Systems Administrator (5639)

Socket.dev; Patuxent Highland (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid leave

Retirement plan

Job summary

SMX is seeking a highly motivated Systems Administrator to support Aircraft/Weapons Systems networks. This onsite role will be based at Patuxent River NAS, southern Maryland, working with a team delivering cybersecurity, virtualization, and infrastructure services for DoD missions.

The candidate will hold Top Secret clearance (interim TS acceptable to start), have 3+ years in systems administration, VMware management, ACAS, and DoD 8570-aligned certifications.

Qualifications

• Top Secret clearance required; interim TS to start; upgrade from Secret possible.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant systems administration experience.
• Familiar with server builds, virtualization, networking basics, and DoD guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Provide solutions for government software hosting and customers.
• Deploy and maintain physical and virtual hardware and containers.
• Perform routine maintenance on hosts and troubleshoot issues.
• Maintain backups and disaster recovery plans.
• Manage user accounts and permissions.
• Deploy software applications and document configurations.
• Ensure DoD security posture and continuous monitoring.
• Support Agile project planning and on-prem networking tasks.

Skills

System administration

Networking knowledge

DoD compliance knowledge

Education

Windows or Linux OS certification

Tools

VMware management

ACAS scanning

Application deployments

Job description

SMX is looking for a highly motivated Systems Administrator with demonstrated experience performing System Administration functions on Aircraft or Weapons Systems networks, and maintaining and upgrading network infrastructures. This position will provide onsite support at Patuxent River NAS in southern Maryland.

As the Systems Administrator, you will join a team of highly-driven, supportive, and skilled professionals engaged in supporting program management, technical, or business case analysis across the NAVAIR community.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provide solutions for various and unique problem sets and customers in a government software hosting facility.
• Deploy and maintain physical and virtual hardware infrastructure, to include virtual machines and containers.
• Perform routine maintenance and configuration changes to various physical and virtual hosts.
• Installation, configuration and troubleshooting of hardware and software issues on servers, workstations, and IT equipment.
• Maintain system backups and disaster recovery plans.
• Manage user accounts and permissions.
• Deploy and maintain software applications.
• Troubleshoot technical issues.
• Maintain documentation to include knowledge base, incident response actions, system configurations, and other information related to system administration.
• Provide technical support to customers, ranging from resolving technical issues to providing guidance and best-practices.
• Secure information systems and applications to current DoD guidance
• Maintain configuration and security posture of information systems through continuous monitoring and routine security events/reporting.
• Participate in project planning using Agile methodology.
• Provide networking support to on-premises infrastructure.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Clearance Required: Top Secret
• An interim TS is required to start; will consider upgrading candidate from Secret
• At least 3 years of relevant systems administration experience is required
• Qualified candidates should have familiarity with the following:
• Server builds and maintenance
• VMware management
• ACAS scanning and credentialing
• Application deployments
• Knowledge of networking principles, theories, and concepts and ability to contribute to the development of new and innovative principles and concepts.
• CompTIA Security+ or other DOD INST 8570 compliant qualification is required
• Operating system certification (i.e. Windows or Linux)

The proposed salary for this position is:

$90,000 — $135,000 USD

The SMX salary determination process takes into account a number of factors, including but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories, relevant prior work experience, specific skills, education and certifications. At SMX, one of our Core Values is to Invest in Our People so we offer a competitive mix of compensation, learning & development opportunities, and benefits. Some key components of our robust benefits include health insurance, paid leave, and retirement.

At SMX®, we are a team of technical and domain experts dedicated to enabling your mission. From priority national security initiatives for the DoD to highly assured and compliant solutions for healthcare, we understand that digital transformation is key to your future success.

We share your vision for the future and strive to accelerate your impact on the world. We bring both cutting edge technology and an expansive view of what’s possible to every engagement. Our delivery model and unique approaches harness our deep technical and domain knowledge, providing forward-looking insights and practical solutions to power secure mission acceleration.

SMX is an Equal Opportunity employer including disabilities and veterans.

Selected applicant may be subject to a background investigation and/or education verification.

SMX does not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization or immigration related support for this position (i.e. H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, E-2, E-3, L-1 and O-1, or any EADs or other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer).