Systems Administrator with Security Clearance

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Job description

Overview Location: Doral, FL Security Clearance Required: Active TS clearance (with SCI Eligibility) and eligibility to obtain CI Poly This position is not open for any clearance upgrades or sponsorship. Required Certification: Must have Security+ certification or DoD 8570 Level II equivalent within 90 days of hire teKnoluxion provides the Defense and Intelligence Communities technical experts in the fields of Software & Systems Engineering, Enterprise Operations, and Cloud Services Management & Consulting. Our goal is not to simply support efforts, but to ignite a technology revolution, bridging the growing technology gap between the Government and commercial space. Are you ready to test your abilities as a Systems Administrator and team member in a sophisticated enterprise exploitation environment? Would you like to make an immediate and direct impact in your job? Join a dedicated team supporting the UDS contract at NGA. Responsibilities What you get to do every day: Performs systems design, development, and integration in a Windows and Unix environment. Performs continual maintenance and provides highly complex solutions for security, backup and redundancy problems. Provide engineering support to IT systems including day-to-day operations, monitoring and problem resolution for all of the client server and network devices. Provide engineering support for the systems administrator for systems issues that have been escalated and communicate status to agency management Isolate, troubleshoot and resolve hardware and software problems involving the applications, the operating system, the hardware, the communications infrastructure, or any combination therefore Responsible for infrastructure including design, installing, configuring, testing and maintaining integrity of operating systems and configure network components along with implementing operating systems enhancements to improve reliability and performance Integrate new technologies into new and existing systems including the transition and migration of corporate systems. Assist with achieving optimum performance and availability standards through implementing appropriate technical solutions. Attend meetings weekly and provide status reports. Resolve a wide range of system issues, troubleshooting software, hardware, diagnosis of network issues, and addressing escalated trouble tickets and service tasks. Attend Authorized Outage, Firewall Change Request, and Root Cause Analysis Boards as required Create and follow procedures to maintain and manage multiple linked databases including security, data safety and integrity, disaster recovery, and bulk data import/exports. Conduct routine and emergency maintenance of assigned data center equipment Communicate/coordinate scheduled preventive maintenance windows with potentially impacted customers Collaborate and contribute to the development, engineering and testing of backup and recovery plans Participate in technical research and development to enable continuing innovation Ensure systems are secure to STIG guidelines by utilizing tools such as Retina and HBSS Maintain operational, configuration, and other standard operating procedures (SOPs). Verify system availability with existing Enterprise tools Create and modify scripts in multiple disciplines on Windows, Linux, and Solaris Systems Liaise with vendors and other IT personnel for problem resolution Qualifications Clearance Required: Active TS clearance (with SCI Eligibility) and eligibility to obtain CI Poly This position is not open for any clearance upgrades or sponsorship. Education/Experience: Requires Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline , or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience 10+ years of relevant experience Required Certification: Must have Security+ certification or DoD 8570 Level II equivalent within 90 days of hire Required Skills: UNIX, Windows, and/or Storage administration Experience working with trouble reporting and tracking systems such as Service+ Ability to respond to after hour calls "provide on-call support" Ability to travel 0-20% to local area sites as well as other locations with similar architecture/footprint. Strong documentation skills, experience work with MS office products especially Excel, Outlook, and Word.
Strong customer support skills providing support to end users.
Must have a valid US passport Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment Physical Requirements? Need to be able to lift/move/carry equipment as necessary (max 40 pounds) During visits to areas of operations, may be exposed to extreme cold or hot weather conditions and occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and loud noise. What is ideal? Experience in the imagery intelligence domain a plus Knowledge of the Customer's processes and procedures and of the Customer's production systems a plus Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment Ability to function as a team member and independently Prefer skills in one or more of the following: Window Server, Red Hat, IRIX, Solaris, Sybase, Informix, SQL, and Imagery Production Chain
Intelligence Community Experience preferred What you can expect from us Recognizing great achievements do not go unnoticed by teKnoluxion through service anniversaries, spot awards, and employee referral bonuses You'll join a growing organization of passionate, top-shelf, IT engineering professionals with extensive experience in actively developing the technology revolution in the Intelligence community Highlights of our benefits include Health/Dental/Vision, 401(k) match and potential Profit Sharing, Universal Leave, STD/LTD/Life Insurance/Voluntary Life Insurance, Stipends, Referral Bonuses, and more! Compensation is unique to each candidate and compensation packages are based on education, experience, and other requirements. teKnoluxion is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law. teKnoluxion does not have a vaccination mandate applicable to team members. Vaccination requirements will depend on the status of the federal contractor mandate and customer site requirements. Regardless of vaccination status , personnel are required to wear masks while indoors when the CDC COVID-19 Community Level is High.

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