Systems​/Network Administrator Lead

Overview

DecisionPoint Corporation is seeking an experienced Systems/Network Administrator Lead to lead enterprise systems and network administration supporting the U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command (USMEPCOM) Enterprise Network for Lifecycle, Information Support, and Technology (ENLIST) program.

The Systems/Network Administrator Lead will be responsible for systems and network administration, operations and maintenance (O&M), and associated activities supporting platforms installed throughout the USMEPCOM enterprise. This individual will serve as the contractor's service owner for enterprise infrastructure services, ensuring systems consistently meet defined service levels while providing secure, reliable, and highly available operations.

The Systems/Network Administrator Lead will provide technical leadership for enterprise servers, operating systems, databases, virtualization platforms, storage, collaboration technologies, cloud environments, and network infrastructure. This position will also lead the Outage Response Team (ORT), directing enterprise outage response, disaster recovery, Continuity of Operations (COOP), incident management, and restoration efforts while serving as the primary technical point of contact during major incidents.

Working closely with Government leadership, engineering teams, cybersecurity personnel, vendors, and external partners, the Systems/Network Administrator Lead will ensure enterprise infrastructure remains secure, compliant, resilient, interoperable, and mission-ready.

The successful candidate will possess exceptional technical leadership skills, extensive enterprise infrastructure experience, and the ability to lead geographically dispersed technical teams supporting a complex Department of Defense IT enterprise.

This position is onsite at USMEPCOM Headquarters in North Chicago, Illinois.

Note: By applying to this position, you acknowledge and consent to having your resume included in an active competitive Government contract bid.

Duties & Responsibilities

The Systems/Network Administrator Lead will:

• Lead enterprise systems administration, network operations, and operations and maintenance (O&M) activities across the USMEPCOM enterprise.

• Serve as the contractor's service owner for enterprise infrastructure services and ensure systems consistently meet defined service level objectives.

• Plan, organize, and direct contractor personnel responsible for operations and maintenance of USMEPCOM-constructed networks.

• Provide technical leadership for Windows and UNIX/Linux operating systems, physical and virtual servers, databases, VMware ESXi environments, Storage Area Networks (SANs), collaboration tools, enterprise applications, and cloud infrastructure.

• Perform system-level configuration, validation, integration, and administration of enterprise hardware, software, operating systems, and infrastructure platforms while maintaining interoperability with existing legacy systems.

• Lead engineering development, infrastructure integration, interface design analysis, software and hardware testing, and enterprise systems implementation activities.

• Apply Risk Management Framework (RMF) security principles, practices, and procedures to maintain compliance with Department of Defense cybersecurity requirements.

• Lead the Outage Response Team (ORT) and direct all activities associated with enterprise outage response, incident management, disaster recovery, and Continuity of Operations (COOP).

• Serve as the primary point of contact during enterprise outages, coordinating response activities with Government leadership, vendors, DISA, external agencies, and other stakeholders.

• Coordinate, direct, and oversee outage resolution efforts while providing timely status updates to Government leadership throughout incident response activities.

• Develop, maintain, and regularly update enterprise outage response procedures, Incident Response Plans, disaster recovery documentation, and operational playbooks.

• Review Incident Response Plans quarterly to ensure system inventories, procedures, documentation, and operational processes remain current.

• Lead geographically dispersed teams responsible for enterprise infrastructure operations, systems administration, and network support.

• Monitor enterprise performance, availability, and operational health while proactively identifying opportunities for infrastructure improvements, automation, and operational efficiencies.

• Support cloud technologies, virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), enterprise networking, firewall administration, secure communications, and enterprise modernization initiatives.

• Foster continuous improvement while ensuring compliance with Federal Government, Department of Defense, and enterprise IT operational standards and best practices.

Qualifications

Clearance Requirement

• Active Secret Clearance required.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, Network Engineering, or a related technical…