Systems Administrator

Leidos•Chantilly, VA

12d•Onsite

About The Position

Leidos is looking for a Systems Administrator with AWS cloud experience in a Windows environment to perform O&M/A&A/patching duties as well as assist with managing/upgrading their SQL Servers. Candidate must be proficient in the MS Product Suite to help move their COTS products into their cloud environment. SPLUNK experience is more important than McAfee. Expectation requires support specializing in system engineering to perform operational and system administrative tasks, identify and remediate system risks, and implement proactive solutions that address evolving technological infrastructure needs. The SE will work closely with the customer for work prioritization. The SE will execute systems engineering tasks as necessary to support the main information technology enterprise. The SE will provide technical support and assist in the resolution of escalated technical issues. The SE will plan and manage hardware (HW) and software (SW) modifications and upgrades. The SE will serve as lead for select IT contractors. The SE will support the activities and future growth of the customer's virtual environment through vendor discussions, Technical Exchange Meetings (TEMs), system patching and upgrades, Assessment & Accreditation (A&A) efforts, backup solutions, and Disaster Recovery (DR) implementation in furtherance of an adoption of a cloud environment. The SE will work occasional nights, weekends, and Holidays as necessary. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Requirements

Active TS/SCI with Poly
Bachelor's degree and at least 12 years of experience OR a Master's and at least 10 years of experience OR 16+ years of experience in lieu of a degree
Experience serving as a team lead
Experience supporting a stand-alone environment
Experience planning and leading software modifications and upgrades
Experience managing an on-premises virtual infrastructure
Experience planning, implementing, and maintaining a Disaster Recovery Site
Experience transitioning an on-premises virtual solution to a virtual private cloud (VPC)
Experience managing MS Product Suite, MS Server 2012/2019 and MS SQL
Experience administering a vulnerability assessment tool, for example Rapid7 and Nessus
Experience managing virtual appliance suites, for example Nutanix and Rubrik
Experience administering SPLUNK
Experience administering McAfee
Experience interacting with end users to provide guidance and hands-on support to help resolve problems, concerns, and errors and to explain or demonstrate procedures and techniques
Experience maintaining system accreditation
Experience conducting security audits of virtual environments in collaboration with external groups

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting TeamMate+™, TeamMateAM™, and TeamMate Analytics ™
Experience supporting Case Management Tracking System (CMTS)
Experience supporting Idea™
Experience making virtual machine configuration changes necessary to resolve trouble tickets or to comply with customer's requirements and IT best practices
Experience with the customers unique IT infrastructure and ongoing projects
Experience with the customer's audit and analysis software packages

Responsibilities

Perform O&M/A&A/patching duties
Assist with managing/upgrading SQL Servers
Move COTS products into their cloud environment
Perform operational and system administrative tasks
Identify and remediate system risks
Implement proactive solutions that address evolving technological infrastructure needs
Work closely with the customer for work prioritization
Execute systems engineering tasks as necessary to support the main information technology enterprise
Provide technical support and assist in the resolution of escalated technical issues
Plan and manage hardware (HW) and software (SW) modifications and upgrades
Serve as lead for select IT contractors
Support the activities and future growth of the customer's virtual environment through vendor discussions, Technical Exchange Meetings (TEMs), system patching and upgrades, Assessment & Accreditation (A&A) efforts, backup solutions, and Disaster Recovery (DR) implementation in furtherance of an adoption of a cloud environment
Work occasional nights, weekends, and Holidays as necessary
Administering user access by adding and deleting user accounts, maintaining user permissions and access privileges
Making application software and operating system configuration changes necessary to resolve trouble tickets or to comply with Sponsor requirements and IT best practices
Implementing, with oversight, the customer's requirements
Evaluating and mitigating software security vulnerabilities
Communicating orally and in writing with stakeholders
Conducting data transfer operations
Executing O&M tasks as necessary to support the Sponsor’s software and hardware infrastructure