System Administrator

$93,000 - $140,000/Yr

Envisioneering - Washington, DC

Full-time - Senior

Washington, DC

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The System Administrator at Envisioneering, Inc. will be responsible for performing a variety of system administration, network administration, security administration, and technical support tasks for the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL). This role involves ensuring the operability and security of systems and networks, managing resources, and providing technical support to users. The position requires a strong background in system and network management, as well as a commitment to maintaining security protocols and standards.

Responsibilities

• Install, update, and troubleshoot systems/servers.
• Conduct functional and connectivity testing to ensure continuing operability.
• Develop and document systems administration standard operating procedures.
• Comply with organization systems administration standard operating procedures.
• Implement and enforce local network usage policies and procedures.
• Maintain baseline system security according to organizational policies.
• Manage accounts, network rights, and access to systems and equipment.
• Manage system/server resources including performance, capacity, availability, serviceability, and recoverability.
• Monitor and maintain system/server configuration.
• Perform repairs on faulty system/server hardware.
• Plan, execute, and verify data redundancy and system recovery procedures.
• Troubleshoot hardware/software interface and interoperability problems.
• Check system hardware availability, functionality, integrity, and efficiency.
• Conduct periodic system maintenance including cleaning, disk checks, routine reboots, data dumps, and testing.
• Design group policies and access control lists to ensure compatibility with organizational standards, business rules, and needs.
• Oversee installation, implementation, configuration, and support of system components.
• Diagnose faulty system/server hardware.
• Provide ongoing optimization and problem solving support.
• Configure and optimize network hubs, routers, and switches.
• Develop and implement network backup and recovery procedures.
• Diagnose network connectivity problems.
• Install and maintain network infrastructure device operating system software.
• Monitor network capacity and performance.
• Patch network vulnerabilities to ensure information is safeguarded against outside parties.
• Test and maintain network infrastructure including software and hardware devices.
• Implement new system design procedures, test procedures, and quality standards.
• Integrate new systems into existing network architecture.
• Assess the effectiveness of security controls.
• Apply security policies to meet security objectives of the system.
• Develop procedures and test fail-over for system operations transfer to an alternate site based on system availability requirements.
• Analyze and report organizational security posture trends.
• Ensure all systems security operations and maintenance activities are properly documented and updated as necessary.
• Implement security measures to resolve vulnerabilities, mitigate risks and recommend security changes to system or system components as needed.
• Verify minimum security requirements are in place for all applications.
• Diagnose and resolve customer reported system incidents, problems, and events.
• Install and configure hardware, software, and peripheral equipment for system users.
• Monitor and report client-level computer system performance.
• Perform backup and recovery of databases to ensure data integrity.

Requirements

• Must have and maintain a DoD Top Secret Clearance.
• 10+ years of technical experience in system administration, network administration, security administration, and technical support with related experience in database administration.
• DOD Approved 8570 Baseline Certification at IAT Level III.
• Self-motivated and the ability to multi-task and balance multiple goals and priorities.
• CISCO Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) or equivalent certifications.

Nice-to-haves

• Bachelor's degree with a concentration in a related discipline (e.g., information security, cybersecurity, information technology) is desired.
• DoD Approved 8570 Baseline Certification at IAT Level II or III is preferred.

Benefits

• Stable work environment
• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive benefits package including 401k
• Medical/Dental/Vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Short Term and Long Term Disability insurance
• Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
• Life insurance (employer paid)
• Voluntary life insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Leave
• Paid Holidays