System Administrator

Strategic Growth Advisors provides both operations & strategic support to tribal 8(a) & commercial organizations. Our client we are supporting is a family of companies are comprised of multiple SBA Certified Native American Tribal 8(a) and multi-certified organizations focused on delivering Information Technology, Management Consulting, and General Construction solutions to the Federal Government along with the Commercial Sector. They are actively seeking a System Administrator based in Hampton, VA. This is a fulltime, onsite role . An active DoD Secret clearance is required for this role.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our client’s team supporting the Air Combat Command Defensive Cyber Operations contract for the United States Air Force. The main responsibilities of the role include:

• Provide on-site GCCS and DCO system engineering support as required to maintain the system in an operational state at all times (e.g. 24/7 access to user’s personal and office shared data, maintaining terminal service).
• Provide technical support for GCCS and DCO systems (equipment/applications) during the product life cycle and technical support for mission applications (e.g. monitoring domain and Domain Name System (DNS) replication).
• Provide support with daily operations and maintenance of GCCS and DCO systems, to include end-user application support.
• Perform technical refreshes and upgrades/patches to the systems, perform backups, monitor the system performance, troubleshoot problems, and provide technical direction for the future. Shall be performed daily with weekly reports provided to COR.
• Scan systems for network vulnerabilities and mitigate identified vulnerabilities. Weekly/monthly reports will be generated to show the overall health of supported systems by listing the number of vulnerabilities mitigated/unresolved. Scans shall be performed in accordance with (IAW) local policy. Scans are typically performed weekly; however, the COR may request ad-hoc scans and reports.
• Support Command Cyber Readiness Inspections (CCRIs) by adhering to standard procedures, Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs), Cyber Technical Orders (CTOs), and Maintenance Task Orders (MTOs) to include using best practices and lesson learned (avoiding common pitfalls) to ensure supported systems are network worthy and not vulnerable.
• Maintain and examine system/audit logs for failures, failure prediction, and Information Assurance (IA) accountability requirements for C2 Systems. System logs and status reports shall be provided to COR upon request (typically in conjunction with government audit).
• Perform basic database maintenance IAW a COR approved maintenance plan and schedule. Initial and reoccurring maintenance plans shall be provided to COR for approval before implementation (For example: out of cycle scheduled maintenance).
• Create, manage, schedule, and test backups of systems based on COR defined plan for C2 Systems. Backup plan is generated by the contractor to the COR for approval/implementation.
• Perform database recovery, loading new databases, reinitializing and reloading databases upon installation of new software version releases.
• Perform database and applications server performance monitoring; database storage allocation; database and server distribution monitoring; maintaining database configuration.
• Provide a continuity of corporate technical knowledge of the full array of installed and support equipment used at operational locations
  
  

The qualified candidate will have the following knowledge and experience:

• 2 - 4 years of experience providing information systems administration support.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in a related engineering, computer science, information systems, or technical field. OR related certifications (e.g. CompTIA Network or Cisco Certified Network Professional) can be substituted for the Bachelor’s Degree.
• Active DoD Secret Clearance.
• DoD 8570.01-IAT Level II certification
• Demonstrated proficiency maintaining and configuring the following systems and platforms: SolarWinds Suite of tools, Oracle, UNIX, Microsoft suite of tools, Microsoft OS (i.e. Server 2019 and any subsequent version), System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) or Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM), WSUS, SMS, NIS , ACAS, VMWare, NetApp, SPLUNK and Red Hat.
• Demonstrated proficiency maintaining and configuring the following server environments and functions: Active Directory, Domain Controller, Domain Name Server and Backup Exec
• Demonstrated expertise with Network Infrastructure to include Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA), Firewall, Router, Switches, VLAN, TACLANE, IAVA Patching/Upgrade, Documentation and SOP, Failover/Coop.
• Demonstrated expertise with System Engineering and development IAW PWS 4.2.
• Preferred: NetApp
  
  

Our client provides a variety of benefits including company-paid health, dental & vision insurance coverage, as well as additional employee-paid health insurance options; company-paid life and disability insurance; 401k retirement savings plan with employer match; 11 company paid holidays per year, and paid time off.