Systems Administrator

Job Type
Full-time
Description
Leading with our people, Digital Consultants' mission is to deliver the highest level of professional solutions while being a trusted partner and advisor to our customers. With a culture of practicality, opportunity, and creativity we remain dedicated to being honest, trustworthy, respectful, and ethical in everything we do. We are a certified SBA 8(a) small-disadvantaged business that supports multiple IT customers within the Federal, civilian, and private sectors. Digital Consultants also offers our employees growth opportunities, competitive wages, and a full benefits package. Our founding principles, Fairness and Common Sense make working here more than a job, it is the Digital family.
Digital Consultants is currently seeking an experienced System Administrator to provide sustainment and logistics services in support of Counter-UAS and traditional Airspace Security systems for a Sponsor located in Washington, DC. We are looking for a skilled and motivated individual who is eager to enhance their technical expertise while ensuring the availability, confidentiality, and integrity of critical systems and assets.
Duties to include:

• Manages the IT operations of the systems, including the performance of virus and vulnerability scans and deployment of software patches and upgrades.
• Manages and secures system networks and access privileges and monitors system integrity.
• Responds to directives and data calls related to information system security concerns and assist with the development of IT documentation.
• Supports and collaborates with information system security officials regarding Authority to Operate processes for the systems.
• Confers with and supports engineers, network administrators, and Systems Administrators regarding current and prospective system changes and future needs.
• Supports the installation and setup of system operational parameters.
• Updates, manages and maintains system configuration files.
• Develops and manages software backups.
• Facilitates and supports installation projects that directly impact the systems under administration.
• Performs diagnostics of IT hardware.
• Performs diagnostics of Windows and Linux-based Operating Systems.
• Assists with hardware inspections, cleaning, and general repairs.
• Assists with hardware troubleshooting to the component or board level.
• Assists with diagnostics and troubleshooting of software issues.
• Occasional work may be required outside of standard business hours, including nights and weekends.

Requirements

• Education: Master's or Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronic/Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Information Systems
• Clearance: Minimum Top Secret security clearance and Tier 4 public trust.
• Experience: Ten (10) years with Master's or 14 years with Bachelor's degree of professional experience in systems administration to include supporting daily operational requirements of computer network systems including workstation, file servers, and web servers. Duties include installation of hardware, software, systems upgrades, network accounts, network security, and web page design, interface and updates, and local system design documentation. Individual shall have experience maintaining, troubleshooting, and implementing network security tools including firewalls, anti-virus, and intrusion detection services. Individual shall be capable of training staff on software applicable to their position, assisting customers with information technology, monitoring system configuration (hardware and software), and providing instruction on computers and applications.
• Preferred: Microsoft Certified Professional Or Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator with LINUX certification (CompTIA Linux+ as a plus).

Digital Consultants, an inclusive and welcoming company, is fully committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, age (40 or older), disability, Veterans status or any other protected characteristic.
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