Systems Administrator

Leidos•Chantilly, VA

13d•$131,300 - $237,350

About The Position

Leidos is seeking 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 and upgrading SQL Servers. The 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. The role involves supporting system engineering to perform operational and system administrative tasks, identify and remediate system risks, and implement proactive solutions for evolving technological infrastructure needs. The Systems Engineer (SE) will work closely with the customer for work prioritization, execute systems engineering tasks, provide technical support, and assist in resolving escalated technical issues. The SE will plan and manage hardware (HW) and software (SW) modifications and upgrades, serve as lead for select IT contractors, and support 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, furthering the adoption of a cloud environment. Occasional nights, weekends, and holidays may be required.

Requirements

Must have an active TS/SCI with Poly.
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.
AWS cloud experience in a Windows environment.
Proficient in the MS Product Suite.

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 administering user access by adding and deleting user accounts, maintaining user permissions and access privileges.
Experience making application software and operating system configuration changes necessary to resolve trouble tickets or to comply with Sponsor requirements and IT best practices.
Experience implementing, with oversight, the customer's requirements.
Experience evaluating and mitigating software security vulnerabilities.
Experience with the customers unique IT infrastructure and ongoing projects.
Experience with the customer's audit and analysis software packages.
Experience communicating orally and in writing with stakeholders.
Experience conducting data transfer operations.
Experience executing O&M tasks as necessary to support the Sponsor’s software and hardware infrastructure.

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.