Data Center Administrator: TS/SCI Clearance, Onsite

General Dynamics - IT; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics - IT is hiring a Data Center Technician to support CIS. You will ensure reliability, security, and efficiency of mission-critical data center environments across a global enterprise.

Responsibilities include rack/stack, cabling, power and cooling checks, and documentation to sustain operational readiness. The role requires a DoD 8140 IA certification, TS/SCI clearance, and US citizenship, with onsite work and CONUS/OCONUS travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Data Center Administrator Senior requires a Bachelor's degree in an IT-related field or 8 years of relevant IT experience.
• Data Center Administrator Principal requires a Bachelor's degree in an IT-related field or 10 years of relevant IT experience.
• Data Center Administrator Sr Principal requires a Bachelor's degree in an IT-related field or 12 years of relevant IT experience.
• Meet DoD 8140 Information Assurance Workforce certification requirements (e.g., Security+ CE).
• Active TS/SCI clearance with a favorable polygraph.
• Hands-on data center operations including rack/stack, cabling, hardware support, and physical infra management.
• Understanding of power, cooling, cabling, and environmental monitoring standards.
• Familiarity with patching, security compliance, configuration baselines, and change control.
• Strong documentation, communication, and cross-team coordination.
• Ability to travel CONUS/OCONUS as required; US citizenship; onsite location.

Responsibilities

• Perform hands-on installation, racking, cabling, and maintenance of servers and storage systems.
• Manage physical data center operations including rack management, power, cooling checks.
• Conduct hardware break/fix, equipment moves, decommission devices, maintain inventory.
• Implement data center best practices for cabling, labeling, access control, compliance.
• Support site inspections, readiness assessments, and quality reviews to maintain facility health.
• Coordinate with engineering, operations, and cyber teams to integrate new equipment.
• Ensure proper handling of equipment per lifecycle management and sanitization requirements.
• Implement and validate patches and security updates per vulnerability directives.
• Investigate and resolve patch-related compliance issues; support POA&M development.

Skills

Data Center Operations

Rack/Stack

Cabling

Environmental Monitoring

Documentation

Security Compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT-related field

Job description

General Dynamics - IT is hiring a Data Center Technician to support CIS. You will ensure reliability, security, and efficiency of mission-critical data center environments across a global enterprise.

Responsibilities include rack/stack, cabling, power and cooling checks, and documentation to sustain operational readiness. The role requires a DoD 8140 IA certification, TS/SCI clearance, and US citizenship, with onsite work and CONUS/OCONUS travel as needed.