Systems Administrator 4 with Security Clearance

Base-2 Solutions; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health premiums (medical)

Dental premiums

Vision premiums

401(k) with company match

PTO + holidays

Job summary

Base-2 Solutions is seeking a Systems Administrator to join a mission-focused team that maintains applications, services, microservices, Platform as a Service (PaaS), and support services. The role involves maintaining and enhancing current application capabilities, identifying future needs, and eliminating overlaps.

The Systems Administrator is responsible for the design and implementation of systems, mission architecture, and associated hardware, with expert knowledge of system administration

Qualifications

• Must hold DoD 8570 IA Tech/IAM Level 2
• Experience on a DoD/DIA RMF development team
• Understanding of Oracle and CENTOS based architecture
• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with CI polygraph

Responsibilities

• Administer desktop and server systems connected to local and wide area networks
• Provide support for implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of IT systems
• Develop and deliver training to support applications
• Review documentation, witness IV&V results, troubleshoot problems and recommend improvements
• Support day-to-day IT operations, monitoring, and problem resolution for network devices and servers
• Provide Tier 1 and 2 problem identification, diagnosis, and resolution
• Escalate and communicate status to agency management
• Configure and manage UNIX and Windows operating systems
• Install/load OS and application software
• Isolate and resolve hardware/software problems across systems
• Troubleshoot and improve network and system reliability and performance
• Integrate new technologies and migration efforts

Skills

DoD 8570 IA Tech Level 2

DIA RMF experience

Oracle/CENTOS architecture

TS/SCI clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in information technology or information management

High School Diploma/GED with 16 years of experience

Associates/12+ years experience option

Job description

Job Description Position Summary Base-2 Solutions is seeking a Systems Administrator to join a mission-focused team that maintains applications, services, microservices, Platform as a Service (PaaS), and support services. The role involves maintaining and enhancing current application capabilities, identifying future needs, and eliminating overlaps. The Systems Administrator is responsible for the design and implementation of systems, mission architecture, and associated hardware, with expert knowledge of system administration interdependencies as part of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). The position supports intelligence analysis and collection management for intelligence analysts and operators across the intelligence community and Combatant Commands.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform systems administration of desktop and server systems connected to local and wide area networks, including account monitoring, security, OS installation, and other local area system administration functions.
• Provide support for implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of IT systems.
• Participate in developing and delivering training as requested to support applications.
• Review documentation for completeness, accuracy, and correctness; witness testing requirements; present IV&V results; troubleshoot technical problems; and recommend improvements to overall quality.
• Provide support to IT systems including day-to-day operations, monitoring, and problem resolution for client/server/storage/network devices and mobile devices.
• Provide Tier 1 and Tier 2 problem identification, diagnosis, and resolution.
• Support escalation and communication of status to agency management and internal customers.
• Support dispatch system and hardware problem resolution processes.
• Configure and manage UNIX and Windows operating systems.
• Install/load operating system and application software.
• Isolate and resolve hardware and software problems involving applications, operating systems, hardware, communications infrastructure, or combinations thereof.
• Troubleshoot, maintain integrity, and configure network components; implement operating system enhancements to improve reliability and performance.
• Integrate new technologies into new and existing systems including transition and migration of corporate systems.

Required Qualifications

• 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 Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in information technology or information management and twelve years of comparable work experience.
• Up to ten or more years of program/application operations experience.
• Experience in the Intelligence Community.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to prioritize needs, requirements, and other issues.
• Strong risk management skills, excellent communication, teamwork, and conflict management skills.

Required Education and Experience Equivalency

• High School Diploma/ GED with 16 years of experience.
• Associates Degree with 14 years of experience.
• Bachelors' Degree with 12 years of experience.
• Masters' Degree with 10 years of experience.
• PhD with 8 years of experience.

Required Certifications

• DoD 8570 compliant at IA Technical (IAT) / IA Management (IAM) Level 2

Required Security Clearance

• Active Top Secret/SCI with CI Polygraph Pay & Benefit Highlights Compensation

Pay & Benefit Highlights Compensation

• Competitive fixed salary or hourly pay (based on experience, skills, location, and internal equity).
• Employee referral bonuses up to $10,000 per hired referral.
• Additional bonus opportunities for exceptional performance and contributions to business development and company growth (role-dependent).

Health

• 100% company-paid medical premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
• Choose from multiple plan options with CareFirst, Kaiser, and UnitedHealthcare, including PPO, POS, HMO, and HSA-compatible plans.
• 100% company-paid dental premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
• 100% company-paid vision premiums for employees and eligible dependents.

Income Protection

• 100% company-paid premiums for short-term disability.
• 100% company-paid premiums for long-term disability.
• 100% company-paid premiums for accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D).
• 100% company-paid premiums for life insurance up to $200,000.

Retirement

• 401(k) with immediate vesting: 4% company match plus a 4% non-elective company contribution (8% total).
• 401(k) pre-tax and Roth options.

Leave

• Up to 20 days of flexible paid time off (PTO).
• 11 paid floating holidays.

Work-Life Balance

• Flexible work schedules, including flex time and compressed work periods (contract and project-dependent).
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