Senior Systems Administrator (5628)

Company: ALTA IT Services
Location: Washington
Posted on: March 20, 2025

Job Description:

SR SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR

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WASHINGTON, DC - HYBRID

FULL BENEFITS POSITION, PAY TO $135K

FED GOV AGENCY REQUIRES CITIZENSHIP

PUBLIC TRUST PROCESSING



Establishes and maintains smooth operation of computer systems (to include operating systems, software and hardware) in networked or stand-alone configurations, maintains system integrity, and upgrades systems and/or servers as required.

May create and document new methods supporting network/system operations and implement changes to procedures.

Consults with support teams, help desks, customers and other technical staff in the resolution of problems, coordinates and performs operation and/or maintenance activities for networks/servers, identifies recurring problems and recommends steps to reduce the severity or frequency of problems.

May plan for the transition of development and/or production environments to new technologies, utilize system software to monitor the performance of system files, manage system data to maintain performance efficiencies and/or study system requirements to determine proper server installation methods and procedures.

Maintain and administer computer networks and related computing environments, including computer hardware, systems software, applications software, and all configurations, with technologies such as Nutanix Hypervisor, VMware, Windows servers, Linux Red hat, Ansible, Satellite, Veritas NetBackup Microsoft System Center / SCCM Beyond Trust, GPO DNS, DHCP, Science Logic1 Beyond Trust, GPO, system.

Plan, coordinate, and implement network/system security measures in order to protect data, software, and hardware.

Provides regular monitoring and analysis regarding short and long-range planning for in-house systems.

Prepares or ensures that appropriate documentation exists, including operational instructions.

Writes or modifies basic scripts to resolve performance problems and automate administration tasks.

Recommend changes to improve systems and network configurations, and determine hardware or software requirements related to such changes.

Qualifications

Bachelor's with 12+ years (or commensurate experience)

Required Skills

Practical skills, experience and training designing, configuring, deploying, monitoring, troubleshooting, patching, data center hardware and software including but not limited to Nutanix Hypervisor, VMware, Windows servers, Linux Red hat, Ansible, Satellite, Veritas NetBackup Microsoft System Center / SCCM Beyond Trust, GPO DNS, DHCP, Science Logic1 Beyond Trust, GPO, system.

Experience performing DR Exercise and supporting FISMA Audit.

One of these prior to starting:

A+

Net+

Sec+

One prior to onboarding and the second certification withing 12 months of onboarding.

MCA Microsoft Azure Admin

RHCSA Linux Red Hat Certified System Administrator

AWS SysOps Administrator

Nutanix Certified Associate (NCA)

Microsoft Certified: System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)

VMware Certified Professional (VCP)

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Ref: #850-Rockville (ALTA IT)

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