System Administrator

Overview

Edgewater Federal Solutions is seeking a System Administrator to support a major national laboratory.

• Work autonomously or as team member/lead performing the daily monitoring, maintenance, and repair of physical and virtual Server based systems.
• Support incident escalations requiring considerable judgement and initiative to resolve technical issues affecting hardware, operating systems, or applications.
• Work with vendors or external partners to diagnose and resolve issues.
• Maintain systems by applying operating system or application patches, install new or replace hardware, create/apply configuration changes to improve or restore system performance.
• Create scripts to aid with daily monitoring, maintenance, and repair of supported systems.
• Conduct Quality Assurance checks.
• Perform system capacity analysis and planning.
• Assist users in accessing and using business systems.

• BS/BA in relevant discipline years or directly related experience that demonstrates the
• 100% Onsite due to classified system support
• Must have an active DOE Q Top Secret Clearance minimum on Start or DoD Top Secret with reciprocity
• Must be US Citizen

Required Skills:

• Windows and Linux desktop & server system administration experience for at least 2 years
• Experience with Data Storage Systems and associated technologies: SAN, NAS, RAID, LUNs, Snapshots, Replication, etc.
• Familiarity with Firewall technology & management of private LANs/networks.
• Familiarity with network protocols and network management technologies.
• Skill utilizing software diagnostic tools and the ability to conduct appropriate troubleshooting processes and conduct appropriate upgrades.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Ability to effectively collaborate with other IT professionals
• Ability to work well in a collaborative team environment.

Desired

Skills:

• Server room management (e.g.
  
  - power, cooling, cabling, racking)
• Experience with quality assurance testing
• Experience in Virtual/Cloud Deployments
• Experience developing scripts for automating service tasks

It has been and continues to be the policy of Edgewater Federal Solutions to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, and/or other statuses protected by applicable law.