System Administrator

Peraton is looking for a motivated and driven Systems Administrator to join our dynamic in Alexandria, VA.

Peraton has served as the prime contractor for the network contract since its inception in 1984. We provide executive-level government leaders with reliable security voice, video, and fax communications anytime, anywhere, in any environment for day-to-day crisis management.

We provide a secure, worldwide, high-performance communications network comprised of real-time interactive applications operating over a dedicated IP backbone with secure services for complex national and worldwide executive-level communications. Peraton provides the O&M of the network infrastructure and its components.  The team provides IT hardware and software to support the goals of the contract, including performance based C4IM services, product support, and O&M for both legacy and newly installed systems. We provide integration for development of hardware and software solutions, and task support for the delivery of system, network, software, and security solutions.

The Systems Administrator is responsible for but not limited to: 

• Responsible for installing and maintaining development systems, comprised of Linux, UNIX, and Windows operating systems, in accordance with established policies, procedures and service level agreements in support of DISA STIG baseline requirements.
• Provides operational support for mission critical systems to include servers, databases, virtual servers, and applications
• Interacts with Engineering Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to restore service and/or identify and correct system problems using the development system
• Performs system back-ups, restores systems from back-ups, and performs monthly patch testing prior to operational release
• Generate or maintain moderately complex scripts using Shell and/or PERL tools
• Monitors server and system activity using monitoring tools
• Executes procedures in a sequential order to maintain development operations
• Interacts with system administrators daily, assisting operations with writing service tickets and briefing materials

**This role will be 100% On-site**

Required Requirements:

• An Active/current TS/SCI clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology/Computer Information Systems or equivalent experience (or similar technical field) and five (5+) years relevant professional experience; or Master’s degree and three (3+) years of relevant experience; or PhD and no years of experience. High School Diploma and nine (9) years of experience in lieu of a degree can be accepted
• Experience with Active Directory and Group Policy management
• Experience with desktop deployment tools using Windows Deployment Services (WDS)/Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT)
• Experience using security tools such as Nessus/ACAS, STIGs, McAfee, HP WebInspect, Solarwinds Event Manager, and Solarwinds patching tool
• Experience in Windows Server 2016, Windows SQL 2016, RedHat Servers, VMware ESXi, Solarwinds Orion, and SPLUNK.
• DoD 8570 IAT or IAM Level 2 compliant professional certification current in CompTIA Security+ CE certification

Desired Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology/Computer Information Systems or equivalent experience (or similar technical field) and seven (7) years relevant professional experience; or Master’s degree and five (5) years of relevant experience; or PhD and two (2) years of experience. Highschool Diploma and 11 additional years of experience in lieu of a degree be accepted
• Knowledge of computer security topics such as digital forensics, incident response, application security and malware analysis
• Working knowledge of networking fundamentals such as network protocols and common services (e.g., DNS, FTP, SSH, SNMP)
• Previous experience supporting a government and/or Department of Defense customer

Benefits:

At Peraton, our benefits are designed to help keep you at your best beyond the work you do with us daily. We’re fully committed to the growth of our employees. From fully comprehensive medical plans to tuition reimbursement, tuition assistance, and fertility treatment, we are there to support you all the way.