Systems & Database Administrator

S³, Inc. is a rapidly diversifying business, approaching 1000 employees, founded in 1991, and headquartered in Huntsville, AL. S³, Inc. provides technical, programmatic, logistics, maintenance, and training services to space, missile and aviation, other Government agencies, Partner Nation militaries, and DoW requirements, at CONUS and OCONUS sites co-located with customer requirements. With a staff that is 80% veterans, the company operates under a ISO 9001/AS9100 certified Quality Management System.

S³’ Agile Engineering Division (AED) supports PAE/PMO technical services for offensive and defensive fires and for PAE Aviation and PMO's.

S³, Inc. has wholly owned subsidiaries that expand the customer base and increase our annual growth rate: KBFS – provides aviation pilot training, heavy lift, aircraft maintenance, and related aircraft services to government and commercial requirements IAW multiple FAA certifications; S3I – provides OCONUS FMS technical services, maintenance, and aviation platform training; and GLSS – provides SCA/CBA contract aviation maintenance.

S³, Inc. and its subsidiaries are recruiting to expand and augment staff for contract growth. We are proud to offer above-industry-standard benefits and encourage our team members to build fulfilling careers with our mission-focused leadership. Come work with us, and let us build something great together!

S³ Inc has an immediate opening for a Systems & Database Administrator to provide IT support to our STORM program at Redstone Arsenal, AL

The Systems Administrator is responsible for the management, security, and maintenance of a dedicated Windows-based environment consisting of IIS Web Servers and Microsoft SQL Server databases.

The Systems Administrator will be responsible for the full lifecycle of these servers - from standard OS maintenance and rigorous Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIG) hardening to code deployments and database schema updates.

• Web Server Administration: Configure, optimize, and maintain Microsoft IIS environments, managing SSL/TLS certificates, application pools, and site bindings.
• Database Management: Administer Microsoft SQL Server, ensuring daily database availability, monitoring performance, and executing regular backup/recovery validation.
• Security Hardening & STIGs: Apply and maintain DISA STIGs specific to Windows Server, IIS, and MS SQL Server; remediate vulnerabilities identified by ACAS scans.
• Documentation & RMF: Create and maintain comprehensive system topology diagrams, baseline configurations, port lists, and standard operating procedures (SOPs) required for Risk Management Framework (RMF) accreditation.
• Code & DB Deployments: Manually push application code updates to IIS and execute database changes (such as running SQL scripts, modifying schemas, and updating stored procedures).
• Troubleshooting: Diagnose and resolve complex application, database, and OS-level faults to maintain system uptime.

• Education: Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree and 6 years of relevant experience or High School Diploma and minimum of 10 years of experience.
• Experience: Three to five years of experience administering Windows Server environments with a specific focus on IIS and MS SQL Server management.
• Experience with database re-engineering, system integration, verification, validation, and process improvement on complex systems.
• Experience with Database Management including administering Microsoft SQL Server, ensuring daily database availability, monitoring performance, and executing regular backup/recovery validation.
• Experience developing documentation & RMF including creating and maintaining comprehensive system topology diagrams, baseline configurations, port lists, and standard operating procedures (SOPs) required for Risk Management Framework (RMF) accreditation.
• Prefer experience in web development (using .NET Framework MVC. Languages include C#, HTML, JavaScript, JQuery), database design, and object-oriented programming.
• Technical
  
  Skills:
  
  Deep familiarity with IIS configuration and SQL querying/scripting.
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