Senior System Administrator III- Washington DC
Clearance Level: Top Secret Required
Location: Washington, DC
Salary: $120,000 - $150,000

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior System Administrator to join our team at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL). In this role, you will be responsible for performing a wide range of system administration, network administration, security administration, and technical support tasks, along with related database administration duties. As a Senior System Administrator, you will play a crucial role in maintaining and optimizing the organization's IT infrastructure.

Responsibilities:
System Administration:

• Install, update, and troubleshoot systems/servers effectively.
• Conduct functional and connectivity testing to ensure uninterrupted system operations.
• Develop and document standard operating procedures for systems administration.
• Comply with established systems administration standard operating procedures.
• Implement and enforce network usage policies and procedures.
• Maintain baseline system security according to organizational policies.
• Manage accounts, network rights, and access to systems and equipment.
• Monitor and optimize system/server resources, including performance, capacity, availability, serviceability, and recoverability.
• Proactively monitor and maintain system/server configuration.
• Conduct repairs on faulty system/server hardware.
• Plan, execute, and verify data redundancy and system recovery procedures.
• Troubleshoot hardware/software interface and interoperability problems.
• Perform regular system maintenance, including cleaning, disk checks, routine reboots, data dumps, and testing.
• Design and implement group policies and access control lists to ensure compliance with organizational standards and business needs.
• Oversee the installation, implementation, configuration, and support of system components.
• Diagnose and resolve faulty system/server hardware.
• Provide ongoing optimization and problem-solving support.

Network Administration:

• Configure and optimize network hubs, routers, and switches, including higher-level protocols and tunneling.
• Develop and implement network backup and recovery procedures.
• Diagnose and resolve network connectivity issues.
• Install and maintain network infrastructure device operating system software.
• Install or replace network hubs, routers, and switches.
• Monitor network capacity and performance.
• Patch network vulnerabilities to ensure information security.
• Test and maintain network infrastructure, including software and hardware devices.
• Integrate new systems into existing network architecture.
• Provide feedback on network requirements, architecture, and infrastructure.
• Security Administration:
• Assess the effectiveness of security controls.
• Apply security policies to meet system security objectives.
• Analyze and report organizational and system security posture trends.
• Ensure proper documentation of all security operations and maintenance activities.
• Implement security measures to resolve vulnerabilities and mitigate risks.
• Ensure compliance with system security measures and confidentiality, integrity, availability, authentication, and non-repudiation requirements.
• Verify and update security documentation reflecting the security design features.
• Apply security policies to applications and ensure the integration of Cross-Domain Solutions (CDS) in a secure environment.
• Monitor and assess cybersecurity-related system implementation and testing practices.
• Perform cybersecurity testing of applications and systems.
• Provide cybersecurity recommendations and guidance to leadership.
• Assist in resolving computer security incidents and vulnerability compliance.
• Provide input to disaster recovery, contingency, and continuity of operations plans.

Technical Support

• Diagnose and resolve system incidents, problems, and events reported by customers.
• Install and configure hardware, software, and peripheral equipment in accordance with organizational standards.
• Administer accounts, network rights, and access to systems and equipment.
• Monitor and report client-level computer system performance.
• Troubleshoot system hardware and software issues.
• Analyze incident data for emerging trends.
• Develop and deliver technical training to educate users.
• Maintain incident tracking and solution database.
• Make recommendations for software and hardware enhancements based on trend analysis.
• Perform asset management/inventory of IT resources.

Database Administration:

• Perform configuration management, problem management, capacity management, and financial management for databases and data management systems.
• Implement data management standards, requirements, and specifications.
• Analyze and plan for changes in data capacity requirements.
• Install, configure, and maintain database management systems and software.
• Monitor and optimize database performance.
• Perform backup and recovery procedures to ensure data integrity.
• Support incident management, change management, and availability management for databases and data management systems.
• Maintain assured message delivery systems.
• Implement data mining and data warehousing applications.
• Manage data compilation, cataloging, caching, distribution, and retrieval.
• Provide recommendations on new database technologies and architectures.

Requirements:

• Active DoD Top Secret Clearance is required and must be maintained.
• 10+ years of technical experience in system administration, network administration, security administration, technical support, and database administration.
• Must hold a DOD Approved 8570 Baseline Certification at IAT Level III.
• Self-motivated with the ability to prioritize and multitask effectively.

Education:

• DOD Approved 8570 Baseline Certification at IAT Level III is required.
• (CASP+ CE, CCNP Security, CISA, CISSP (or Associate), GCED, GCIH, CCSP)
• Computing Environment (CE) certifications (e.g., MCP, VCP) are desired.
• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline (e.g., information security, cybersecurity, information technology) is desired.