IT Specialist (SYSADMIN /INFOSEC)

Defense Logistics Agency•Battle Creek, MI

18h•Onsite

About The Position

The IT Specialist (SYSADMIN /INFOSEC) serves as a technical advisor for on-premises and cloud virtualization initiatives. The role oversees project scope, technical reviews, design, testing, implementation, and quality assurance to support timely, budget-conscious delivery. It analyzes technical specifications and resource requirements, coordinates tasks assigned to team members and contractors, applies IT change-management processes and Agency system development life-cycle standards, and works with user groups and vendors on storage needs. The position also monitors hardware and software maintenance contracts and maintains system operating manuals and life-cycle documentation. The specialist installs, configures, administers, tunes, and maintains enterprise virtual infrastructure across VMware ESX, Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS, Oracle OCI, and Google Cloud environments. The role diagnoses and recovers failed systems, evaluates diagnostic tools, conducts feasibility studies for engineering changes, and resolves complex hardware and software integration issues across server systems. It reviews storage area networks, infrastructure environments, and operational procedures to improve efficiency, and provides Agency staff with technical training on hardware, commercial off-the-shelf tools, and third-party software. The position implements and enforces information security and assurance policies, validates security, ensures PKI compliance, and upholds Personally Identifiable Information (PII) policies and procedures. It maintains continuity of operations (COOP) and configuration-management documentation, tests server and storage continuity, participates in disaster-recovery exercises, and prepares after-action reports to incorporate COOP requirements. The position may be filled at one of several listed locations: Battle Creek, Michigan; Columbus or Dayton, Ohio; Fort Belvoir, Virginia; New Cumberland or Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Ogden, Utah; or Richmond, Virginia. Salary ranges vary by location and are listed in the announcement. The role is a Defense Cyber Workforce position and requires completion of qualification requirements within required timeframes.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
One year of specialized experience directly related to the position; at GS-12, this must be equivalent to the GS-11 level or equivalent in federal service, the military, or the private sector.
Specialized experience diagnosing and resolving complex system integration, network, and storage performance issues.
Experience implementing information assurance and cybersecurity controls to ensure data integrity and system availability.
Experience administering, configuring, and optimizing enterprise-level virtualized and cloud environments, such as VMware ESX, Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS, Oracle OCI, or Google Cloud.
Experience participating as a technical lead or advisor on IT infrastructure projects, managing system change processes, and preparing technical specifications or operating procedures.
Meet applicable eligibility requirements, including time-in-grade for GS positions and time-after-competitive appointment, by the announcement closing date.
Education may not be substituted for specialized experience at this grade level.
Meet Defense Cyber Workforce qualification requirements within required timeframes.
Meet security requirements: Critical Sensitive with Secret Access; appointment is subject to a favorable suitability or fitness determination where reciprocity cannot be applied.
Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for or exempt from Selective Service.
Must comply with DLA drug-free workplace requirements, including applicable pre-employment and ongoing drug testing.
Selectees must have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification document to access certain federal facilities.

Responsibilities

Advise on and oversee on-premises and cloud virtualization initiatives, including scope, technical review, design, testing, implementation, and quality assurance.
Analyze technical specifications and resource requirements; coordinate project tasks assigned to team members and contractors.
Enforce IT change-management processes and Agency system development life-cycle standards.
Conduct user-group and vendor meetings to determine storage allocation needs.
Monitor hardware and software maintenance contracts and maintain system operating manuals and life-cycle documentation.
Install, configure, administer, tune, optimize, and maintain VMware ESX and cloud environments including Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS, Oracle OCI, and Google Cloud.
Diagnose and recover failed systems, evaluate diagnostic tools, conduct feasibility studies for engineering changes, and resolve complex hardware and software integration issues across server systems.
Review storage area networks, infrastructure environments, and operational procedures to improve efficiency.
Provide Agency staff technical training on hardware, commercial off-the-shelf tools, and third-party software packages.
Implement and enforce information security and information assurance policies and ensure product configurations and virtual environments meet DoW and Agency security requirements.
Perform security validation activities, ensure PKI compliance, and enforce PII policies and procedures.
Maintain COOP and configuration-management documentation; test server and storage continuity; participate in disaster-recovery exercises; and prepare after-action reports to incorporate COOP requirements.