Senior Systems Administrator

AGE Solutions is looking for a Senior Systems Administrator to support a DoD agency's cloud hosted environment.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensures the stable operation of the in-house computer software systems and network connections. This includes planning, developing, installing, configuring, maintaining, supporting, and optimizing all network software and communication links.
• Organizes and directs the configuration and operation of information management systems.
• Analyzes and resolves end user software program and connectivity issues.
• Conducts capacity and performance analysis and provides system configuration change and upgrade recommendations.
• Increases system administrator efficiency and accuracy via the use of automated tools and scripts, develops system administrator procedures, and conducts system administrator training and skills assessment.
• Provides end user training.
• Provides recommendations on technology direction to align with business vision.
• Provides local and remote maintenance support to various operational systems deployed at more than one location. Support includes general maintenance, upgrades, and new installs of servers and applications.
• Directs the work of other system administrators to provide the day-to-day system administration to include system and resource optimization, and user assistance.
• Applies advanced technical knowledge of application networking, including load balancing applications, and ensuring fault tolerance.
• Performs vulnerability management.

Required Skills, Qualifications and Experience:

• Education:
  
  
  
  • Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in a technical discipline.
  
  
  
  
• Experience:
  
  
  
  • Ten (10) years of specialized systems administration and information processing experience.
  • At least four (4) years of concentrated, hand-on experience in installing, configuring, maintaining, and resolving issues with various software.
  • Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) experience.
  
  
  
  
• Citizenship and Clearance:
  
  
  
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    • US Citizenship is required.
    • Must have and maintain a current DoD SECRET security clearance.
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  
• Certifications:
  
  
  
  • Must have one of the following IAT Level I qualifying certifications:
    
    
    
    • A+ CE, Network+ CE, SSCP, GICSP, GSEC, CCNA-Security, Security+ CE, CASP CE, CISA, CISSP, GCED, GCIH
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  
• Location:
  
  
  
  • This is a remote role within the United States requiring occasional travel (approximately 10%)
  
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting cloud hosted environments, systems, and applications.

Work Environment and Physical Demand:

• Must be able to sit for long periods of time.
• Must be able to lift 25 pounds.

Compensation: $120,000 - $130,000