Jr. System Administrator

Description

The National Security Sector at Leidos currently has an opening for a System Administrator to work on our Department of State Facial Recognition (DoS FR) program. This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience helping the DoS FR team support the Consular Affairs mission to verify applicant identities, prevent issuing travel documents to those who pose national security threats, and prevent issuing travel documents to applicants using fraudulent aliases.

The position is remote but qualified applicants will live in the National Capital Region to facilitate periodic access to a DoS lab facility in Chantilly, VA. The position offers meaningful growth opportunities for applicants who can demonstrate requisite professional knowledge, work ethic, and willingness to take initiative.

Come break things (in a good way). Then build them smarter.

We're the tech company everyone calls when things get weird. We don't wear capes (they're a safety hazard), but we do solve high-stakes problems with code, caffeine, and a healthy disregard for "how it's always been done."

• Contribute to DoS Facial Recognition team to verify applicant identities, prevent issuance of travel documents to those who pose national security threats, and prevent issuance of travel documents to applicants using fraudulent aliases.
• Submit trouble tickets as required; track and report on trouble tickets submitted by the DoS FR team.
• Perform preventive and adaptive maintenance and patching as prescribed.
• Assist with installation, test and documentation of facial recognition systems and software components.
• Assist with integrating emerging technologies into legacy facial recognition systems.
• Submit weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports as required.
• Work seamlessly with DoS groups and Government-designated contractors.
• Coordinate with Consular Affairs configuration management personnel to advance system modernization initiatives, including operating new facial recognition systems in parallel with legacy systems when required.
• Assist in maintaining IT risk scoring metrics (iPost) within prescribed limits.
• Assist in maintaining security compliance of Consular Affairs databases, documenting relevant security controls and supporting security tests to validate security control implementation and operation.
• Contribute to system documentation efforts.

• Must have Bachelor's Degree with at least two years of relevant experience.
• Must possess and maintain active Secret clearance or above to be considered for the role (US Citizenship required).
• Must live in the National Capital Region for periodic access to DoS facilities in Chantilly, VA.
• Experience with basic Linux command line skills such as file navigation and manipulation, file viewing, system tasks, and task automation.
• Working understanding of basic concepts such as processes, users, and the file system hierarchy to automate tasks and manage the OS efficiently.
• Working understanding of Windows server administration.
• Experience with Oracle
  * Plus.
• Basic scripting ability in Windows and Linux.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel; able to create statistical charts.

• Previous experience working with DoS systems and databases.
• Experience with Idemia MBSS.
• Experience with Cloud migration.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.