System Administrator

Valid8 Financial, Inc.; Fort Leonard Wood (MO); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Summit Technologies, Inc. is seeking a System Administrator to maintain the availability, security, and readiness of the SIMNET for the FBLP Experimentation Division.

You will manage Windows and Linux workstations, servers, VMs, storage, applications, and simulation-support systems used for computer-based experiments. The role requires US citizenship, active Secret clearance, and hands-on experience with Windows, Linux, Hyper-V, SQL Server, and DoD technologies, supporting secure Army or DoD

Qualifications

• Seven years of relevant systems administration experience.
• U.S. citizenship and active Secret eligibility with Tier 3 investigation.
• CompTIA Security+ and government-accepted server and Linux certifications.
• Experience supporting secure Army or DoD systems in classified or controlled environments.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, administer, update, and troubleshoot Windows and Linux operating systems and servers.
• Maintain desktops, virtual machines, servers, storage devices, and peripherals.
• Conduct daily system-readiness checks and ensure hardware/software are compatible and operational.
• Diagnose and resolve hardware, software, OS, and application failures.
• Install security patches, upgrades, and configuration changes.
• Support simulation setup, testing, and experimentation events.
• Maintain RMF accreditation records and system inventories.
• Respond to system incidents within required timelines.

Skills

System administration

Security

Tools

Windows

Linux

Hyper-V

SQL Server

SharePoint

Job description

Location: Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri - On-site
Schedule: Full-time, 0730-1630, Monday through Friday, with occasional after-hours and weekend support

Position Summary

The System Administrator maintains the availability, security, and operational readiness of the FBLP Experimentation Division's Simulation Network (SIMNET). The position administers Windows and Linux workstations, servers, virtual machines, storage devices, applications, and simulation-support systems used to prepare and execute computer-based experiments.

Primary Responsibilities

• Install, configure, administer, update, and troubleshoot Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems, Windows Server, Hyper-V, Microsoft SQL Server, SharePoint, Microsoft Office, and Army simulation software.
• Maintain approximately 105 desktops and laptops, 45 virtual machines, seven servers, four network-attached storage devices, and associated peripherals.
• Conduct daily system-readiness checks and ensure hardware and software remain compatible and operational.
• Diagnose and resolve hardware, software, operating-system, application, and peripheral failures.
• Install approved software releases, security patches, upgrades, and configuration changes.
• Replace failed components using Government-furnished spares and coordinate unresolved issues with system developers, vendors, and Government personnel.
• Support simulation setup, testing, pilot runs, record runs, and experimentation events.
• Maintain hardware and software inventories, system configurations, engineering-change documentation, and RMF accreditation records.
• Conduct or support vulnerability scanning, malware protection, intrusion detection, STIG compliance, and corrective actions.
• Respond to system incidents within the PWS-required timelines, including rapid restoration during experimentation events.

Minimum Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship and active Secret eligibility supported by a Tier 3 investigation, as required by the final solicitation and DD Form 254.
• Seven years of relevant systems administration, hardware repair, maintenance, or related technical experience.
• CompTIA Security+ and Government-accepted server and Linux certifications.
• Experience supporting secure Army or DoD systems in classified or controlled environments.

Note: This position is contingent on contract award.

Summit Technologies, Inc. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Position descriptions serve as a guideline and may not be construed as a guarantee of employment. Summit Technologies, Inc. is an at-will organization.

We are required by law to provide equal employment opportunity to qualified people with disabilities. We are also required to measure our progress toward having at least 7% of our workforce be individuals with disabilities. To do this, we must ask applicants and employees if they have a disability or have ever had a disability. Because a person may become disabled at any time, we ask all of our employees to update their information at least every five years.
Identifying yourself as an individual with a disability is voluntary, and we hope that you will choose to do so. Your answer will be maintained confidentially and not be seen by selecting officials or anyone else involved in making personnel decisions. Completing the form will not negatively impact you in any way, regardless of whether you have self-identified in the past. For more information about this form or the equal employment obligations of federal contractors under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act, visit the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) website at www.dol.gov/ofccp.