Systems Administration Team Lead - IRES ADVBAF

Overview

Full time | Geo Control Systems, Inc. | United States

Posted On 09/16/2025

Department Name IRES GCS

Job Status Exempt

Work Experience Fresher

Government/Military

City Lompoc

State/Province California

93437

Description of Duties:

The Systems Administration Team Lead supports the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on the Integrated Research and Development for Enterprise Solutions (IRES) contract. The candidate will:

• Provide leadership, guidance, and oversight for a team of high performing, mission minded Linux and Windows system administrators.
• Serve as the program Subject Matter Expert (SME) for system administration subjects, including operating systems, hardware/software integration, virtualization, and containerization.
• Have a firm understanding of Windows and Linux operating systems to delegate tasks to existing team of Systems Administrators in a fast-paced environment.
• Coordinate support with other internal program elements to give and receive additional System Administrator support as needed.
• Work closely with a team of engineers to provide high quality, innovative system administration services to the Government customer.
• Work with system engineers to identify and define requirements for new systems/system modifications, developing designs, implementing and testing solutions.
• Ensure daily system monitoring, system backup and restore, and application upgrades to ensure optimal and continuous system operations.
• Be responsible for ensuring system software installations, maintenance, break/fix activities, and cyber security mitigation are performed in accordance with established policies, procedures and service level agreements.
• Coordinate with hardware and software vendors and participate in all vendor-required activities, such as quarterly infrastructure reviews.
• Assist in Systems Administrator tasks as the mission requires.
• Develop and maintain system administration plans, procedures, processes and baseline configuration documentation.
• Be responsible for creating training plans in order to develop and mentor System Administrators.
• Have excellent interpersonal skills to facilitate effective and efficient interchanges with various members of the team and stakeholders.

Resumes, in month and year format, must be submitted with application in order to be considered for the position. The selected candidate may be assigned as an employee for one of our teammate companies.

Basic Requirements:

Must have 6, or more, years or direct/specialized experience in a computer operations environment performing systems administration of both Windows and Linux Systems

• Must have 3 years leadership/management experience
• Must have experience working with virtual environments
• Must have a current DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification or higher (Security+ or equivalent)
• Must have a current DoD Secret security clearance

Desired Requirements:

Have demonstrated experience leading and managing technical teams

Have experience administering a Red Hat Linux environment using Red Hat Identity Management (IdM) Servers

Have experience managing Windows Active Directory and Group Policy Objects

Have experience conducting log analysis to assess root cause analysis

Have comprehensive knowledge of Virtualization infrastructure

Have DoD networking experience with classified data networks and a strong grasp of red/black concepts and IA

Compliance

This position is expected to pay $132,000 - $156,000 annually; depending on experience, education, and any certifications that are directly related to the position.

GCS health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Typical benefits offered include flexible work schedules and opportunities to work remotely, educational reimbursement, retirement benefits (401K, Roth), health benefits, tax saving options, disability benefits, life and accident insurance, voluntary benefits, paid time off and paid holidays, and parental and pregnancy leave.

Geo Control Systems, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of age, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.