Senior Systems Administration Specialist

General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc • Taunton, MA

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About The Position

Help make the technologies, products and services that make a difference. That’s the opportunity that’s waiting for you at General Dynamics Mission Systems. We help our nation’s heroes keep our nation safe by creating solutions so advanced, they redefine innovation for the world. It’s an amazing challenge. And it’s waiting for you now. We apply advanced technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, AR/VR, Cloud Native and Quantum Physics to solve our customers’ missions in cyber, RF, undersea, interstellar and everything in between. Utilizing your strong analytical and problem-solving skills, you’ll serve as a front-line interface to users with technical issues by conducting systems analysis and development to keep systems current with changing technologies. Your duties may include installing new software, troubleshooting, granting permissions to applications and training users. You’ll also be responsible for the day-to-day support of server services by performing server administration for physical and virtual server operating systems and configuring, maintaining and troubleshooting of physical and virtual hardware and network related interfaces on servers. And, you’ll perform OS and vendor software patching on servers and monitor physical and virtual servers performance using monitoring tools.
What you’ll experience:
Technologies that aren’t just top-notch, they’re often top-secret
A team of bold thinkers committed to exploring what’s next
Opportunities to gain new knowledge - as it’s discovered

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related field or equivalent experience is required plus a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree
• Strong troubleshooting skills within the servers OS as well as both networking and storage technologies
• Good understanding of server based operating systems
• Hands-on experience deploying and supporting large-scale enterprise server solutions
• Ability to obtain a Department of Defense Secret security clearance is required at time of hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

Nice To Haves

• Creative thinking with the ability to multi-task
• Team player who thrives in collaborative environments and revels in team success
• Commitment to ongoing professional development

Responsibilities

• installing new software
• troubleshooting
• granting permissions to applications
• training users
• performing server administration for physical and virtual server operating systems
• configuring, maintaining and troubleshooting of physical and virtual hardware and network related interfaces on servers
• performing OS and vendor software patching on servers
• monitoring physical and virtual servers performance using monitoring tools

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees