215633 - SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR 3

Chipton-Ross is seeking a Systems Administrator 3 for a contract position in Newport News, VA.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS (REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE):

• Bachelor’s Degree and 6 years of experience. Master’s Degree and 4 years of experience. 4 years of related exempt experience can be substituted for Bachelor’s degree. 8 years of non-related exempt experience can be substituted for Bachelor’s degree. A relevant professional certification can be substituted for a Bachelor’s Degree.
• PPE: Hard Hat, Steel Toes, Hearing and eye protection and flashlight

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintains smooth operation of multi-user computer systems, including coordination with network administrators.
• Interacts with users and evaluates vendor products.
• Makes recommendations to purchase hardware and software, coordinates installation and provides backup recovery.
• Develops and monitors policies and standards for allocation related to the use of computing resources.
• Ancillary duties may include setting up administrator and service accounts, maintaining system documentation, tuning system performance, installing system wide software and allocating mass storage space.

Installation & Configuration:

• Installing, configuring, and maintaining operating systems, server hardware, and related software and applications.
• System Maintenance:

Monitoring system performance, applying software updates and security patches, and managing user accounts, permissions, and access rights.

Troubleshooting & Support:

• Diagnosing and resolving technical issues to ensure the continuous operation of systems, often requiring on-call availability for emergencies.

Security Management:

• Implementing and enforcing security best practices, managing firewalls, and developing safeguards to protect systems and data from breaches.
• Data Management:
• Designing and implementing backup solutions, managing data storage, and developing and executing disaster recovery plans.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS (DESIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

• Experience installing, configuring, securing, troubleshooting, and maintaining Windows, and enterprise Linux systems. Red Hat Enterprise Linux and its variants a plus.
• Experience installing, configuring, securing, troubleshooting, and maintaining virtualization solutions.

Preference for experience with VMware/vSphere.

• Experience configuring, securing, troubleshooting, and maintaining network infrastructure equipment in either Layer 2 or Layer 3 configurations.
• Department of Defense DIACAP/RMF accreditation experience a plus.

REQUIRED EDUCATION:

Bachelor’s Degree. Education must be accredited.

WORK HOURS:

Full-Time. First Shift 7:30AM-4:00 PM