Systems Administrator

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Largo, FL, US, 33773

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The Leonardo DRS Naval Electronics business provides leading naval computing infrastructure, network and data distribution and middleware enterprise services, as well as world-class manufacturing and support capabilities.

This position is based onsite, in our Leonardo DRS Naval Electronics' Sensors Center of Excellence, located in Largo, FL.

In this position, you will perform administration duties of on-premises systems and networks including high side, standalone systems, custom-developed business applications, and peripherals. This position is highly focused on administering networks with an additional requirement of an expansive knowledge and technical skills to administer servers, databases, and other system components and peripherals. As a Systems Administrator you will be responsible for ensuring high levels of availability and security of systems and networks to support business functions and alignment to external audit requirements.

This full-time, on-site, opportunity will allow you to interact face-to-face with various cross-fuctional teams and colleagues while participating in the planning and implementation of policies and procedures to ensure system provisioning and maintenance that is consistent with company goals, industry best practices, and regulatory requirements.

• Design, configure, and tune on-premises connected and standalone, high and low, information systems and network connections (LAN and WAN) to ensure high levels of availability and security of the supported business applications
• Administer, configure, harden, upgrade and troubleshoot network components to include (Cisco) routers, switches, and firewalls
• Monitor and test network performance and provide network performance statistics and reports
• Install patches and upgrades to server hardware, firmware, and/or software
• Manage communications and connection solutions, including workstation connectivity, internet applications, and testing efforts to include integration, load, stress, and user acceptance
• Schedule and monitor backup jobs, analyzing and correcting issues as identified, regularly reporting critical data metrics and issues to management and proactively maintaining the health, safety, and availability of storage solutions (virtual and physical)
• Provide face-to-face customer support across various cross-functional teams using multi-tiered troubleshooting techniques to address moderately complex problem analysis and resolution design for systems and applications
• Administer and maintain end user accounts throughout the lifecycle to include onboarding (account creation and initial access), maintenance (ongoing access and role changes), and offboarding (account deactivation and permission revocation) in accordance to valid business justification principles of least previlege
• Perform/support internal and external audit functions in accordance with the company and Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) standards for all information systems and components (servers, databases, firewalls, routers, switches, etc.)
• Coordinate with end users and technical staff to implement and maintain systems that utilize industry best practices to meet business objectives, while maintaining the security and integrity of the data, system and network
• Regularly analyze the performance of networks and associated components, servers, databases, applications, and various information systems and components, using critical analysis to develop solutions to optimize system/component performance while ensuring compliance to company, security, and audit standards
• Engage in capacity planning and roadmap development to optimize and scale information systems in alignment to business requirements, company growth, and security and audit requirements - contributing to the development of long-term strategic growth plans related to information systems and software in collaboration with end-users and department managers

• Participate in and support capacity planning and the development of long-term strategic goals for systems and software in conjunction with end-users and department managers
• Interact and negotiate with vendors, outsource rs, and contractors to secure network products and services
• Contribute to the creation of business continuity and disaster recovery plans, and maintain current knowledge of plan executables
• Generate metrics, project status reports and operating status reports for management and team members
• Provide guidance and training to novice personnel and cross-functional colleagues as needed
• Prepare, coordinate and support user training and documentation and provide technical assistance for post-implementation support issues
• Conduct research to evaluate new vendors/products in support of acquisition for system components to meet company and external regulatory compliance and provide…