SMX is looking for a highly motivated Junior Systems Administrator with demonstrated experience to maintain the various systems used in a Software Development program. This position will provide support at Patuxent River NAS in southern Maryland.
As the Junior Systems Administrator, you will join a team of highly-driven, supportive, and skilled professionals engaged in supporting program management, technical, or business case analysis across the NAVAIR community.
The Junior Systems Administrator will:
- Install, configure, and support an organization's development environment to include Linux and Windows workstations and servers.
- Monitor environment to ensure availability to all system users
- Diagnose software and hardware failures to resolution
- Perform maintenance to ensure systems operate correctly with minimal interruption
- Optimize the functionality and performance of hardware and software systems
- Ensure the security of the systems by applying patches, configuring STIG settings, and running ACAS Scans.
- Test operating system and software upgrades, patches, and hot fixes
- Implement and maintain backup and disaster recovery plans and capabilities
- Plan for authorized service interruptions and outages
- Respond to unexpected or unauthorized service interruptions and outages
Required Skills and Experience:
- Clearance Required: Secret SSBI
- Candidates MUST have an active Secret SSBI clearance, Interim TS, or higher
- BS or BA degree in a Technical Discipline
- High school diploma and 6 years' additional experience within these functional duties; or an associate's degree and 4 additional years may be substituted for the bachelor's degree
- At least one year of experience in system administration, performing the functional duties for this position
- Experience with Linux OS
- Experience with STIGs
- Familiarity with SCAP and ACAS
- Knowledge of system administration principles, theories, and concepts
- Operating System certificate (Linux) and COMPTIA Security + or other DOD INST 8570 compliant qualification
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