Lead AWS Windows Systems Administrator

Leidos Inc; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 131,000 - 237,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Health and Wellness programs

Income Protection

Paid Leave

Retirement

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Systems Administrator with AWS cloud experience in a Windows environment to perform O&M/A&A/patching duties and assist with managing/upgrading SQL Servers.

The candidate must be proficient in the MS Product Suite to help move COTS products into the cloud; SPLUNK experience is emphasized over McAfee. The role involves system engineering tasks, DR planning, and occasional after-hours work.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Poly.
• Bachelor's degree and 12+ years experience, or Master's and 10+ years, or 16+ years experience in lieu of a degree.
• Experience leading a team.
• Experience supporting a stand-alone environment.
• Experience planning and leading software modifications and upgrades.
• Experience managing an on-premises virtual infrastructure.
• Experience planning, implementing, and maintaining a Disaster Recovery Site.
• Experience transitioning on-prem to a VPC.
• Experience managing MS Product Suite, MS Server 2012/2019 and MS SQL.
• Experience administering SPLUNK.
• Experience administering McAfee.
• Experience interacting with end users to provide guidance and hands-on support to resolve problems.
• Experience maintaining system accreditation.
• Experience conducting security audits of virtual environments with external groups.

Responsibilities

• Look for a Systems Administrator with AWS cloud experience in Windows environment to perform O&M/A&A/patching duties and assist with SQL Server management.
• Proficient in the MS Product Suite to move COTS products to cloud.
• Provide operational/system admin tasks and remediation of system risks.
• Collaborate with the customer for work prioritization.
• Execute system engineering tasks to support IT enterprise.
• Provide technical support and resolve escalated issues.
• Plan and manage hardware and software upgrades.
• Serve as lead for select IT contractors.
• Support the cloud adoption through TEMs, A&A efforts, DR implementation.
• Occasional night/weekend/holiday work as necessary.

Skills

Team leadership

End-user support

Risk assessment

Stakeholder communication

Security auditing

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

SPLUNK

McAfee

Rapid7

Nessus

Nutanix

Rubrik

MS Product Suite

MS Server 2012/2019

MS SQL

Job description

Leidos is seeking a Systems Administrator with AWS cloud experience in a Windows environment to perform O&M/A&A/patching duties and assist with managing/upgrading SQL Servers.

The candidate must be proficient in the MS Product Suite to help move COTS products into the cloud; SPLUNK experience is emphasized over McAfee. The role involves system engineering tasks, DR planning, and occasional after-hours work.