What are the responsibilities and job description for the Systems Administrator position at Kratos Defense?
The Systems Administrator will be assisting with the compliance of classified government contracts and systems. Will be responsible for the security administration, patching, configuration, and security of classified government systems. Reports to the Information Systems Security Manager, and perform all tasks assigned to them.
Network Administration :
Apply DISA STIGs to network devices as applicable
Provide recommendations to ISSM / O on network configurations, system configurations, functionality, and security
Infrastructure Support :
Maintains and monitors system environment and equipment.
Performs hardware / software / firmware installation and upgrades per established policy.
Configures systems to comply with the current STIG per established guidance.
Creates or modifies system folder structure based on data owner request.
Creates / modifies / deletes security groups and manage user accounts, as required, to ensure the systems' active directory structure and file structure is maintained according to established policy.
Conducts routine maintenance on the infrastructure according to established, approved policy.
Refreshes / replaces and configures existing hardware according to operational requirements.
Performs system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all resources.
Verifies completion of scheduled jobs (i.e., backups, event log transfer, etc.)
Ensures backup operations successfully complete.
Conducts ongoing performance tuning, resource optimization and memory reallocation.
Repairs / recovers from hardware or software failures and communicates with appropriate personnel.
Provides remote technical support to job sites.
Manage and support classified Hosted Systems
Provide support for Camera Systems, Alarm Systems, and Access Control Systems
Provide support for systems and peripheral connections
Security Support :
Investigates and analyzes feasibility of system requirements and develops system specifications.
Provides critical system administration support during incident response
Monitors available resources that provide warnings of system vulnerabilities or attacks
Isolates individual systems and necessary files for forensic analysis
Adds and removes users, in active directory, granting permissions to transfer removable media
Enables and disables physical access to transfer removable media at system endpoints
Reports all information system violations of corporate policies to the ISSM / O
Configures applications to alert in the event of an audit processing failure and records the event
Ensures the audit repository is included in the weekly backup
Performs antivirus / software update and patch management per ISSM / O direction
Ensures all remote maintenance connections are approved prior to establishing the connection
Monitors the remote maintenance connection to ensure only required actions are taken
Ensures all remote maintenance connections are terminated at the end the session
Sanitizes any equipment, per ISSM / O direction, prior to release
Monitors and controls non-local maintenance and diagnostic activities
Notifies ISSM / O of any needed planned / out-of-cycle operational configuration changes to system.
Perform tasks to assist in the execution of Continuous Monitoring Strategies.
Prepare equipment for the decommissioning process and assist in the destruction and sanitization processes.
Test sanitization and destruction equipment.
US Citizenship
Current Secret clearance
Bachelor's degree and 2 years' experience, or 5 years of experience without degree
Security certification
Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills
Knowledgeable on Microsoft software
Must be able to obtain and maintain TS clearance and access to Special Access Programs.
Must be consent to CI Polygraph
Must be able to obtain and maintain DoD 8570 / 8130 IAT II or DoD 8570 / 8140 equivalent
Have or willing to consent to CI Polygraph
DoD 8570 / 8130 IAT II or DoD 8570 / 8140 equivalent
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