Systems Administrator /Operations 24x7 Support (Night Shift 5:30PM-5:30AM )

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

Top Secret/SCI

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

Suitability:

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

Systems Administration

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Enterprise Systems, Server Administration, Troubleshooting

Certifications:

Security+ - CompTIA

Experience:

5 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

Transform technology into opportunity 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 agencies operate.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Systems Administrator you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on TS/SCI cleared Systems Administrator joining our team to Support our intelligence customer in Springfield, VA.

HOW A SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

The Systems Administrator, working as an Operations 24x7 Support Technician, is a mission-essential teammate that actively provides tier 2+ Network & Infrastructure AQL/SLA Compliance and support of data center & user facing systems in an enterprise environment. Systems include but are not limited to: Virtual infrastructure (drive space management, high availability systems, etc), Unix/Linux systems, Microsoft Windows systems, Data Center LAN, Storage solutions, Oracle & SQL database and other high priority systems in support of critical CONUS and OCONUS operations. Ensures 99.99% uptime of enterprise systems in a 24/7 mission critical environment. The Operations Support Technician also provides oversight of the incident management process and the change execution process. The daily tasks are described as follows:

-           Conducting real-time, pro-active SLA Compliance monitoring of compute, cloud and network resources across the enterprise.

-           Responding, triaging, and troubleshooting system alerts indicating issues with data center components.

-           Conducting hands-on administration of virtual machines, hosts, and other IT devices via vCenter, remote desktop protocols, and other virtualized management interfaces. Administration consists of, but is not limited to: assessing all virtual resources, consoling into virtual machines, creating/deleting virtual snapshots, fully triaging virtual server issues, and restarting virtual machines.

-           Providing first contact response and initial resolution for all associated, technical engineering lanes within the environment

-           Accurately log, ticket, and own/escalate incidents resulting from infrastructure events.

-           Managing and tracking execution of authorized changes throughout the Change Management life cycle.

-           Troubleshooting, accurately tracking and resolving assigned incidents

-           Creating and tracking trend reports

-           Creating and maintaining standard operating procedures and operational reporting protocol for the purpose of communicating system and network health with upper management, government customers, mission partners, service providers, and agency executives.

-           Interacting with vendors to coordinate the maintenance and replacement of hardware that effects high and critical priority systems and environments

-           Maintaining extremely accurate, high level reporting of all issues

-           Connectivity monitoring and SLA Compliance of cloud-based systems

-           Provisioning thin client software

-           Contributing to continual improvement of IT Operations and processes

NIGHT SHIFT: Sun - Weds (alternating) 5:30PM - 5:30AM

How would we describe our new teammate?

The ideal candidate is a skilled and trustworthy teammate that exhibits the attributes of professionalism, integrity, effective communication, trainability, and a high level of attentiveness. We would love to work with a teammate that is willing to stay coachable and always willing to help the team. Working in a 24x7, mission-essential Operations environment, our new teammate should be ready and willing to be punctual and present to help the customer on a consistent basis.

What level of Education, Certification and Experience are ideal?

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical disc