Senior Systems Administrator - Naval Station Great Lakes
About The Position
DKW Communications, Inc. (DKW) is a government contractor providing professional and technical services to various government agencies. DKW is seeking a Senior Systems Administrator to support government customers located at Naval Station Great Lakes in Chicago, IL. This position is on site with very minimal telework. The Senior Systems Administrator will be responsible for installing and updating Operating Systems, software installation and administration, performing backup procedures, setting up a network to support modelling/simulation and emulating systems used on the bridge of US Navy ships, installing and configuring network switches, and Information Assurance competency. A strong IT skillset and Systems Administration background are essential.
Requirements
- Must have an active Secret Security Clearance or higher.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics engineering, electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, computer information systems or mathematics. 8 years of related work experience may be substituted for education requirement.
- Five (5) years of engineering or network/computer systems administrator experience.
- 1 - 2 years of experience with building and configuring within ACAS.
- 1 - 2 years of experience in the Information Assurance field.
- Ability to work with a team and collaborate with various government personnel.
Nice To Haves
- WSUS Administration
- Active Directory Administration
- Domain Group Policy Administration
- Red Hat Administration
- Broadcom VMWare (ESXi, vSphere, vCenter)
- Security Information and Event Manager (SIEM)
- ACAS/Tenable.sc
- Backup/restoration (preferably VEEAM)
- Centralized Security Management (preferably McAfee ePO)
- Network Administration
- Cisco Switches
- Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
- Palo Alto Firewalls
- Solarwinds Orion
- IAT Level I Certification or higher is STRONGLY preferred – if not, must obtain one within 6 months of hire.
Responsibilities
- Installing and updating Operating Systems
- Software installation and administration
- Performing backup procedures
- Setting up a network to support modelling/simulation and emulating systems used on the bridge of US Navy ships
- Installing and configuring network switches
- Information Assurance competency
- IT skillset and Systems Administration background
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
