Systems Administrator Senior (secret required) - Albuquerque, NM

GDIT is looking for a Systems Administrator Senior in the greater Albuquerque, New Mexico area who holds minimum active DOD Secret clearance.

Here’s an opportunity to work for the US Air Force’s most storied and advanced Distributed Training operation. Winner of numerous US Air Force and US Department of Defense training awards over the last 20 years, the Distributed Mission Operations (DMO) Center (DMOC) at Kirtland AFB, NM is the Air Force’s primary hub for distributed combat training exercises, testing and experimentation.

Through the DMOC, warfighters at locations around the globe face realistic environments to practice tactics and procedures in highly realistic training environments. The DMOC architecture integrates synthetic (virtual and/or constructive) simulations across various networks to support a battlespace that accurately models adversary and friendly weapons and weapons systems, focusing on Command, Control, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance systems. Integrating live, virtual and constructive (LVC) elements, the DMOC is a major contributor to the US Air Force’s Operational Training Infrastructure (OTI). The DMOC paves the way to bridge the gap for fifth generation training in air, space, and cyber domains. This is your chance to influence an industry leader as the DMOC moves to the next level of exceptional training capabilities.

We are looking for an innovative systems administrator to help us create and maintain a state-of-the-art battlespace and the tools to manage it. The DMOC is on the verge of moving the Air Force to the next level of advanced distributed training, and the skills we’re searching for include:

• Proven system administration experience

• Familiarity with both Windows and Linux environments preferred

• System monitoring and troubleshooting experience

• Virtualization/VDI experience desirable

The applicant must also have experience with WSUS servers, patching client computers and be familiar with Windows Deployment Services (WDS).

Primary Duties:

• Manage the functionality and efficiency of computers running one or more operating systems.
• Maintain the integrity and security of servers and systems.
• Configure administrator and service accounts.
• Maintain system documentation. Evaluate vendor products and make purchase recommendations for hardware and software.
• Coordinate software installation and provide backup and recovery capability.
• Develop and monitor policies/standards for allocation of computing resources.
• Program with administrative and/or scripting languages. PowerShell experience a plus.
• Develop and implement system testing strategies and document results.
• Provides advice and training to end-users. Maintains current knowledge of relevant technologies as assigned.
• Participates in special projects as required.

Education:

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training, or work experience.

Qualifications:

2-5 years of directly related experience in systems administration and analysis.

Secret Clearance required. Ability to obtain a TS/SCI Clearance, DCID 6/4 is required.

Current Security + Certification is required (or condition of continued employment: successful completion in first 30-60 days of employment)

Additional skillsets desired:

LVC/DMO experience

Microsoft and Linux environment proficiency

PowerShell experience

Virtualization (VMware private cloud) experience

NetApp appliance experience

Automation experience

WHAT GDIT CAN OFFER YOU:

·        Full-flex work week

·        401K with company match

·        Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career

·        Collaborative teams of highly motivated critical thinkers and innovators

·        Ability to make a real impact on the world around you

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