Systems Administrator

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US Citizenship Required for this Position:
Yes

Full-Time

Shift: 1st
Relocation:
No relocation assistance available
Virtual/Telework Opportunity:
Yes - Occasional or hybrid telework available

Travel Requirement:
Yes, 10%-25% of the time

Clearance Required:

No - Clearance Not Required to Start

Meet HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding
With more than 25,000 employees – including third-, fourth- and even fifth-generation shipbuilders – HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division is the largest industrial employer in Virginia. We’re the sole designer, builder and refueler of U.S. Navy nuclear aircraft carriers and one of two providers of U.S. Navy nuclear submarines. Our diverse and innovative team of professionals ranges from skilled trades to project managers, engineers and software developers to solution architects, technical subject matter experts, and system users.

Anchored in our rich, 135-year history, we collaborate together at the forefront of technology, manufacturing, and integration of the most powerful and survivable naval ships in the world. Want to be part of the team? Apply today! We look forward to meeting you.

Maintains smooth operation of multi-user computer systems, including coordination with network administrators. Interacts with users and evaluates vendor products. Makes recommendations to purchase hardware and software, coordinates installation and provides backup recovery. Develops and monitors policies and standards for allocation related to the use of computing resources. Ancillary duties may include setting up administrator and service accounts, maintaining system documentation, tuning system performance, installing system wide software and allocating mass storage space.

The UNIX/Linux System Administrator (Level
2) is a core contributor responsible for the hands‑on management, maintenance, and optimization of critical on‑premises infrastructure. This role focuses on operational stability, execution of projects, automation of routine tasks, and providing reliable support for the organization's Red Hat and virtualized environments.

• Infrastructure Maintenance:
  Manage and maintain the VMware HPE Simpli Vity hyperconverged infrastructure, performing routine tasks to ensure optimal performance and high availability.
• Linux Systems Operations:
  Configure, monitor, and actively troubleshoot Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) servers and environments. Serve as an escalation point for complex RHEL operational issues.
• Virtualization Support:
  Administer and maintain virtualization solutions using VMware vSphere and HPE Simpli Vity platforms.
• Automation:
  Utilize scripting (e.g., Bash, Python) and configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Puppet) to automate routine system administration and deployment tasks, improving operational efficiency.
• System Health Monitoring:
  Implement, maintain, and respond to alerts from monitoring and logging tools to ensure continuous system performance and proactively address issues.
• Backup & Recovery:
  Execute and manage established backup, restoration, and disaster recovery processes.
• Security & Patching:
  Conduct regular patching, updates, and vulnerability remediation across Linux environments following established security protocols.
• Team
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Collaborate effectively with Development, Network, and other IT teams to ensure seamless integration and operation of IT systems.

• Bachelor's Degree and 2 years of relevant exempt experience;
  Master’s Degree and 0 year of relevant professional experience
• One of the following may be used as an equivalent to Bachelor's Degree for Information Technology Related Positions Only:
  • Associate's Degree or other formal 2-year program and 2 years of relevant exempt experience or 4 years of relevant non-exempt experience
  • Military Paygrade E-5 or above military experience
  • High School/GED and 4 years combined of Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, Military experience or other relevant exempt experience
  • High School/GED and 8 years combined of Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, Military experience or other relevant non-exempt experience
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