System Administrator

AeroVironment

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About The Position

In support of the Joint Navigation Warfare Center (JNWC) contract, you will be part of our team’s efforts to empower the Department of Defense’s navigation warfare (NAVWAR) mission to ensure positioning, navigation, and navigation timing superiority. Our mission is to provide combatant commanders and joint force commanders with subject matter expertise on planning and conducting NAVWAR by providing knowledge of friendly and enemy NAVWAR Order of Battle and PNT-related successes and threats. More About the Role: Support the DevOps team by providing routine OS, software, and application support. Track, version, deploy, and roll back database changes to production and development databases. You will be responsible for the maintenance, configuration, and reliable operation of computer systems, network servers, and virtualization. Provide documentation and technical specifications to IT staff for planning and implementing new or upgrades of IT infrastructure. Perform or delegate regular backup operations and implement appropriate processes for data protection, disaster recovery, and failover procedures. You will be responsible for capacity, storage planning, and database performance. Configure databases to meet cybersecurity requirements, ensure regulatory compliance, and adhere to database best practices. Automate and standardize repetitive tasks with version-controlled scripts and procedures. Analyze and write complex queries to support gathering metrics, troubleshooting application issues, and diagnosing performance issues. Work closely with members of the development, test, and operations teams to troubleshoot build breaks, enforce software quality standards, and deployment of the application to non‐production and production environments. Manage and monitor all installed systems and infrastructure. The position may require CONUS/OCONUS travel and shiftwork supporting operations, exercises, and conferences. Due to the nature of the position, if selected, you will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Requirements

• 5 – 7 years of relevant Systems Administration experience
• BA/BS in a related field
• Must have either CompTIA Server +, CompTIA Security+, or Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE), or an equivalent certification
• Current TS/SCI clearance

Nice To Haves

• Prior leadership or management experience

Responsibilities

• Support the DevOps team by providing routine OS, software, and application support.
• Track, version, deploy, and roll back database changes to production and development databases.
• Responsible for the maintenance, configuration, and reliable operation of computer systems, network servers, and virtualization.
• Provide documentation and technical specifications to IT staff for planning and implementing new or upgrades of IT infrastructure.
• Perform or delegate regular backup operations and implement appropriate processes for data protection, disaster recovery, and failover procedures.
• Responsible for capacity, storage planning, and database performance.
• Configure databases to meet cybersecurity requirements, ensure regulatory compliance, and adhere to database best practices.
• Automate and standardize repetitive tasks with version-controlled scripts and procedures.
• Analyze and write complex queries to support gathering metrics, troubleshooting application issues, and diagnosing performance issues.
• Work closely with members of the development, test, and operations teams to troubleshoot build breaks, enforce software quality standards, and deployment of the application to non‐production and production environments.
• Manage and monitor all installed systems and infrastructure.

Benefits

• AV offers an excellent benefits package including medical, dental vision, 401K with company matching, a 9/80 work schedule and a paid holiday shutdown.
• For more information about our company benefit offerings please visit: http://www.avinc.com/myavbenefits.
• We also encourage you to review our company website at http://www.avinc.com to learn more about us.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level