Linux Systems Administrator- TS/SCI with Polygraph

We are GDIT. The people supporting and securing

some of the most complex government, defense,

and intelligence projects across the country. We

ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our

work has meaning and impact on the world around

us, but also on us, and that’s important.

GDIT is your place. You make it your own by

embracing autonomy, seizing opportunity, and

being trusted to deliver your best every day.

We think. We act. We deliver. There is no

challenge we can’t turn into opportunity. And our

work depends on a Windows Systems Administrator  joining our team to

support our government client’s  activities in the Northern Virginia locations.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Windows Systems Administrator supports and manages the responsibilities of the successful completion of all tasks in assigned projects. You will be part a team that provide IT Window Systems Administration support to real-time operational activities to providing special communications to users around the world.   Operations are of the highest priority and you will be working with a team of professionals dedicated to supporting on going or planned missions.   Critical thinking skills are essential to resolving problems and clear communications skills are essential when communicating with the team, its users, and individuals in leadership roles.  Familiarity with the government client's mission and the organization is helpful as you will be working with various external organizations such as the communications directorate and various acquisition offices and contractors that deliver new capabilities on a routine basis. 

A typical day-in-the-life of a system administrator will provide a daily a status to the team regarding system checks and routine maintenance activities, participation in problem diagnosis and resolution, support technical engineering meetings (TEM)s, and support testing and verification of new system capabilities when required.   The ability to work and communicate effectively with government project officers and senior leaders is a plus.   Applicants need to be operations oriented, self-starters and understand the demands of maintaining mission operations to include on call support.

The core hours are between 7 am and 4 pm, but can be flexible, as long as those hours are covered by other team members. The position is primarily a day position, Monday through Friday but requires conducting morning systems checks prior to government 8:30 am status meetings and responding to system issues if mission impact demands a higher level of attention.  The systems are robust and do not normally require after hour weekend support but the potential for such occasion is there. In the event of afterhours support and the issue cannot be resolved over the phone, the candidate must be able to report to the duty location within a 2 hour window.

Required Skills:

• Experience installing and configuring various COTS products
• Experience with configuration and management of Active Directory
• Experience with virtualization
• Understanding of networks and strong troubleshooting and interpersonal skills in a mission critical operational environment
• Possess a positive, helpful, and professional demeanor
• Monitor and track trouble tickets and change requests to ensure high quality customer service
• Experience with Puppet or similar operations management software
• Strong command skills and bash scripting, including kick starts & startup scripts, regular expressions
• Basic working knowledge and experience with Microsoft operating systems – Servers and Workstations - (e.g., Windows 2008 R2, Windows 2012 R2, Windows 2016, Windows 7, and Windows 10)
• Basic understanding and working knowledge of some or all IT fundamentals – hardware (servers, switches, routers, etc.), software, networks (ports and services), databases, SAN storage, applications
• Basic working knowledge of Microsoft applications (e.g., Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, etc.)
• Good written and verbal skills; Experience presenting to management and peers
• Experience troubleshooting
• Experience with writing trouble tickets and following standard operating procedures to work to completion
• Basic familiarity with Enterprise Monitoring tools – i.e. Nagios
• A highly motivated self-starter working in a dynamic environment across a wide range of skill sets
• Ability to work in a team environment or as an individual when necessary
• Participates in special projects as required.

Desired Qualifications:

• Infrastructure processes, Realtime operations experience
• Linux operating system
• Other technical skills not listed above

Education & Experience:

• Typically requires a Bachelor's Degree and 2+ years of directly related  experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Requires and active TS/SCI with FS Poly to begin employment.

Unique Requirements:

• Must have or be willing to obtain a DoD 8570 IAT level 2 certification such as (Security+) within 5 months of start date
• Must be willing/able to work core hours of 7:00AM to 4:00PM during the week.
• Must be willing/able to participate in on call rotation for afterhours support.
• Must be willing/able to report to the duty location within a 2 hour window if issue(s) cannot be resolved remotely.