System Administrator

* This is an 8-month contract position

* On-site – Local to Staunton, VA only, please

Systems Administrator creativity and multi-tasking to independently and collaboratively achieve department service and support objectives.

The System Administrator is responsible for effective provisioning installation/configuration operation and maintenance of computer hardware and software and related infrastructure. This individual ensures that system hardware operating systems software systems and related procedures adhere to policies standards and guidelines.

• Responds to all levels of support requests from Tier 1 - 3.
• Provides exceptional customer service.
• Communicates effectively with teammates and customers of varying levels of technical expertise.
• Responds to all break/fix requests associated with end user resources.
• Configures and deploys new/replacement Linux REDHAT and Window Operating Systems Servers.
• Configures and deploys new/replacement desktop/laptop computer equipment and peripherals.
• Maintains up-to-date project and architecture documentation.
• Maintains up-to-date inventory and maintenance records.
• Monitors system resources for server/service anomalies.
• Resolves connection issues between users and resources.
• Maintains detailed change history of changes.
• Supports team efforts to improve cybersecurity controls and defenses.
• Supports team efforts for threat hunting and mitigation.
• Manages time and resource constraints.
• Systems administration engineering and provisioning operations and support maintenance and research and development to ensure continual innovation.
• Install new / rebuild existing servers and configure hardware peripherals services settings directories storage etc. in accordance with standards and project/operational requirements.
• Perform daily system monitoring verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware server resources systems and key processes reviewing system and application logs and verifying completion of scheduled jobs such as backups.
• Perform regular security monitoring to identify any possible intrusions.
• Perform daily backup operations and regular file archival and purge as necessary.
• Create change and delete user accounts per request.
• Provide Tier III/other support per request from various constituencies.
• Investigate and troubleshoot issues.
• Diagnose and recover from hardware or software failures.
• Coordinate and communicate with impacted constituencies.
• Apply OS patches and upgrades on a regular basis and upgrade administrative tools and utilities.
• Configure / add new services as necessary.
• Upgrade and configure system software that supports GIS infrastructure applications or Asset Management applications per project or operational needs.
• Maintain operational configuration or other procedures.
• Perform periodic performance reporting to support capacity planning.
• Perform ongoing performance tuning hardware upgrades and resource optimization as required.

• Configures and deploys new/replacement Linux (REDHAT) and Windows
• Operating Systems Servers, Required 5 Years
• Desktop/Laptop/Server Hardware, Required 5 Years
• Experience with Active Directory Administration, Required 5 Years
• Virtualization/VMWare, Required 5 Years
• Backup and Recovery, Required 5 Years
• Help Desk Support, Required 5 Years
• Customer Service, Required 5 Years
• Cybersecurity, Highly desired 2 Years
• Hands-On w/Network Equip, Desired 3 Years
• Experience with Video Management Systems, Desired 2 Years
• Microsoft Certification/ Related certifications, Nice to have
• Audio-Video Support, Nice to have
• 3-5 years of experience required.

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