System Administrator

$55,250 - $99,875/Yr

Leidos - Pensacola, FL

Full-time - Mid Level

Pensacola, FL

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Leidos is seeking a Windows System Administrator to support the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Unified Cyber Situational Awareness (UCSA) program in Pensacola, FL. This full-time position involves maintaining, troubleshooting, and recovering mission-critical enterprise Windows systems, ensuring operational readiness for IT systems that support the Department of Defense (DoD).

Responsibilities

• Build, install, configure, maintain, troubleshoot and repair computer workstations, servers and IT related peripherals.
• Manage and maintain both physical and virtual Windows infrastructures including domain controllers, file servers, and Exchange email service.
• Perform various system administration tasks including Active Directory management and the creation and maintenance of Group Policies.
• Validate current security posture and perform configuration changes as required.
• Identify, troubleshoot, diagnose and resolve technical problems/issues.
• Leverage Group Policy Objects, SCAP tool and STIGs to maintain required infrastructure security levels.
• Install and configure software, firmware, upgrades and security updates/patches for Windows operating systems.
• Monitor system performance to support capacity planning and maintain systems according to best practices.
• Utilize system error logs and diagnostics scans to troubleshoot and repair hardware and software problems.
• Document and prioritize problems and develop viable resolutions to maintain operational readiness.
• Create and maintain detailed technical and system design documentation for infrastructure library.
• Assist in planning and implementing new hardware/software upgrades of IT infrastructure.
• Provide support to Windows engineers for architecture design analysis and technology refresh planning.
• Support examination, testing and deployment of operating systems and software patches/updates.
• Provide recommendations to onsite leads on compliance with information system security procedures.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in a technical discipline and 3 years experience (can be waived with approval).
• 3-5 years experience in support of Microsoft Windows desktops and servers (Windows 10, Server 2012 R2, 2016, 2019).
• Must be a US Citizen with Secret clearance required.
• A DoD 8570 IAT Level II approved certification (CompTIA Security+).
• Cybersecurity knowledge and Windows server administration experience.
• Experience with Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and Group Policy.
• Knowledgeable in implementation of STIGs to secure Windows operating systems.
• Experience deploying Windows workstations/servers and migrating end-user data.
• Experience with operating system cloning applications and techniques.
• Understanding of network services related to Microsoft Windows environment.
• Experience performing analysis and security scans of operating systems using SCAP and STIG Viewer tools.
• Experience with supporting desktop workstation hardware and peripherals.
• Strong customer interaction skills and effective communication.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience creating PowerShell scripts.
• VMware vCenter and VMware ESXi experience.
• Familiarity with RedHat Systems Administration.
• Experience with Agile work management applications, such as JIRA.
• AWS Certified Practitioner certification.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• 401k plan
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off
• Professional development opportunities