Systems Analyst - Linux

Company Overview

At Valida Tek, we modernize and optimize IT services to solve some of the most critical challenges facing federal civilian and defense agencies. From customers to partners to top-talent employees, Valida Tek puts people first, empowering them to exceed expectations and transform government organizations. Our success starts and ends with our people, so we built a company where great people can do great things, with the resources and autonomy to make decisions that transform organizations.

We operate as one team of diverse people, united by a passion for continuous growth and optimization. Our commitment to quality and performance optimization is the reason why our IT Service Projects and New Development Projects have been appraised at CMMI Maturity Level 5, positioning us as one of a handful of elite companies to receive the highest form of third-party validation.

This role is 100% on site

Valida Tek is seeking a highly qualified Systems Engineer/Analyst to support the Air Force – Air Combat Command on a Global Command and Control System (GCCS) and Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO) program located at Joint Base Langley-Eustis. The GCCS has as its mission to provide Command and Control (C2) information systems to ACC headquarters and its mission partners. GCCS manages the assets (e.g., software and licenses, servers, disk subsystems and SAN storage, virtual machines, personal computers, peripheral devices, and so forth) required during peacetime, wartime, and military exercises.

The ideal candidate will be able to provide C4 IT support, including installation, upgrade, and administration of hardware and software; resolution of interoperability issues for mission systems/ equipment. Provide technical service support using in-depth knowledge of software/hardware configuration, system administration of computers using LINUX/Windows operating systems, network services and components, network management tools, Hyper‑V Virtualization tools, and system security.

• Provide on‑site GCCS and DCO system engineering support as required to maintain the system in an operational state at all times (e.g. 24/7 access to user’s personal and office shared data, maintaining terminal service).
• Provide technical support for GCCS and DCO systems (equipment/applications) during the product life cycle and technical support for mission applications (e.g. monitoring domain and Domain Name System (DNS) replication).
• Provide support with daily operations and maintenance of GCCS and DCO systems, to include end‑user application support.
• Perform technical refreshes and upgrades/patches to the systems, perform backups, monitor the system performance, troubleshoot problems, and provide technical direction for the future. Shall be performed daily with weekly reports provided to COR.
• Scan systems for network vulnerabilities and mitigate identified vulnerabilities. Weekly/monthly reports will be generated to show the overall health of supported systems by listing the number of vulnerabilities mitigated/unresolved. Scans shall be performed in accordance with (IAW) local policy. Scans are typically performed weekly; however, the COR may request ad‑hoc scans and reports.
• Support Command Cyber Operational Readiness Assessment (CORA) by adhering to standard procedures, Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs), Cyber Technical Orders (CTOs), and Maintenance Task Orders (MTOs) to include using best practices and lessons learned (avoiding common pitfalls) to ensure supported systems are network worthy and not vulnerable.
• Maintain and examine system/audit logs for failures, failure prediction, and Information Assurance (IA) accountability requirements for C2 Systems. System logs and status reports shall be provided to COR upon request (typically in conjunction with government audit).
• Perform basic database maintenance IAW a COR approved maintenance plan and schedule. Initial and reoccurring maintenance plans shall be provided to COR for approval before implementation (For example: out of cycle scheduled maintenance).
• Create, manage, schedule, and test backups of systems based on COR defined plan for C2…