System Administrator

Note:

All official drafts, documents and recommendations, as listed below, must be reviewed, finalized and approved / accepted by appropriate BPA manager or other federal personnel with the authority to do so.

• With BPA Manager BPA technical lead oversight, use professional level skills/ knowledge to perform system administration of the following systems, including the following:
  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 compute devices Server Virtualization, Hyper‑V, VMWare vSphere Network Virtualization, VMWare NSX, Cisco ACI Antivirus, antimalware, and malicious code prevention Storage services, Nexgen, Pure, vSAN, other network‑attached storage arrays Display infrastructure Laptop and workstation support Software deployment services Virtualization infrastructure Windows & Linux operating systems Windows infrastructure, active directory, group policy, PKI, et al Support of in‑house developed applications Network time distribution Windows file services Linux infrastructure (deployment services, CentOS) Assisting in the implementation of system upgrades
• With BPA Manager oversight and approval provide the following support:
  Research, test and draft / document standardized technical procedures for the deployment of server and workstation computer hardware and associated operating systems; organize, store and dispose of superseded documents in accordance with Information Governance & Lifecycle Management (IGLM) standards. Perform regular assessments of newly discovered vulnerabilities on a wide range of operational network devices, computer systems devices and various software packages.
  
  Document patch and vulnerability applicability assessments and recommend vulnerability mitigation options. Report any concerns to the BPA manager. 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 for final review and approval by BPA manager /staff. Respond to help desk‑client support calls utilizing change management software to process and complete the tasks necessary for resolution of technical client issues;
  
  unusually complex issues may include involvement of the appropriate BPA manager or team lead. Assist in the MCIT Project effort to move eligible Transmission Technology (TT) applications from legacy computing environments to virtual data center environments in accordance with the MCIT Vision architecture.
• Maintain files / filing system(s) in accordance with compliance requirements. File and disperse documents/letters as appropriate. Validate that all official records are accurately maintained for auditing purposes. Maintain file records in accordance with the Information Governance & Lifecycle Management (IGLM) standards and procedures.
• Provide advice and recommendations for process / procedural changes that may become necessary due to system changes, upgrades, etc. to appropriate BPA manager / team lead / BPA stakeholders.
• Provide input and recommendations to the BPA manager, technical lead and staff, regarding computer infrastructure decisions and create tasks to fulfill management‑directed goals.
• Support and assist the BPA team lead and North American Electric Reliability Corporation - Critical Infrastructure Protection (NERC‑CIP) subject matter experts (SMEs) with implementing, analyzing, and reporting on the operational compliance of all Control Center cyber assets.
• Develop, draft and recommend improvements to the Control Center's procedures and processes for…