Description
Transform technology into opportunity as a Systems Administrator at GDIT. Shape what’s next for mission-critical government projects while shaping what’s next for your engineering career.
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Meaningful Work and Personal Impact
As a Systems Administrator, you will be impactful to the mission of our F-35 Lightning II Program:
- Support the installation, configuration and maintenance of workstations and servers.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business needs and requirements and provide appropriate solutions.
- Foster a culture of accountability, Zero Trust awareness, continuous improvement, automation, and operational excellence.
- Manage the Active Directory, Print Servers, MS Intune, and other core IT services.
- Monitor systems performance and troubleshoots issues to ensure high availability and reliability.
- Perform maintenance such as patch management, firmware and software updates, STIGs, and backups.
- Plan and execute systems upgrades and hardware/software installations.
- Implements and maintains security measures to protect systems from unauthorized access and vulnerabilities.
- Conduct security audits and assessments to ensure compliance with organization policies and regulatory requirements.
- Participate in disaster recover drills and business continuity planning.
- Provide support to end users and other IT staff by resolving hardware, software and system related issues.
- Maintain detailed documentation of system configurations, procedures and changes.
- Create reports on system performance, security incidents and other key metrics.
- Coordinate with other IT teams to ensure coordinated delivery of IT services.
- Perform additional duties as assigned.
- May assist in the development of Operation & Maintenance Manuals.
What You'll Need to Succeed
Bring your engineering expertise along with a drive for innovation to GDIT. Our Systems Administrator must have:
- Active Secret clearance
- 1+ years of experience in a client-server environment.
- 1+ years of concurrent experience in server systems administration and analysis.
- Knowledge of physical and virtual Window Servers, Active Directory, MS Entra ID, MS Teams, MS Intune, Server Certificates, TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, and VPNs.
- Troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Experience with enterprise servers, workstations, mobile devices, and printers.
- Familiarity with ITIL or similar IT service frameworks.
- Intermediate level industry certification from one of the following: Microsoft AZ 104, CompTIA, or relevant technology. CompTIA Security+ CE required.
- DoD Manual 8140.03 Work Role: (451) System Administrator – Basic
- BS/BA degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or related IT discipline. Allowable substitution: 6 years of additional related experience without a degree or 1 years of additional related experience with an AA/AS degree.
GDIT Is Your Place
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.
- Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities.
- Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals.
- Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off.
- Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace.