System Administrator

M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation's most mission-critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. With over 9,000 employees, our capabilities span electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audiovisual, and IT systems. Headquarters in Tysons, Virginia, M.C. Dean delivers resilient, secure, and innovative power and technology solutions through engineering expertise and smart systems integration.

Our people are passionate about engineering innovation that improves lives and drives impactful change. Guided by our core values-agility, expertise, and trust-we foster a collaborative and forward-thinking work environment. At M.C. Dean, we are committed to building the next generation of technical leaders in electrical, engineering, and cybersecurity industries.

Main responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Configure and manage Windows operating systems and install/load operating system software.
• Perform desktop hardware and operating system set-up, imaging software loading, and antivirus updates.
• Analyze security system infrastructure performance and recommend improvements.
• Troubleshoot, maintain integrity and configure components along with implementing operating systems enhancements to improve reliability and performance.
• Provide detailed analysis and feedback to agency management and internal customers for escalated tickets.
• Perform IAVA updates and patching to ensure compliance with Information Assurance (IA) standards.
• Apply Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) to Windows based operating systems (servers and workstations).
• Implement and maintain sophisticated enterprise Windows Active Directory Architectures.
• Perform daily operations to include Active Directory management, monitoring and reviewing system logs.
• Configure and maintain virtual hypervisors to include VMware and Hypervisor.
• Deploy, configure, and maintain Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) platforms to include Citrix Xen Desktop.
• Install, configure, and maintain 3rd party applications.
• Install, configure and maintain highly available SQL database Engines.
• Deploy and maintain storage platforms similar to Dell Equal Logic and Dell Power vault.
• Analyze requirements of future deployments and make recommendations for IT infrastructure including all hardware and software required fulfill those requirements.
• Perform root cause analysis on significant issues across all tiers of support.
• Perform preventive maintenance actions including system back-ups, error log reviews, database size analysis, and integrity checks.
• Develop new system and application implementation plans to include testing procedures and ensuring operational reliability.
• Stay current with technological developments and make recommendations for ways to take advantage of new and emerging technology.
• Create technical documentation such as standard operating procedures (SOP) and as builds for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Train system users and other system support personnel as needed.
• Perform all duties with minimal direct supervision.

Clearance Requirement: Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and may meet eligibility requirements, including U.S. Citizenship, for access to classified information;
Ability to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret clearance.

Education/

Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree and 5+ Years of progressive experience or
• Associates Degree and 8+ Years of progressive experience or
• HS Diploma or Equivalent and 10+ Years of progressive experience
• Requires system administrator experience in performing triage on system problems, resolving the system problems, analyzing system data to prevent problems, implementing new workstations, and system extensions.
• Requires 5 + years of experience programming/administrating Physical Access Control Systems.
• Demonstrated previous experience effectively managing small teams.
• Demonstrated understanding of Windows patching and vulnerability remediation.
• Demonstrated advanced knowledge of Windows active directory hierarchy and implementation.
• Basic knowledge of large-scale networking, VLANS and routing.
• Requires reliable attendance at customer site during work hours required by customer.
• Requires the ability to work flexible shifts that include nights, weekends, holidays and on call as needed.
• Requires minimum…