Senior Systems Administrator

Job Title:

System Administrator 3
- Automation Job Number: 11820 Anticipated work schedule: 7am – 4pm, Mon – Fri Overtime: 10% On Call:
Yes May work non-core hours Travel:
Up to 10% local and field travel Work will require being mobile and being able to move between locations to collect and collate information and evidence Length: 5 years MUST be US Citizen to be eligible to apply for Federal Background Check Requires Real /or Valid Passport to interview SUMMARY

This contract System Administrator 3 position will support the Mission Critical Information Technology (MCIT) Re‑Platforming effort within Operational Infrastructure subgroup within Transmission Technology. This division provides hardware maintenance lifecycle support for the corporate Control Center systems. This division also provides General Support System (GSS) infrastructure maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, emergency response, client support, system energization/acceptance testing, and performance analysis and trending

• Configuring applicable software and systems, maintaining local documentation, installing/updating/removing software, applying change control processes and procedures, planning and preparing for future growth, troubleshooting and resolving technical issues, and performing system‑related training for the following systems:
• Server administration
• Vulnerability Scanning, including Nessus
• Cyber Vulnerability Assessment and Mitigation Research
• Implementation, design, and maintenance of least privileged and role‑based access control models
• Patch Management of network and computer devices
• Server Virtualization, i.e. Hyper‑V, VMWare vSphere
• Network Virtualization, i.e. VMWare NSX, Cisco ACI
• Antivirus, antimalware, and malicious code prevention
• Storage services, i.e. Nexgen, Pure, vSAN, other network‑attached storage arrays
• Display infrastructure
• Laptop and workstation support
• Support of in‑house developed applications
• Windows file services
• Assisting in the implementation of system upgrades
• Research, test and draft / document standardized technical procedures for the deployment of server and workstation computer hardware and associated operating systems
• Perform regular assessments of newly discovered vulnerabilities on a wide range of operational network devices, computer systems devices and various software packages.
• Implement, design, and maintain least privileged and role‑based access control models.
• Research, test and document standardized technical procedures for the deployment of server and workstation computer hardware and associated operating systems
• Respond to help desk‑client support calls utilizing change management software to process and complete the tasks necessary for resolution of technical client issues
• Assist in the MCIT Project effort to move eligible Transmission Technology applications from legacy computing environments to virtual data center environments
• Provide advice and recommendations for process / procedural changes that may become necessary due to system changes, upgrades, etc.
• Support and assist with implementing, analyzing, and reporting on the operational compliance of all Control Center cyber assets.

• A degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a directly related technical discipline is preferred.
• With an Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in applicable fields, 8 years of experience is required.
• Without an applicable degree, 10 years of experience is required.
• Experience must include direct work experience in Information Technology performing System Administration.
• Experience includes a minimum combination of work‑related experience, on‑the‑job training, and/or vocational training

• 2 years’ experience with the following:
• Working knowledge and experience sufficient to successfully support and maintain a virtualized and converged computing environment
• Working knowledge and experience sufficient to successfully support, maintain, and troubleshoot enterprise Windows infrastructure using active directory, group policy, Powershell, and other Windows utilities

• Experience setting up and…