Sr. Systems Admin - New York

Job#: 1322180

Job Description:

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The Leidos Enterprise & Cyber Solutions Defense Group is seeking a Systems Administrator to support our N2NOMS program in Colorado Springs, CO.  Our customer maintains a highly demanding mission and requires our support to provide expert technical and professional management support to the commands enterprise Information Technology (IT) services.  In this role, you will be part of the Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Optimization project to realign and improve the enterprise architecture for NORAD & NORTHCOM.

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide monitoring and updating current and new systems, supporting critical system patches, responding to incidents, scheduling O&M activities, and coordinating all customer-related issues
• Act as the System Administrator and is considered as subject matter expert on the Active Directory Services, DHCP, DNS, GPO management, and to provide overall Tier 2/3 support
• Configure and maintain virtual networks in a hypervisor environment 
• Apply DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) as required
• Develop functional requirements through interaction with end-users and coordinate with support teams on systematic enhancements or changes
• Monitor, organize, and work collaboratively with Network Operations, Cyber Security, and other Team to optimize and collaborate solutions for on-premises and cloud solutions
• Perform analysis to support systems engineering functions for new system development efforts or critical system enhancements and patches in accordance with the project’s system engineering and configuration management processes
• Able to learn and train junior personnel on the new system as needed
• Manage incident tickets and provide status updates on each ticket per SLA
• Provide system and application diagnoses to remediate issues while engaging other teams as needed
• Apply DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs).
• Upgrade Window OS, automate master image builds and the deployment process.
• Work with Forcepoint vendor to upgrade distribution consoles and Trusted Thin Client solution.
• Interact with end-users and coordinate with support teams on systematic enhancements or changes.
• Monitor, organize, and work collaboratively with Network Operations, Cyber Security, and other Teams to optimize and collaborate solutions.
• Provide system and application diagnoses to remediate issues while engaging other teams as needed

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s and 8 years of experience or Master’s and 6 years of experience in associated field; additional years of directly applicable experience may be accepted in lieu of a degree.
• Must hold DoD Secret security with ability to obtain Top Secret/SCI clearance
• Must have CompTIA Security +ce certification at start date
• Must have Server certification i.e., Azure, CompTIA Server+, Nutanix, or be able to obtain one within 30 days
• Experience managing Microsoft Active Directory, GPO’s management, Certificate Administration, and Domain Controller Functional services
• Knowledge of security policies and general vulnerabilities management
• Ability to communicate orally, and in writing, detailed technical information on troubleshooting and implementation efforts

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in the associated field
• Proven knowledge of computer security principles and DoD security protocols
• ITIL Foundations Certification
• Excellent project, technical, interpersonal, presentation, and problem management skills

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