System Administrator III

$108,000 - $108,000/Yr

Asg International S.R.L - Colorado Springs, CO

Full-time - Mid Level

Colorado Springs, CO

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The System Administrator position at Abacus Solutions Group involves supporting Space Systems in Colorado Springs, CO. The role focuses on designing, installing, configuring, monitoring, and maintaining enterprise ground systems. The ideal candidate will work within a cross-functional team, ensuring efficient operation of servers, networks, and user workstations, contributing to national defense efforts in maintaining U.S. space dominance.

Responsibilities

• Manage the organization's servers, desktop, and mobile equipment.
• Ensure that email and data storage networks work properly.
• Ensure that employees' workstations are working efficiently and stay connected to the central computer network.
• Manage telecommunication networks.
• Assist network architects to design and analyze network models.
• Participate in decisions about buying future hardware or software to upgrade the organization's network.

Requirements

• Must be compliant with DoD 8140.03 Foundational and Residential Qualifications (Security+ to start, environment certification within 3 months of start).
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or other related field and a minimum of five (5) years' experience. Four years of experience accepted in lieu of degree.
• Hands-on experience installing, configuring and maintaining ESXi hosts.
• Experience configuring and maintaining Vsphere/VMware solutions.
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux experience (multiple versions).
• Proven hardware/software troubleshooting experience.
• Experience installing and configuring Windows Server (multiple versions).
• Experience using Powershell and Bash.
• Experience implementing automation.
• Data flow management experience.
• Hardware integration experience.

Nice-to-haves

• Willingness to learn tools and processes.
• Experience with TrueNAS.
• Experience with Solarwinds.
• Basic routing and switching experience.
• Any MUS (Mission Unique Software) experience.
• Experience with Linux in a secured environment.
• Experience with virtualization products.
• Familiarity with Cisco and Juniper routers and switches.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Retirement Plan
• Paid Time Off