components
- Assist site personnel with capturing site variances to incorporate into the CM process, data migration (as required), application tuning, domain policies, applying security patches, submitting/closing trouble tickets (as required), and configuring the AOC baseline to minimize downtime
- Attend technical exchange meetings, AOC PC engineering and integration meetings, post post-installation follow-up meetings
- Submit recommended changes to AOC configuration management (CM) personnel
- Provide recommendations on performance and security issues and other items of interest relating to AOC baseline(s)
- Completion of all applicable fielding prerequisites and post-install releases (Critical System Updates (CSUs), Fast Tracks (FT), Out Of Cycles (OOC), and Agile Release Events (AREs) by applicable deadlines
- Attend site and SPO fielding meetings, as applicable
- Work with key players to identify achievable site-specific objectives
- Track lessons learned and metrics, and share with other POSSEs and SPO personnel
- Assist with Verification and Validation Assessments and other SPIO events as required
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree and 9 or more years of experience
- Current IAT Level 2 Certification (Sec or higher)
- SME-level experience in Microsoft Exchange 2019
- Must be a U.S. citizen
- Must have and be capable of maintaining a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Top Secret Clearance with SCI eligibility security clearance
- Experience with VMware Virtual Center Server and vSphere 7.x
- Experience with Active Directory, DNS, SCCM/MECM, LDAP, Group Policy Objects, WSUS, and SQL Server
- Experience with ACAS and Nessus
- Experience with HBSS
- System administration of Windows Server 2016/2019/2022, Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Experience with scripting such as PowerShell, BASH, Python, and VB Script
- Experience in Administration of computer systems related to domain services, including system startup and shutdown; security and application patch installation; security scanning and remediation; user account, profile, and permission management; system backup and restoration; system service and log management; system auditing; problem report management; performance management; and other IT administration-related services, as directed by the customer
- Experience identifying any errors or corrections needed to system technical diagrams and documentation, including installation, configuration, and operations & maintenance guides, as well as system/application verification and validation instructions
- VCP-DCV certified or 10 years of commercial/military experience building/configuring/maintaining/upgrading/tuning VMware virtual infrastructures or MCSA and/or MCSE certified or 10 years of commercial/military experience building/configuring/maintaining/upgrading/tuning Microsoft infrastructure
