Systems Administrator - Network Monitoring - Active Top Secret clearance required

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

Top Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

Top Secret/SCI

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

Systems Administration

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Computer Systems, Enterprise Monitoring, Monitoring Solutions

Certifications:

None

Experience:

5 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

Systems Administrator -Network Monitoring

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a Systems Administrator with GDIT. A career in enterprise IT means connecting and enhancing the systems that matter most. At GDIT you’ll be at the forefront of innovation and play a meaningful part in improving how our customer operates.

How a Systems Administrator – Network Monitoring Will Make an Impact:

• Analyzing requirements, designing, implementing and maintaining enterprise monitoring tools and the supporting infrastructure.

• Configure and maintain the service to include the entry of the network nodes, categorization, service assignment, alert threshold configuration on services and applications.

• Maintain a 99.99% fully mission capable rate/ uptime for the network monitoring service.

• Maintain a 90% compliance rate for vulnerability management and security compliance.

• Provide quarterly status and configuration assessment of the networking monitoring service.

• Within 90 days of a new monitor servicing release, provide a service migration plan.

• Provide a quarterly vulnerability and security compliance status report based on scans provided by internal sources, citing the current vulnerability levels and security guidance compliance.

• Developing and implementing custom dashboards and alerts to meet the requirements of the application teams, customers and other support teams.

• Defining, creating, and maintaining processes required to monitor production and development environments to ensure a proactive approach for addressing alerts or problems.

• Defining and maintaining monitoring products and component standards for monitoring capabilities to deliver a flexible, scalable, secure, reliable, resilient, and cost-effective set of datacenter services.

•  Working with application teams, customers and other support teams to co-ordinate and facilitate incident triage and timely resolution of production monitoring issues.

• Developing standard operating procedures and user guides for the enterprise monitoring solutions.

• Identifying and developing ways to improve and automate monitoring to gain operational efficiencies and improve responsiveness.

What You’ll Need to Succeed:

• Education: BS in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Mathematics, or other related scientific or technical discipline (May substitute experience for education) 

• Required Experience: 5-8 years of relevant experience supporting projects of similar size, scope and complexity

• Required Technical Skills: DoD 8140 compliance required. (CompTIA Security+)

• Security Clearance Level: Active Top Secret (must have a T5 or T5R investigation within the last 5 years)

• Required Skills and Abilities: Highly motivated, self-starter with great communications skills; effective problem solver; able to thrive in a fast-paced, changing environment

• Location: Washington, District of Columbia; limited telework may be available

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE: 

• 401K with company match 

• Comprehensive health and wellness packages 

• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career 

• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications 

• Cutting-edge technology you can learn from  

• Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays 

The likely salary range for this position is $121,680 - $149,500. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibl