System Administrator (3748) (Secret to TS)

SMX is seeking a skilled System Administrator to work within a 24x7 Information Technology Team supporting the Patuxent River Data Center under the NAWCAD DNA division, end user support, and compliance efforts at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station.  This is a position that provides a great opportunity for growth.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:  

• Work within a 24x7 team providing continual support and monitoring of computer systems by resolving or escalating problems that arise
• Apply monthly maintenance on Windows OS devices to mitigate vulnerabilities
• Ensure monitoring tools are on-line and providing necessary alerting to provide notification of events/incidents/problems
• Physical security monitoring for access control
• Installation and cabling of systems within a Data Center
• Assist with maintaining team documentation
• Monitor Ticketing System Queues for inbound requests and/or issues
• Perform shift turnover functions and ensure the next shift has knowledge of all outages, notifications, and tasks needed to complete shift responsibilities
• Interface closely with management team by providing necessary notifications
• Software updates and patching
• Other tasks as assigned by the Data Center Management team

Required Skills: 

• Clearance Required: Secret (interim Secret to start) with ability to obtain Top Secret clearance
• Knowledge of DoD Information Assurance practices, including Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG)
• Must be able to interact with peers, management, and senior engineers in a constantly evolving environment to ensure a positive customer experience and atmosphere in the workplace.
• 3-5 years IT related experience
• Experience with Windows OS
• DoD 8570 compliant (IAT Level 2) (Examples of minimum acceptable certifications-CCNA Security, CySA+, G SEC, Security+ CE, SSCP)

Desired Skills:

• Unix knowledge

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