System Administrator

KBR • Bethesda, OH

25d • $75,000 - $130,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The System Administrator maintains the smooth operation of multi-user computer systems and coordinates with network administrators. The role interacts with users, evaluates vendor products, recommends hardware and software purchases, coordinates installation, and provides backup recovery. It develops and monitors policies and standards for allocating computing resources. Additional duties may include administering accounts, maintaining system documentation, tuning system performance, installing system-wide software, and allocating mass-storage space.

The position supports Oracle Sun Server X4 Series, x86, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems, including virtualized servers; performs user, disk, package, patch, storage, NFS, and disaster-recovery administration; and helps maintain VMware environments. The administrator supports server and desktop commercial and government-off-the-shelf applications, maintains operational procedures and guides, and documents break/fix incidents through tickets.

This is an on-site position at 8300 Professional Place, Landover, Maryland, with minimal travel and standard working hours. Candidates joining KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business before its planned spin-off are expected to transition to Trinzic when the separation is complete without needing to reapply.

Requirements

• Active/current TS/SCI security clearance.
• A bachelor's degree and 5 years of experience, a master's degree and 3 years of experience, or a PhD and 0 years of experience; relevant experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
• DOD 8570-compliant IAT Level II certification.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and maintain Oracle Sun Server X4 Series, x86, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems, including virtualized servers.
• Perform day-to-day systems administration, including user administration, disk management, package installation, patch management, storage management, NFS administration, and disaster recovery/failover.
• Identify, analyze, and resolve complex hardware, software, networking, and application problems; determine root causes, follow up, and coordinate changes.
• Ensure backups complete successfully and perform backup restores.
• Monitor host security and provide file-system access control.
• Assist with maintenance of the virtualized server environment.
• Create and configure hosts and virtual machines and allocate system resources.
• Maintain and patch existing hosts and virtual machines using VMware commercial off-the-shelf products.
• Support server and desktop commercial off-the-shelf, agent, and government off-the-shelf applications.
• Maintain operational procedures and guides and create tickets documenting break/fix incidents.
• Coordinate with network administrators, interact with users, evaluate vendor products, recommend hardware and software purchases, coordinate installations, and provide backup recovery.
• Develop and monitor policies and standards for allocating computing resources.
• Perform ancillary system administration tasks, potentially including account setup, system documentation, performance tuning, system-wide software installation, and mass-storage allocation.

Benefits

• KBR may offer additional compensation, which may include sign-on bonuses, relocation benefits, short-term incentives, long-term incentives, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.

What This Job Offers

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