Systems Administrator Senior Advisor - Infrastructure Performance Management

$132,750 - $179,604/Yr

General Dynamics - Germantown, MD

Full-time - Senior

Germantown, MD

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Transform technology into opportunity as a Systems Engineer Expert with GDIT. A career in enterprise IT means connecting and enhancing the systems that matter most. At GDIT you'll be at the forefront of innovation and play a meaningful part in improving how agencies operate. At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Systems Engineer Expert you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a Systems Engineer Expert joining our team to evolve and maintain network infrastructure for the Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the design, implementation, management and support of the organizations network infrastructure to ensure optimal performance, security and reliability of the network.
• Provides analysis related to the design, development, and integration of hardware, software, human-machine interfaces and all system level requirements to provide an integrated IT solution.
• Demonstrated experience performing trend analysis on overall system health, performance, and capacity management with regard to utilization and growth.
• Performs software upgrades, patch installs, firmware upgrades then test for functionality on a periodic basis.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the following infrastructure principles: Fault tolerance, High availability, Scalability and Capacity planning, Data center organization, Backup / Recovery.
• Maintain server configuration baselines and configuration compliance against baseline/benchmarks.
• Collaborate with Application Teams to perform system maintenance and patch management tasks.
• Interfaces with other engineering teams to adapt performance management tool capabilities to meet operational requirements.
• Assists with analysis using enterprise tool solutions and other tools to detect and respond to IT events, incidents, and outages.
• Work with others engineers to establish and modify thresholds to better monitor systems.
• Invents innovative ways to drive production operational efficiency.
• Drives scalability and operability of supported systems/infrastructure.
• Uses subject matter expertise to diagnose and solve issues and has authority to deviate from standard operating procedures.
• Collaborates with cross functional teams to ensure successful project delivery.

Requirements

• Master's Degree (Substitutions will be based on additional years of experience).
• 15+ years of related experience.
• US Citizenship Required.
• Required Technical Skills: Network Engineering, Network Monitoring, Performance Metrics, System Engineering, Network Design.
• Required Skills and Abilities: Written and Oral Communication; Organization, Problem Solving, Communication, Technical Documentation, and Teamwork.

Benefits

• 401K with company match
• Comprehensive health and wellness packages
• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
• Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
• Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays