Senior System Administrator - Secret DoD Clearance (Onsite)

Collins Aerospace; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 108,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Three weeks vacation

401(k) with employer matching

Job summary

Collins Aerospace in Cedar Rapids, IA, is hiring a senior infrastructure SME for onsite work. You will serve as a subject matter expert across virtualization, servers, Linux, configuration management, scripting, networking, and storage, supporting cross-functional teams and customer relations.

Qualified candidates hold a DoD Secret clearance and IAT II certs. Expect competitive benefits, relocation assistance if needed, and opportunities to influence enterprise standards and budgets on complex

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizen with active DoD Secret clearance required.
• Minimum 8 years related experience or 3 years with advanced degree or 12 years without degree.
• Experience with virtualization tech (VMware, VDI, Horizon, VCF) and NIST 800-53.
• IAT II certification (e.g., Sec+) required; active clearance.

Responsibilities

• Serve as SME across multiple technologies and lead cross-functional initiatives.
• Develop and define tech requirements, use cases, workflows and budgets for infra projects.
• Create solution matrices with cost and schedule based on project needs.
• Review technology standards and act as focal point for escalations.
• Lead process improvements (LEAN/ACE/CORE) within the team.
• Provide SME support to Tier1/2 infrastructure groups and support Linux use cases.

Skills

Virtualization (VCF, Horizon, VSAN)

Servers (Windows OS & ESXi)

Clients (Windows 11, RHEL, Ubuntu)

Configuration Management (PDQ, SCCM/Mc

Education

University Degree with 8+ years experience

Tools

VMware

Horizon

VSAN

PDQ

SCCM/MECM

PowerShell

Ansible

SolarWinds

Job description

Collins Aerospace in Cedar Rapids, IA, is hiring a senior infrastructure SME for onsite work. You will serve as a subject matter expert across virtualization, servers, Linux, configuration management, scripting, networking, and storage, supporting cross-functional teams and customer relations.

Qualified candidates hold a DoD Secret clearance and IAT II certs. Expect competitive benefits, relocation assistance if needed, and opportunities to influence enterprise standards and budgets on complex