Systems Administrator

Soft Tech Consulting•White Sands, NM

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Soft Tech Consulting is seeking a highly motivated, self-directed individual to fill the role of Intermediate Systems Administrator for one of our government clients. The selected individual will join a collaborative team environment where they will provide expertise and support, including helping to define the projects objectives, support quality control, and support coordinating the efforts of team members to deliver projects according to plan. Key to the success of this position is the successful delivery of projects, and effective communication to all levels of staff for reporting project status. MUST BE US CITIZEN MUST HAVE INTERIM SECRET CLEARANCE OR HIGHER ONSITE: WHITE SANDS, NM SALARY IS DEPENDENT UPON THE CANDIDATE’S SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS HIGH END OF THE SALARY RANGE IS CONSIDERED FOR THOSE WHO EXCEED QUALIFICATIONS IN A REQUIRED AREA Soft Tech offers competitive BENEFITS in the areas of: MEDICAL, DENTAL, VISION, 401K, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance, PTO, AND PAID HOLIDAYS

Requirements

BA or BS Bachelor’s Degree with 5+ years of overall applicable experience highly preferred. Minimum requirement is HS Diploma with 7+ years of overall applicable experience.
Interim Secret is allowed until full Secret clearance.
Obtain and maintain (if don't already possess) a computing environment certification relevant to job duties (must have within 6 months of hire) (i.e., CompTIA Linux+, Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA), etc.)
DoD 8570.01-M baseline certification at time of hire. (i.e., CompTIA Security+, CASP+ or CISSP)
Must be able to work independently.
Must have strong verbal and written communication skills.
Must be able to follow instructions and provide support to all team members.
Must be able to work independently.
Must have strong verbal and written communication skills.
Must be able to follow instructions and provide support to all team members.

Nice To Haves

Experience with any of the following technologies preferred: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and 9.
Windows Server 2019/2022.
RHEL enterprise tools such as Satellite, Puppet, Ansible, Centrify, and JAMF.
Mongo, Maria, PostgresSQL, or MySQL database management and maintenance.
Veeam Backup and Repository, ExaGrid disk appliances, PureStorage flash storage Citrix Xen Desktop, Xen App, and NetScaler.
McAfee Host Based Security System (HBSS) and Army Endpoint Security System (AESS) ePO server.
Splunk Enterprise Security.
Microsoft domain management including Active Directory and Group Policy.
Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM) and Windows Server Update Services (WSUS).
Microsoft IIS and Apache.
Experience with change management processes.

Responsibilities

Troubleshoot system outages to resolve the problem and recover services to maximum performance as quickly as possible.
Assist with implementation, configuration, and maintenance of various technologies across multiple areas such as virtual server and desktop Infrastructure, web hosting and application support, printer and multifunction devices, domain services, enterprise infrastructure, data backup, endpoint security, and enterprise operations/monitoring.
Ensure that all client services, including underlying hardware and software, meets all DoD 8500 series and NIST 800-53 security requirements.
Install, configure, and maintain above baseline software.
Develop systems architecture and other system engineering/administration documentation.
Assist with test plans to evaluate hardware and software being considered for implementation or production.
Adhere to server backup and restore operations as defined per SOP.
Adhere to the disaster recovery plan for all systems.
Perform testing prior to applying changes to systems to ensure full functionality and integration with all services.
Implement, monitor, and troubleshoot installation of patches, updates, additional tools and future versions of software on RHEL and Windows servers and workstations.
Ensure server logs are managed according to SOP and are provided to the ISSM (Information Systems Security Manager) upon request.
Perform preventative maintenance and server patching after core business hours if necessary.
Provide engineering consulting and compliance management.
Prepare and present training information to the technical staff and user personnel.
Maintain data integrity including virus checking.
Ensure maximum availability and performance of systems given available resources.
Participate in Change Management Control process and Requests for Change submissions.
Administer system security tools to include ACAS, SCAP and Radix.
Ensure configuration compliance with Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIG) using existing tools such as Radix or Eval-STIG.
Ensure STIG checklists and associated artifacts for all technologies are reviewed, and validation results are posted.
Assist with implementation, configuration, and maintenance of various technologies in various technology areas including virtual server and desktop Infrastructure, web hosting and application support, printer and multifunction devices, domain services, enterprise infrastructure, data backup, endpoint security, and enterprise operations/monitoring.