System Administrator

Apogee Integration LLC; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 92,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PDA

401(k) match

Paid Time Off

Medical/Dental/Vision

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

AD&D

HSA/Dependent Care FSA

Job summary

Apogee Integration LLC seeks a Systems Administrator to provide Tier 2 help desk support and systems administration in a 24/7 environment. You will support a comprehensive suite of messaging applications, manage incidents, and escalate issues as part of a mission-oriented performance team.

The role requires active TS/SCI with FS Polygraph and involves coordinating staffing, ensuring system availability, and delivering reliable application support to sponsor operations.

Qualifications

• Experience in systems administration and Tier 2 help desk support in a 24/7 environment.
• Ability to respond to user inquiries about software and hardware operation.
• Experience entering commands and verifying system functionality to detect errors.
• Experience installing and performing minor hardware/software repairs per specs.
• Experience overseeing daily computer system performance and scheduling staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide Tier 2 support for sponsor proprietary messaging system as part of a mission-focused Application Support Help Desk model.
• Maintain daily health of IT messaging systems and record incidents, remediation actions, and installation activities.
• Triaging help desk calls in a shared environment; schedule management and staff allocation.
• Assist in monitoring events and taking corrective actions according to documentation.
• Respond to incidents and provide technical assistance to system users via phone or email.

Skills

System administration

Help desk support

24/7 operations

Communication via email/phone

Troubleshooting

Tools

Ticketing systems

Hardware troubleshooting

Job description

Security Clearance: Active TS/SCI with FS Polygraph required

Position

• Apogee\'s ideal Systems Administrator will be providing support for a comprehensive suite of applications. The necessary support & services include systems administration & Tier 2 help desk support in a 24/7 environment. If you enjoy Systems Administration, this position is for you!

What You\'ll Do

• The Sponsor requires a team to perform support for a comprehensive suite of applications, which serve as the primary means of communication between Sponsor headquarters, offices, and industry partners. The message storage and retrieval systems enable searching, search term storage, role-based access control, advanced security controls to protect sensitive information and the administrative tools necessary to provision, manage, and dispose of sensitive account bins used to control access to families of protected documents and systems. The necessary support and services include systems administration and Tier 2 help desk support in a 24/7 environment.
• The Team will be merging with another team that currently provides Tier 1-3 support for other mission applications
• The Team of Systems Administrators will provide support 24x7x365, appoint a lead or designated team member who shall be responsible for managing the team's schedule, and be accountable for scheduling and assigning the appropriate number of staff for each shift, as per an agreed-upon schedule. The schedule shall be agreed upon in advance and changes to the schedule shall be communicated to the Sponsor in advance
• Provide Tier 2 support for the sponsors proprietary communication system as part of a mission focused Application Support Help Desk Model. Tier 2 support is an escalated issue or incident, not able to be solved by Tier 1. Typical items include break-fixes, configuration issues or hardware repairs
• The Team will oversee the daily performance of IT messaging systems while maintaining the record of daily data communication transactions, problems and remedial action taken, and installation activities, record incidents and provide support to users, provide customer support service as a tiered point of contact for all issues relating Sponsor supported applications, and provide technical assistance to IT messaging system users, specifically messaging support
• Responsible for maintaining a service perspective including an understanding of relationships, dependencies and requirements of hardware and software components and the organizations that support them, answering questions or resolving problems for users via telephone or email, Sponsor ticketing system, providing assistance concerning the use of specific application messaging systems, responding to incidents or findings from system monitoring to proactively address, remediate, or conduct preventative actions to ensure continuity of service and maintain system availability meeting service objectives, and monitoring daily tasks such as environment health, spills, message rejections, message flow and abnormalities, and messaging process for current and legacy systems
• Maintain standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) that shall be followed for all procedures, review and provide comments to Sponsor if updates are needed to the (SOPs) at a minimum every six months, and operate in a shared help desk environment and be expected to familiarize themselves with the process for triaging help desk calls for mission applications outside of their primary focus. Generally, this will be basic Tier 1 or Tier 2 support

Required

• Demonstrated experience answering questions via emails, hotline, and tickets
• Demonstrated experience answering users\' inquiries regarding computer software and hardware operation to resolve problems
• Demonstrated experience entering commands and observing system functioning to verify correct operations and detect errors
• Demonstrated experience installing and performing minor repairs to hardware, software, and peripheral equipment, following design or installation specifications
• Demonstrated experience overseeing the daily performance of computer systems
• Demonstrated experience setting up equipment for employee use, performing or ensuring proper installation of communication, operating systems, and appropriate software
• Demonstrated experience maintaining record of daily data communication transactions, problems and remedial action taken, and installation activities
• Demonstrated experience reading technical manuals, conferring with users, and conducting computer diagnostics to investigate and resolve problems and to provide technical assistance and support
• Demonstrated experience monitoring events and performing corrective actions according to documentation
• Demonstrated experience escalating incident reports to required groups and monitoring incidents

Desired

• Demonstrated experience of making changes to databases by reviewing procedures found within Database Management System Manuals, or similar SOP documents
• Demonstrated experience updating and communicating with users about the progress of problem remediation
• Demonstrated experience participating in the deployment of applications and hardware impacting the current and proposed IT tools used in the field location
• Demonstrated experience of answering users\' inquiries regarding computer software and hardware operation to resolve problems, including requirements originating from a field location

Pay

• Target Salary Range: $92,000 to $185,000. The salary range listed represents the anticipated compensation for this position. Actual compensation will be determined based on the selected candidate\'s experience, qualifications, skills, and other relevant factors

What You\'ll Love About Apogee

• Challenging work in support of US Intel Community - a Mission that Matters!
• Access to our cool ApogeePlex facility
• Support for new ideas & encouragement to take risks
• Professional Development Assistance (PDA)
• Wicked smart and collaborative coworkers
• Regular interfacing with company leadership
• 401(k) with huge company match
• Paid Time Off / Floating Holidays
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Life Insurance
• Disability (Short and Long Term)
• Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D)
• Health Savings Accounts / Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

Apogee\'s Mission

• Be the PROVIDER of choice for government & commercial organizations with an unwavering commitment to responsiveness, accuracy, integrity, collaboration, and innovation
• Be theEMPLOYER of choice committed to an open & transparent corporate atmosphere and progressive culture that attracts and empowers world class professionals to explore cutting-edge technical solutions while fostering professional growth
• Be the preferred SOURCE for cutting-edge Analytic Products, Systems & Software Engineering, Big Data Integration, IT and Business Services that directly contribute to customer success

Apogee Integration is an Equal Opportunity Employer