Systems Network Administrator Lead

DMI • Tysons, VA

3d • $100,521 - $125,652

About The Position

DMI, LLC is seeking a Systems Network Administrator Lead to own systems and network administration, operations, and maintenance for platforms installed across a nationwide DoD enterprise. The Lead ensures the enterprise meets defined service levels, serves as DMI's service owner for service solutions, and plans and organizes the contractor team responsible for operating and maintaining customer-built networks.

The role leads an Outage Response Team providing 24/7/365 coverage, virtually or on site at headquarters and field locations. During outages, the Lead directs resolution activity, owns the fix, communicates with other agencies and vendors on the customer's behalf, and keeps customer leadership informed. The role also covers continuity of operations (COOP) and disaster recovery. The Lead develops and maintains outage response procedures, documents response activity, and keeps the Incident Response Plan current through quarterly reviews.

The position applies security principles, practices, and procedures under the Risk Management Framework (RMF), supports engineering development and integration, and performs system-level product configuration and validation. The role is based in McLean, Virginia. Applicants must be U.S. citizens. Selected applicants may be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Requirements

• Hold certifications required by DoDM 8140.03 for the assigned work role, such as CompTIA Security+ CE.
• Hold ITIL v4 Practice Manager certification, or ITIL v4 Foundation certification or higher.
• At least three years within the past five years working with IPv4 or IPv6 protocol stacks.
• Be available to start on the Project Start Date and willing to sign a Letter of Commitment.
• At least five years within the past ten years managing enterprise IT teams in geographically separated locations supporting operations and maintenance of physical and virtual servers, Windows and UNIX/Linux, Microsoft and SQL databases, SharePoint, VMware ESXi, software applications, scripting, storage area networks, and computer security.
• At least one year within the past ten years leading network personnel and coordinating outage response procedures.
• At least five years within the past ten years working with cloud-based solutions or virtual desktop enterprise environments.
• At least five years within the past ten years in network or system administration, including outage response and incident management.
• At least one year within the past ten years working with DISA network transport solutions or comparable large-scale enterprise, federal, or mission networks.
• At least six years within the past fifteen years supporting global network systems and subsystems, troubleshooting LAN, MPLS, BGP, and WAN issues and network and service availability, and recommending fixes and enhancements.
• At least three years within the past ten years planning and executing local and long-haul communications.
• At least three years within the past ten years supporting and troubleshooting firewall appliances, rulesets, and firewall solutions.
• Two or more networking certifications, such as CCNA, Network+, or JNCIA.
• At least one security certification, such as Security+, CISSP, or CySA+.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.

Responsibilities

• Lead systems and network administration, operations, and maintenance for enterprise platforms, and serve as DMI's service owner for service solutions.
• Ensure enterprise operations meet defined service levels.
• Apply security principles, practices, and procedures under the Risk Management Framework (RMF) to maintain compliance with security regulations.
• Support engineering development, integration, interface design analysis, infrastructure integration, and hardware and software testing.
• Perform system-level product configuration and validate integration of hardware, software, operating systems, and other platform specifications while maintaining interoperability with legacy systems.
• Plan and organize the contractor team responsible for operations and maintenance of customer-built networks.
• Lead and direct the 24/7/365 Outage Response Team and oversee network outage response and recovery, including continuity of operations (COOP) and disaster recovery.
• Serve as the primary point of contact during outages, communicate with outside agencies and vendors on the customer's behalf, and brief customer leadership on outage status.
• Develop and maintain outage response procedures and ensure the team is ready to respond.
• Create and maintain the Incident Response Plan, review it quarterly for accurate system names and procedures, and ensure outage response activity is documented.

Benefits

• Virtual health visits, commuter perks, pet insurance, and entertainment discounts.
• Tuition assistance and internal career growth opportunities.
• 401(k) matches, life and disability insurance, and financial wellness tools.
• Annual awards, service anniversaries, referral bonuses, and peer-to-peer recognition.
• Healthcare coverage, wellness programs, flu shots, and biometric screenings.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed