Enterprise Infrastructure Support Senior Systems Administrator (SA)

Peraton•Laurel, MD

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Peraton is hiring an Enterprise Infrastructure Support Senior Systems Administrator (SA) to join our Cyber Mission business unit in Jessup, MD. As a systems administrator on our team, you will support one of the largest enterprise-wide engineering contracts within the Intelligence Community. This is a full-time position requiring 1880 hours of support per year; and work is performed at a customer location. As an Enterprise Infrastructure Support Senior Systems Administrator, you will provide system administration solutions to meet required capabilities and you will create bills of materials, network designs and diagrams, and other documentation for new and updated installations. You will also work with network, storage, and server personnel to define new or modified solutions to complex problems; respond to requests for new systems to meet capacity and user requirements; and determine required power, space, cooling, and funding to meet these goals.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university and ten (10) years’ experience as a SA in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required.
A HS Diploma and five (5) years of additional SA experience (total of fifteen (15) years of SA experience) may be substituted in lieu of a bachelor’s degree.
DoD 8570 compliance with Information Assurance Management (IAM) Level I or higher is required.
At least two (2) years of demonstrated experience in Modern operating systems and network architectures.
At least two (2) years of demonstrated experience in certification and accreditation, architecture development and design, Risk Assessments and IA Metrics gathering.
Ability to optimize system operation and resource utilization and perform system capacity analysis and planning.
Ability to break down complex problem space, formulate technical strategies, build action plans, and track progress against established baselines to resolve technical challenges and meet customer expectations.
Position requires an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.

Nice To Haves

Strong oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

Provide system administration solutions to meet required capabilities.
Create bills of materials, network designs and diagrams, and other documentation for new and updated installations.
Work with network, storage, and server personnel to define new or modified solutions to complex problems.
Respond to requests for new systems to meet capacity and user requirements.
Determine required power, space, cooling, and funding to meet these goals.
Configure and manage Linux, Unix, and Windows operating systems.
Install/load operating systems software.
Troubleshoot, maintain integrity of, and configure network components.
Implement operating systems enhancements to improve reliability and performance.
Manage virtual servers through VMWare and similar hypervisor products.