System Administrator III

Ashburn Consulting
Any Location, VA
Category Operations
Job Description
Role Overview

The System Administrator III will administer, secure, monitor, troubleshoot, and sustain servers, workstations, applications, accounts, configurations, network services, and supporting infrastructure used by FEMA CCD at Mount Weather. The role supports the Division Program Management Office and the IGS, COOP SATCOM, ICCT, and FNARS continuity-communications environments.

What You Will Do

Primary responsibilities include administering, monitoring, troubleshooting, patching, hardening, upgrading, and maintaining Windows Server, Active Directory, workstations, applications, network services, and related infrastructure; providing working Linux support; managing authorized accounts, permissions, authentication, Group Policy, access controls, approved software, services, configurations, and security settings under Government direction.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will have experience with virtualization, backup and recovery, patch management, system hardening, vulnerability scanning, STIG implementation, audit/authorization response, log review, health checks, and capacity/performance monitoring. They will also be able to track, monitor, and maintain high-value communications assets, GFE, software, licenses, and system-of-record entries in accordance with FEMA Property Management Directive 119-7.

Requirements

  • Active final Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility
  • Current CCNA certification
  • Three to five years of hands-on system-administration, secure-infrastructure support, or closely related experience
  • Hands-on Windows Server and Active Directory administration, with working Linux knowledge
  • Experience with virtualization, backup/recovery, patch management, system hardening, account/access administration, logging, monitoring, technical documentation, and vulnerability remediation
  • Working knowledge of routers, switches, network services, and network-infrastructure design, plus understanding of DHS EA/TRM and IPv6 requirements
  • Experience supporting a classified, regulated, or other tightly controlled production environment using formal incident, change, configuration, and security processes
  • Ability to commute reliably to Mount Weather EOC and support controlled-site access, exercises, restoration, travel, and scheduled after-hours maintenance
  • U.S. citizenship and ability to comply with classified-facility, badging, nondisclosure, information-protection, and site-access requirements

Benefits

  • Full-time position
  • In-person location in Purcellville, VA, United States
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