Junior System Administrator

Company: Torch Technologies, Inc.
Location: Huntsville
Posted on: November 12, 2020

Job Description:

Torch Technologies, a 100% employee-owned company is seeking a Jr Systems Administrator. The selected applicant will become part of an integrated contractor team as a Junior System Administrator for a network supporting high-fidelity/high resolution modeling of the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS). The System Administrator will ensure the governments desired technical direction is consistently implemented throughout a geographically distributed data center and extended sites. Some travel may be required.

Roles and Responsibilities:

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• Serves as assistant Project Lead for the Huntsville Element
  
• Serves as an IT technical representative to the government
  
• Answers, evaluates, and prioritizes incoming telephone, voicemail, e-mail, and in person requests for assistance from users experiencing technical problems
  
• Conducts day-to-day system administration of the hardware and software for a modeling and simulation (M&S) system
  
• Provides hands-on system administration support, system maintenance and operations support
  
• Builds, configures, and troubleshoots software and hardware enhancements, application deployments and infrastructure upgrades
  
• Diagnoses and corrects computer, server and network system issues
  
• Provides continuous status information to ensure customer satisfaction
  
• Initiates customer contact, escalates to appropriate parties and resolves incidents
  
• Responds to technical issues as they arise
  
• Ensures consistent technical direction and understanding between government and contractor staff
  
• Ensures consistent architectural IT application across the M&S products
  
• Ensures consistent IT processes, practices and documentation across the M&S system
  
• Reports IT status to government and program managers
  
• Performs other IT duties as assigned
  
• Ability to present architectural design using Microsoft Tools (Visio, Project, PowerPoint, etc.)
  
  
  Job Requirements:
  
  
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  • Bachelor of Science Degree from an accredited academic institution in a relevant technical discipline and three (3) or more years of relevant technical experience
    
    
  • Professional hands-on experience in design and implementation of the following technologies: Windows/Linux virtualization, Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Active Directory and Group Policy, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, VMware, storage technologies, and patch management solutions
    
  • Candidate must have cyber security qualifications IAW DoD 8570 standards upon employment, Security+ or Security+ CE
    
    Required Skills
    
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    • Demonstrated experience in configuration management using Subversion, Concurrent Version System (CVS) or similar tools
      
    • Experienced providing Help Desk Support/IT Support
      
    • Experience with or a desire to learn cloud based computing
      
      
    • Experience with or a desire to learn machine virtualization including transitioning legacy products to virtualized products
      
    • Assist in evaluation, development, and deployment of large IT system of systems architectures involving both hardware and software components
      
    • Excellent oral and written communications skills
      
    • Customer focused with a desire to ensure success
      
    • Desire to continue to learn and grow
      
      Preferred Capabilities/Experience
      
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      • Demonstrated self-starter, takes initiative, can work independently with reduced supervision
        
      • DoD or MDA Modelling & Simulation experience
        
      • Familiarity with Missile Defense Agency (MDA) BMDS, MDA Objective Simulation Framework and/or Single Stimulation Framework, Flight Test, and Wargames & Exercise lab assets
        
      • Experience with the DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF)
        
        
      • Experience with Ansible Tower or Ansible Works to include playbook creation and deployment
        
      • Certifications in any of the following:
        
        
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        • Linux+
          
        • Network+
          
        • A+
          
        • Security Certified Network Professional (SCNP)
          
          
        • Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) Windows Server 2016
          
        • Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
          
        • Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA)
          
        • Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)
          
        • VMware Certified Professional
          
        • Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP)
          
        • Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) Security Essentials (GSEC)
          
        • Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
          
          
          
          
          Security Clearance Requirements:
          
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          • Position requires that candidate possess, or be able to acquire an active SECRET security clearance in order to access classified information. Inability to maintain a security clearance will result in candidate being ineligible to support this position.
            

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