Junior Systems Administrator (5461)

SMX•Patuxent River, MD, MD

4d•$61,000 - $105,000•Onsite

About The Position

SMX is looking for a highly motivated Junior Systems Administrator with demonstrated experience to maintain the various systems used in a Software Development program. This position will provide support at Patuxent River NAS in southern Maryland. As the Junior Systems Administrator, you will join a team of highly-driven, supportive, and skilled professionals engaged in supporting program management, technical, or business case analysis across the NAVAIR community.

Requirements

Clearance Required: Top Secret
BS or BA degree in a Technical Discipline
High school diploma and 6 years’ additional experience within these functional duties; or an associate's degree and 4 additional years may be substituted for the bachelor’s degree.
At least one year of experience in system administration, performing the functional duties for this position
Operating System certificate (Linux) and COMPTIA Security + or other DOD INST 8570 compliant qualification.
Knowledge of system administration principles, theories, and concepts
Experience with Linux OS

Responsibilities

Install, configure, and support an organization's local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), and Internet systems or a segment of a network system.
Monitor network to ensure network availability to all system users
Assist in network modeling, analysis, planning, and coordination
Analyze, test, troubleshoot, and evaluate existing network systems
Perform maintenance to ensure networks operate correctly with minimal interruption.
Oversee the efforts of less senior staff and/or be responsible for the efforts of all staff assigned to a specific job.
Optimize the functionality and performance of hardware and software systems
Implement and maintain backup and disaster recovery plans and capabilities
Plan for authorized service interruptions and outages
Respond to unexpected or unauthorized service interruptions and outages
Diagnose software and hardware failures to resolution
Implement and ensure security preventive measures are fully functioning
Test operating system and software upgrades, patches, and hot fixes