Systems Administrator Senior Technician _TS/SCI with Polygraph
About The Position
Advance how our customers operate while you advance your career. Join GDIT as a Systems Administrator Senior Technician and build an impactful career in enterprise IT, collaborating with people who are driven and resourceful like you. MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT As a Systems Administrator Senior Technician, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of our customer. The primary responsibilities of our Systems Technicians are to maintain computers, voice, video, network, and server hardware equipment used to support IT services. They also provide installation maintenance and troubleshooting support of information systems applications and related peripheral hardware. Our technician is a key contact for customers who need assistance in resolving technical issues, and communicates on incident status, analysis, and solutions. This includes conducting in-depth troubleshooting of incident tickets and change requests leveraging a well-rounded understanding of baseline systems/services and troubleshooting techniques. This position requires a well-versed technician that can help clients install, repair, maintain hardware and software while building relationships with our customers.
Requirements
- Technical Training, Certification(s) or Degree
- 3+ years of related experience
- Understanding of desktop computers, thin clients, servers, VoIP phones, video conferencing, cabling standards, installation, systems administration, testing equipment, and ITIL best practices
- Must possess appropriate and current DoD Information Assurance (IA) Certification to be considered for employment: CompTIA Security+ CE is the minimum certification.
- TS/SCI with Polygraph
- US citizenship required
Nice To Haves
- AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
- An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
- Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
- Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace
Responsibilities
- Perform Service Operations and support Service Transition activities for IT infrastructure to include desktop computers, thin clients, servers, telephones, cabling, and administration
- Maintain current technical knowledge to resolve complex issues requiring detailed systems and applications understanding
- Install, upgrade, repair, support customer baseline equipment and related devices
- Perform daily systems checks, datacenter walkthroughs for alerts/ alarms, degradation of services or systems
- Perform anomaly, incident resolution, request fulfillment, Install Move Add Change Disposal (IMACD) support, Trusted Agent support, asset & configuration management of the operational baseline, support overall incident and change management
- Troubleshoot, diagnose, isolate, and resolve system service failures to meet program resolution timelines (Critical, Essential and Support)
- Reseat cards, reboot hardware, replace hardware components, and replace cabling
- Re-image or reload software to approved baseline standard, run diagnostics to repair storage disc or corrupted files
- Customer service oriented with ability to explain technical terms in a user-friendly way, and work with our customers to properly diagnose system issues and recommend solutions
- Provide situational awareness to operations leadership: technicians on incident troubleshooting actions, coordination, and resolution status
- Communicate incident ticket: change request updates with managers, team members, service providers, customers, and stakeholders
- Update incident: change documentation, configuration management database (CMDB), knowledge articles, training resources and other documentation
- Support non-standard surge services for special projects and high visibility activities as directed
- Collaborate with internal and external customers, agencies, and service providers
- Support incident, problem, change management resolution activities to include Technical Exchange Meetings (TEMs)
- Provide process improvement recommendations and integrate support best practices.
- Participates in special projects as required.
Benefits
- 401K with company match
- competitive pay
- paid time off
- variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts
- dental plan options
- a vision plan
- a 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
- a variety of 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, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
