Systems Administrator - Active Top Secret Required

Systems Administrator

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a Systems Administrator 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 our customer operates.

How a Systems Administrator Will Make an Impact:

• Designs and defines system architecture for new or existing computer systems. Coordinates system development to include design, modeling, security, integration, and formal testing

• Develops advanced engineering ideas and guides their development into a final product

• Develops advanced solutions to a variety of highly complex engineering problems

• Perform highly advanced systems design, development, and integration from the start of a systems life cycle to the end

• Provides and applies advanced engineering to highly complex infrastructures including installing, configuring, testing, and maintaining operating systems, application software, and system management tools

• Provides and applies advanced engineering skills to highly complex systems modeling, simulation, and analysis

• Performs continual maintenance and provides advanced solutions for security, backup, and redundancy problems

• Prepares and maintains documentation for processes and procedures related to engineering projects

• Maintains current knowledge of rapidly changing technology, always on the lookout for new technologies, and works with management to evolve current processes

• Performs complex systems development and design work that may include logic design, I/O design, model formulation, computer architecture analysis and design, and digital systems engineering

• Invents innovative ways to drive production operational efficiency

• Drives scalability and operability of supported systems/infrastructure

• Implements, manages, and enhances Continuous Integration and Delivery (CI/CD) pipeline tools

• Creates, maintains, and reviews Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Desired State Configuration (DSC) and/or Puppet configuration management tools to support the provisioning infrastructure

• Provides system/equipment/specialized training and technical guidance

• May coach and provide guidance to less-experienced professionals

• May serve as a team or task lead

• Recognized as a Subject Matter Expert in systems engineering

What You’ll Need to Succeed:

• Education: BS in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related technology field. Experience may be substituted for education.

• Required Experience: Minimum of 3 years’ related technical experience to include the following: 

• Troubleshooting complex system hardware and software issues

• Practical use of DevOps and/or DevSecOps, and/or GitOps methodologies

• Solid knowledge of protocols such as DNS, HTTP, LDAP, ICMP, SSH and SNMP

• Solid knowledge of Networking, VLANs, Firewalls, Load Balancers, and addressing schemes

• Skilled in system administration tasks such as file system, network, and account troubleshooting

• Thorough technical documentation including diagrams

• Successful implementation of new technology in complex environments

Security Clearance Level: Active Top Secret

Location: Washington, District of Columbia; limited telework may be available

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

• 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

• Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays