System Administrator (Mid)

The selected applicant will become part of an integrated contractor team as a Mid-Level System Administrator supporting high-fidelity/high resolution modeling of the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS). The System Administrator will ensure the government's desired technical direction is consistently implemented throughout a geographically distributed data center and extended sites. Some travel may be required.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Serve as System Administrator Project Lead for the Huntsville Element


• Serve as an IT technical representative to the government


• Conduct day-to-day system administration of the hardware and software for a modeling and simulation (M&S) system


• Provide hands-on system administration support, system maintenance, and operations support


• Supports building, configuring, and troubleshooting software and hardware enhancements, application deployments and infrastructure up-grades


• Supports diagnosis and corrects computer, server, and network system issues


• Provides continuous status information to ensure customer satisfaction


• Initiates customer contact, escalates to appropriate parties and resolve incidents


• Answers, evaluates, and prioritize incoming telephone, voicemail, e-mail, and in person requests for assistance from users experiencing technical problems


• Responds to technical issues as they arise


• Ensure consistent technical direction and understanding between government and contractor staff


• Assist in conduct of top-level IT architecture trades and development


• Ensure consistent architectural IT application across the M&S products


• Ensure consistent IT processes, practices, and documentation across the M&S system


• Report IT status to government and program managers


• Perform other IT duties as assigned


• Ability to present architectural design using Microsoft Tools (Visio, Project, PowerPoint, etc.)

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science Degree from an accredited academic institution in a relevant technical discipline and bachelor's degree from an accredited academic institution in a relevant technical discipline and minimum three (3) to five (5) years of relevant technical experience


• Professional hands-on experience in design and implementation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux environments


• Candidate must have cyber security qualifications IAW DoD 8570 standards upon employment.




• Certifications:




• Security+ CE

• Linux+ within 6 months or starting

• Experienced providing Help Desk Support/IT Support


• Experienced with cloud-based computing


• Experience with machine virtualization including transitioning legacy products to virtualized products


• Assist in evaluation, development, and deployment of large IT system of systems architectures involving both hardware and software components


• Excellent oral and written communications skills


• Customer focused with a desire to ensure success


• Desire to continue to learn and grow


• Active DoD Secret Clearance

Additional Desired Skill Sets:

• Demonstrated self-starter, takes initiative, can work independently with reduced supervision


• DoD or MDA Modelling & Simulation experience


• Familiarity with Missile Defense Agency (MDA) BMDS, MDA Objective Simulation Framework and/or Single Stimulation Framework, Flight Test, and Wargames & Exercise lab assets


• Experience with the DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF)

• Certifications:




• Network+


• A+


• Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA)


• Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)


• VMware Certified Professional


• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)




• Advanced degree from an accredited academic institution in a relevant technical field

Security Clearance Requirements:

• Position requires that candidate possess or be able to acquire an active SECRET security clearance in order to access classified information. Inability to maintain a security clearance will result in candidate being ineligible to support this position.