System Administrator

The Alaka`ina Foundation Family of Companies (FOCs) has a potential need for a Sr. System Administrator to provide support for our government customer in Laurel, MD at Ft. Meade, * Responsible for high-level, day-to-day operational maintenance, support, and upgrades for complex operating systems, workstations and servers.

• Coordinates, directs and performs complex software installations and upgrades to operating systems and layered software packages.
• Schedules installations and upgrades and maintains them in accordance with established IT policies and procedures.
• Continually monitors and tunes multiple systems to achieve optimum performance levels.
• Ensures workstation/server data integrity by evaluating, implementing, and managing appropriate software and hardware solutions of varying complexities.
• Ensures data/media recoverability by developing and implementing a schedule of system backups and database archive operations.
• Plans and implements for the modernization of servers.
• Develops, implements and promotes standard operating procedures and schedules.
• Conducts hardware and software audits of workstations and servers to ensure compliance with established standards, policies, and configuration guidelines.
• Other duties as assigned by Supervisor.

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or another related field., * Must have a minimum of eight (8) years of Systems Administration experience in a secure DoD environment.
• Experience with complex software installations and upgrades.
• Experience working with workstations and servers.
• Experience in providing system administrative recommendations for upgrades, resolutions and implementation as needed.

REQUIRED CITIZENSHIP AND CLEARANCE:

• United States Citizenship required. ( not acceptable)
• Must have an active Top Secret/SCI clearance.

The Alaka`ina Foundation Family of Companies (FOCs) is a fast-growing government service provider. Employees enjoy competitive salaries. Eligible employees enjoy a 401K plan with company match; medical, dental, disability, and life insurance coverage; tuition reimbursement; paid time off; and 11 paid holidays.

The Alaka`ina Foundation Family of Companies (FOCs) is comprised of industry-recognized government service firms designated as Native Hawaiian Organization (NHO)-owned and 8(a) certified businesses. The Family of Companies (FOCs) includes Ke`aki Technologies, Laulima Government Solutions, K?pono Government Services, and Kapili Services, Po`okela Solutions, K?kaha Solutions, LLC, and Pololei Solutions, LLC. Alaka`ina Foundation activities principally benefit the youth of Hawaii through charitable efforts which includes providing innovative educational programs that combine leadership, science & technology, and environmental stewardship.