Systems Administrator

Evans & Chambers Technology; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Evans & Chambers Technology seeks a Systems Administrator to maintain applications, services, and microservices within a mission-focused environment supporting intelligence analysts and operators. The role requires design and implementation of systems, SOA interdependencies, and troubleshooting across server hardware and software integration.

Clearance required: Active TS/SCI with CI Poly. Location: Chantilly, VA (onsite).

Qualifications

• DoD 8570-compliant IAT/IAM Level 2
• Experience on a DoD/DIA RMF development team
• Knowledge of Oracle and CENTOS based architecture

Responsibilities

• Systems administration of desktop and server systems
• Support for implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of IT systems
• Develop and deliver training for government applications
• Provide Tier 1 and 2 problem identification and resolution
• Configure and manage UNIX and Windows operating systems
• Install and load OS and application software
• Troubleshoot hardware and software problems and improve system reliability
• Integrate new technologies and migrate corporate systems

Skills

DoD 8570 IA Technical II

UNIX and Windows administration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in information technology or information management

Associates degree

Masters degree

PhD

High School Diploma with experience

Tools

Oracle

CENTOS

Job description

Evans & Chambers partners with the US national defense community to create fully integrated, resilient, and innovative digital solutions that enable them to make smart decisions in real-time. We work with our customers on everything from conquering their data to improving and safeguarding IT infrastructure. Our ultimate goal? To enhance our nation's ability to identify, address, and act - no matter what challenges arise.

Evans & Chambers Technology seeks a highly qualified Systems Administrator to join a mission-focused team that maintains applications, services, microservices, Platform as a Service (PaaS), and support services. The effort requires the maintenance and enhancement of an application and underlying services/microservices’ application’s current capability while identifying future capability needs and eliminating overlaps. The team will continuously improve sustainment and development in order to reinvest resources to provide new capabilities and improve the effectiveness, quality, and robustness of the underlying technology. Our applications are focused on intelligence analysis and collection management directly supporting intelligence analysts and operators across the intelligence community and Combatant Commands. The Systems Administrator is responsible for the design and implementation of systems, mission architecture and associated hardware. Possess an expert working knowledge and understanding of system administration interdependencies as part of the Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). Can analyze and resolve complex problems associated with server hardware, applications and software integration.

Clearance Required: Active TS/SCI with CI Poly

Location: Chantilly, VA (onsite)

Essential Duties

• Perform systems administration of desktop and server systems connected to local and wide area networks. Desktop system management responsibilities involving account monitoring, security, Operating System (OS) installation, and other local area system administration related functions.
• Provide support for implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of IT systems
• Participates in developing and delivering training as requested by the government to support applications
• Reviews all documentation for completeness, accuracy, and correctness personnel as a witness
• to testing requirements; presents IV&V results and troubleshoots technical problems; makes recommendations to improve overall quality
• Provide support to IT systems including day-to-day operations, monitoring and problem resolution for all of the client/server/storage/network devices, mobile devices, etc
• Provide Tier 1 and Tier 2 problem identification, diagnosis and resolution of problem
• Provide support for the escalation and communication of status to agency management and internal customers
• Provide support for the dispatch system and hardware problems and remains involved in the resolution process
• Configure and manage UNIX and Windows operating systems
• Installs/loads operating system and application software
• Isolate and resolve of hardware and software problems involving the applications, the operating
• system, the hardware, the communications infrastructure, or any combination thereof
• Troubleshoot, maintain integrity and configure network components along with implementing operating systems enhancements to improve reliability and performance
• Integrate new technologies into new and existing systems including the transition and migration of corporate systems

Require Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Security clearance status of TS/SCI with a CI polygraph test, must be DoD 8570 compliant at IA Technical (IAT)/IA Management (IAM) Level 2, experience working on a development team under DoD/DIA Risk Management Framework, understanding of Oracle and/or CENTOS based architecture

Preferred Education

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, or information management and twelve years of comparable work experience.
• Desired skills include up to ten or more years of program/application operations experience.
• Prefer candidates who have experience in the Intelligence Community.
• Candidate must be analytical and effectively able to prioritize needs, requirements, and other issues.
• Prospective candidates should have strong risk management skills, excellent communication, teamwork and conflict management skills.

Required Education

• High School Diploma +16 years of experience
• Associates Degree +14 years of experience
• Bachelors Degree +12 years of experience
• Masters Degree +10 years of experience
• PhD +8 years of experience

All employment opportunities are made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status or any other basis protected by law.