Systems Engineer/Administrator

General Dynamics Information Technology • Hood, TX

22h • Onsite

About The Position

Advance how our customers operate while you advance your career. Join GDIT as a Systems Administrator and build an impactful career in enterprise IT, collaborating with people who are driven and resourceful like you. GDIT has an exciting opportunity for a System Administrator (SA) to support U.S. Army Europe in West Fort Hood, TX ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information and resources to support the warfighter. The SA designs, develops, installs, manages, maintains, and monitors Intel systems and infrastructure to ensure the highest levels of systems performance, security, and availability. The SA authors and updates documentation, diagrams, and SOPs on new and existing Intel systems. The SA stays current on operating systems, Intel software, hardware, and technological developments to recommends improvements to enhance mission and operational effectiveness. Provides expertise and recommendations in the development or modification of software programs, applications, operating systems, and hardware to enhance the Intel system. Maintains baseline configurations and performs modifications to Intel systems when approved. Provides technical support and troubleshooting to network, desktop, and systems hardware and software. Rapidly resolves system related problems. MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT As a Systems Administrator, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of U.S. Army Europe and AFRICOM. You will play a crucial role in mission command support. Design, development, installation configuration, and deployment of Intel systems, infrastructure, and storage platforms Enter support requests and track issues in the designated issue management system and triage requests Experience with Virtualization, Windows, Storage, Linux, SQL, and Active Directory. Develops and maintains technical documentation, system architecture, SOPs, diagrams, and system design documentation Assist with maintaining all related information security documentation and artifacts to meet continuous monitoring and compliance criteria. Performs system maintenance and administrative functions to lifecycle hardware, upgrade operating systems and software, patch systems, and maintain RMF compliance and optimal systems performance. Provide support to end users on a variety of issues including office automation software, scanning, printing, file recovery, user account management, and password resets. Perform cable management to add, move, install, and troubleshoot issues at user workstations and within data center areas. Provide management of Active Directory Organizational Unit’s to ensure compliance with organization policy. Install, Image, and Configure desktop workstations. Perform Active Directory (AD) administration and user access control. Analyzes complex system issues and takes actions to rapidly resolve problems Provide on-site diagnostic and corrective actions at local and remote sites Configure, maintain, patch, and harden Windows and Linux operating systems Occasional after hours on-call support and travel Excellent communication skills, able to explain technical issues and propose courses of action to leadership Experience identifying, analyzing, and resolving system problems.

Requirements

• Top Secret Clearance
• 5+ years of related experience
• BS/BA in information technology or related industry training in performing systems administration support is preferred.
• A current IAT II Certification is required at time of hire.
• Candidates should have at least one major industry certification (MCSA, CCNA, etc.)
• US citizenship required
• Relevant and related military or government experience performing systems administration support is desired.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Virtualization, Windows, Storage, Linux, SQL, and Active Directory.

Responsibilities

• Designs, develops, installs, manages, maintains, and monitors Intel systems and infrastructure to ensure the highest levels of systems performance, security, and availability.
• Authors and updates documentation, diagrams, and SOPs on new and existing Intel systems.
• Stays current on operating systems, Intel software, hardware, and technological developments to recommends improvements to enhance mission and operational effectiveness.
• Provides expertise and recommendations in the development or modification of software programs, applications, operating systems, and hardware to enhance the Intel system.
• Maintains baseline configurations and performs modifications to Intel systems when approved.
• Provides technical support and troubleshooting to network, desktop, and systems hardware and software.
• Rapidly resolves system related problems.
• Design, development, installation configuration, and deployment of Intel systems, infrastructure, and storage platforms.
• Enter support requests and track issues in the designated issue management system and triage requests.
• Develops and maintains technical documentation, system architecture, SOPs, diagrams, and system design documentation.
• Assist with maintaining all related information security documentation and artifacts to meet continuous monitoring and compliance criteria.
• Performs system maintenance and administrative functions to lifecycle hardware, upgrade operating systems and software, patch systems, and maintain RMF compliance and optimal systems performance.
• Provide support to end users on a variety of issues including office automation software, scanning, printing, file recovery, user account management, and password resets.
• Perform cable management to add, move, install, and troubleshoot issues at user workstations and within data center areas.
• Provide management of Active Directory Organizational Unit’s to ensure compliance with organization policy.
• Install, Image, and Configure desktop workstations.
• Perform Active Directory (AD) administration and user access control.
• Analyzes complex system issues and takes actions to rapidly resolve problems.
• Provide on-site diagnostic and corrective actions at local and remote sites.
• Configure, maintain, patch, and harden Windows and Linux operating systems.
• Occasional after hours on-call support and travel.
• Excellent communication skills, able to explain technical issues and propose courses of action to leadership.
• Experience identifying, analyzing, and resolving system problems.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages
• 401K with company match
• Competitive pay
• Paid time off
• Full flex work weeks where possible
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees