Tier III Systems Administrator

Planned Systems International, Inc. • Alexandria, VA

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About The Position

Planned Systems International (PSI) is an Enterprise IT services company who focuses on designing, building, securing, and operating cutting-edge software solutions that drive mission success and operational excellence for Federal Government organizations. PSI is currently seeking an Tier III System Administrator.

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI security clearance.
• 8+ years’ experience in the Information Technology field (or 4 years with 4-year related college degree, MIS, CIS, etc).
• BA or BS degree in Information Technology or similar desirable if under 8 years experience.
• DoDD 8140/8570.01-M Baseline IA at IAT II or better: CCNA, CySA+, GICSP, GSE, Security+ CE or SSCP.
• Outgoing team player and self-motivated individual with excellent communication skills with the ability and desire to interact with all users and work closely with other technical staff or independently.
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task effectively under pressure with the ability to frequently reassess priorities for multiple tasks or projects.
• Strong time management and resource management capabilities.

Nice To Haves

• Operation experience with NIPR, SIPR, JWICS, DDTE, DREN, SDREN, AWS, AWS GovCloud (US), milCloud, SC2S, and/or C2S.
• Build, operate, and maintain Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server 2019, RHEL and CentOS 6, 7 servers.
• Manage Active Directory, configure and manage Windows Network Policy Server (Dot1X,RADIUS), configure Group Policy Objects (GPO), apply and/or assess operating system, web server, and web application STIGs and SRGs.
• Windows Server, RHEL, CentOS, and understanding/experience with application of DISA IASE STIGs and SRGs and DoD, Army, and IC policies and procedures.
• IIS, Splunk, BMC, Ivanti, SolarWinds, ArcGIS, Backup Exec, HBSS.
• Experience with NetApp, Quantum, and/or Nimble storage products and cloud storage such as AWS EBS, EFS, S3, S3 IA, Glacier.
• Install, configure, and manage, and maintain VMware vSphere 6.x, ESXi, vCenter. Be able to apply and/or assess applicable STIGs and SRGs.
• Configure and manage MS SQL and PostgreSQL databases and apply and/or assess database STIGs or SRG.
• Experience with disaster recovery configurations.
• Knowledgeable in application transport and network infrastructure protocols (SSL/TLS, DNS, DHCP, NTP, SSH, HTTP/S, SMTP and Microsoft AD), and possess an understanding of how to support these applications/protocols.
• Experience with systems and data encryption.
• Experienced with fail-over clusters, load balancing and data replication technologies.
• Familiarity with configuring both CISCO and Brocade Fibre Channel switches.

Responsibilities

• Install, support and maintain hardware and software infrastructure according to best practices, industry standards, and/or customer/organizational requirements including routers, switches, firewalls, servers, and storage systems.
• Diagnose problems and solve issues, often under time constraint.
• Implement the necessary controls and procedures to protect information systems assets from intentional or inadvertent modification, disclosure, or destruction.
• Provide network and host-based security, incident response, and log collection and analysis.
• Perform regular security monitoring to identify any possible intrusions.
• Assist in the development of guidelines and procedures for administration and security best practices.
• Monitor resource usage, anticipate problems, and suggest solutions.
• Manage production systems and provide higher-level technical support (Tier II, III) to clients when needed.
• Work closely with colleagues to meet team goals and improve processes and practices.
• Create and maintain documentation of the systems.
• Manage hypervisors in and VMware environment, including configuration, deployment, troubleshooting and maintenance.
• Provide software and hardware support to the development team.
• SQL Server database administration required including, Installation, configuration, maintenance, backup, and security.
• Setup offsite disaster recovery environment.
• Basic support for SAN (Storage Area Network) and NAS (Network-Attached Storage) devices.
• Review system and security logs and report to team regarding incidents or potential threats to the network environment, users or infrastructure.
• Monitor the production environment and report any code/security related issues to the development team.

Benefits

• PSI offers full-time, benefits eligible employees a competitive total compensation package that includes paid leave, and options for employer sponsored group medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, AD&D coverage, legal services, identity theft, and accident insurance.
• Flexible spending account and health saving account options offer pre-tax savings for qualified medical, dental, and vision expenses.
• The company sponsored 401(k) retirement plan has an employer contribution match that is immediately vested.
• We invest in the professional growth of our employees through professional courses, certifications, and tuition reimbursement programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level