# System Administrator

**Company**: Leidos
**Location**: Huntsville, AL
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: entry
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $59,150.00 - $106,925.00
**Category**: IT
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Leidos Corporate Information Security team, reporting through the Digital sector, is seeking an early career System Administrator to join our team.

In this role, you'll play a key part in contributing to hardware and software implementation and overall infrastructure support within a classified environment. You will be responsible for ensuring compliance with information assurance requirements, and guaranteeing continuity of operations.

**What We Value:**

We're not just looking for technical expertise; we value a positive attitude, motivation to learn, collaborative nature, the ability to adapt to changing priorities, and a commitment to getting the job done. Our ideal candidate is a reliable troubleshooter, adept at handling multiple priorities, someone who is resourceful and able to cope with shifting demands. Whether working independently or collaboratively, you're self-managed and customer focused.

**Primary Responsibilities:**

- Set up and maintain Windows servers, desktops, and network devices; some Linux experience is highly preferred

- Embrace new technologies to meet evolving requirements

- Contribute to hardware/software implementation, and overall infrastructure support

- Document system configurations and baselines

- Provide backup and recovery services while managing file systems and disk space

- Utilize desktop and server virtualization within Hyper-V, VMWare vSphere and ESXI

- Handle ticket load and prioritization of daily on-site support and troubleshooting

- Work on multiple projects, either as a team member or occasionally leading a project

- Manage user accounts and access control in a domain or stand-alone environment

- Ensure the proper marking, handling, and storage of classified materials

- Troubleshoot and repair Windows operating system issues on server and workstations

**Experience and Skills:**

- Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of 2 years of System Administrator experience. Equivalent relevant years of experience and/or certifications may be considered in lieu of degree

- Current Secret clearance with ability to obtain a Top-Secret clearance

- DoD Directive 8570 / 8140 Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level II certification (Security+ CE, CCNA Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, CND, SSCP)

- Experience managing multiple air-gapped laboratory based systems within a dynamic, demanding environment

- Familiarity with Risk Management Framework environments and requirements for Windows and Linux systems

- Experience with desktop and server virtualization within Hyper-V, VMWare vSphere and ESXI

- Strong written and verbal communication skills in support of providing the highest level of customer service

- Ability to interface effectively with security agencies, customers, and management

**Preferred Qualifications:**

- Previous experience in a classified Collateral environment / SAP / SCI

- System Administrator experience in a similarly sized organization

- Understanding of network concepts, Type 1 encryption devices (e.g., TACLANE), and cybersecurity tools

- Knowledge of securely configuring network equipment (switches and firewalls)

**Pay Range:** $59,150.00 - $106,925.00

## Skills

### Required
- Windows
- Linux
- Hyper-V
- VMWare vSphere
- ESXI
- Risk Management Framework
- DoD Directive 8570 / 8140

### Nice to have
- network concepts
- Type 1 encryption devices
- cybersecurity tools
- network equipment configuration

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