Senior System Administrator - Storage and Virtualization of Non-Core Services

General Dynamics Information Technology•International Falls, MN

7h•Onsite

About The Position

This Senior Systems Administrator position with GDIT focuses on the Theater Compute & Storage Environment. The role involves administering, operating, and maintaining storage and virtualized infrastructure services for USAFE Non-Core Services, providing support from Tier 1 to Tier 3. The administrator is responsible for the overall administration, maintenance, and support of the organization’s IT systems and infrastructure, including managing servers, ensuring system availability, and implementing solutions for performance and security. Key responsibilities include overseeing the installation, configuration, and maintenance of physical and virtual environments, collaborating with stakeholders, monitoring system performance, troubleshooting complex issues, performing maintenance such as patch management, updates, and backups, and implementing robust security measures. The role also requires conducting security audits, managing storage capacity, developing and testing disaster recovery plans, participating in business continuity planning, providing end-user support, maintaining detailed documentation, creating performance reports, coordinating with other IT teams, and recommending system improvements based on industry best practices.

Requirements

US Citizenship Required
Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: Secret
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Secret
Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science/systems, information systems/technology, engineering/engineering technology, software engineering/programming, management, natural sciences, social sciences, mathematics or business/finance.
Experience: A minimum of five years’ experience, of which at least three years must be specialized experience in administrating computer systems.
General experience includes operations experience on a large-scale computer system or a multi-server local area network.
Possess and maintain DoW 8570 IAT Level II Certification
Possess and maintain one of the following DoD 8570 Computing Environment Certifications appropriate to providing systems administration: VMWare VCP/Data Center Virtualization (or higher – Advanced Professional or Design Expert), VMWare VCP/vSphere Foundations Administrator, VMWare VCP/Cloud Foundation Administrator, Microsoft Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate (AZ800/801), Microsoft Azure Administrator Associated (AZ-104), Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305), MCSA Server 2016, MCSE Core Infrastructure.
Candidate must meet Germany TESA requirements as follows: A Bachelor’s Degree and three (3) years of recent specialized experience; or Associates Degree and seven (7) years of recent specialized experience; or No degree and 11 years or recent specialized experience.

Responsibilities

Administer, operate, and maintain storage and virtualized infrastructure services using Hyper-V, vCenter, Virtual Network machine (VNM), Rubrik, PPDM or other tools as appropriate and available, providing support ranging from Tier 1 to Tier 3 in support of USAFE Non-Core Services.
Responsible for the administration, maintenance and support of the organization’s IT systems and infrastructure including managing servers, ensuring system availability and implementing solutions to improve system performance and security.
Oversees the installation, configuration and maintenance of servers including physical and virtual environments.
Collaborates with stakeholders to understand business needs and requirements and provide appropriate solutions.
Monitors systems performance and troubleshoots moderate to complex issues to ensure high availability and reliability.
Performs maintenance such as patch management, updates and backups.
Perform security patches as required to mitigate security vulnerabilities and to increase functionality.
Ensures systems are updated with latest security patches and software updates.
Schedule and perform system upgrades as necessary to maintain the currency and security of the system.
Implements and maintains security measures to protect systems from unauthorized access and vulnerabilities.
Conducts security audits and assessments to ensure compliance with organization policies and regulatory requirements (DISA STIG's).
Manage allocated storage to avoid incidents caused by lack of capacity.
Manages and tests backup and recovery procedures to ensure data integrity and availability.
Develops and maintains disaster recovery plans for critical systems and services.
Participates in disaster recovery drills and business continuity planning.
Follow the backup and recovery plans to ensure there is no application performance degradation according to service-level agreements.
Provides support to end users and other IT staff by resolving complex hardware, software and system related issues.
Maintains detailed documentation of system configurations, procedures and changes.
Creates reports on system performance, security incidents and other key metrics.
Coordinates with other IT teams to ensure coordinated delivery of IT services.
Provides recommendations for system improvements based on analysis and industry best practices.

Benefits

401K with company match
Comprehensive health and wellness packages
Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays
Medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts
Dental plan options
Vision plan
401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match
Full flex work weeks where possible
Paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave
Short and long-term disability benefits
Life insurance
Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
Personal accident insurance
Critical illness insurance
Business travel and accident insurance