Tier II Systems Administrator

Install, support and maintain hardware and software infrastructure according to best practices, industry standards, and/or customer/organizational requirements including routers, switches, firewalls, servers, and storage systems.

• Diagnose problems and solve issues, often under time constraint.
• Implement the necessary controls and procedures to protect information systems assets from intentional or inadvertent modification, disclosure, or destruction.
• Provide network and host-based security, incident response, and log collection and analysis.
• Perform regular security monitoring to identify any possible intrusions.
• Assist in the development of guidelines and procedures for administration and security best practices.
• Monitor resource usage, anticipate problems, and suggest solutions.
• Manage production systems and provide higher-level technical support (Tier II, III) to clients when needed.
• Work closely with colleagues to meet team goals and improve processes and practices.
• Create and maintain documentation of the systems.
• Manage hypervisors in and VMware environment, including configuration, deployment, troubleshooting and maintenance.
• Provide software and hardware support to the development team.
• SQL Server database administration required including, Installation, configuration, maintenance, backup, and security.
• Setup offsite disaster recovery environment.
• Basic support for SAN (Storage Area Network) and NAS (Network-Attached Storage) devices.
• Review system and security logs and report to team regarding incidents or potential threats to the network environment, users or infrastructure.
• Monitor the production environment and report any code/security related issues to the development team.

• Active T5 investigation, with current Intelligence Community (IC) eligibility as required.
• 8+ years’ experience in the Information Technology field (or 4 years with 4-year related college degree, MIS, CIS, etc).
• BA or BS degree in Information Technology or similar desirable if under 8 years experience.
• DoDD 8140/8570.01-M Baseline IA at IAT II or higher: CCNA Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSE, Security+ CE or SSCP.
• Outgoing team player and self-motivated individual with excellent communication skills with the ability and desire to interact with all users and work closely with other technical staff or independently.
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task effectively under pressure with the ability to frequently reassess priorities for multiple tasks or projects.
• Strong time management and resource management capabilities.

Desired Qualifications

• Operation experience with NIPR/AUDS, SIPR, JWICS, DDTE, DREN, SDREN, AWS, AWS GovCloud (US), milCloud, SC2S, and/or C2S.
• Build, operate, and maintain Windows Server 2019 and Windows Server 2022, RHEL and CentOS 6, 7 servers.
• Manage Active Directory, configure and manage Windows Network Policy Server (Dot1X,RADIUS), configure Group Policy Objects (GPO), apply and/or assess operating system, web server, and web application STIGs and SRGs.
• Windows Server, RHEL, CentOS, and understanding/experience with application of DISA IASE STIGs and SRGs and DoD, Army, and IC policies and procedures.
• IIS, Splunk, SolarWinds, ArcGIS, HBSS.
• Experience with NetApp, Cloud storage such as AWS EBS, EFS, S3, S3 IA, Glacier.
• Install, configure, and manage, and maintain VMware vSphere 8.x, ESXi, vCenter. Be able to apply and/or assess applicable STIGs and SRGs.
• Configure and manage MS SQL and PostgreSQL databases and apply and/or assess database STIGs or SRG.
• Experience with disaster recovery configurations.
• Knowledgeable in application transport and network infrastructure protocols (SSL/TLS, DNS, DHCP, NTP, SSH, HTTP/S, SMTP and Microsoft AD), and possess an understanding of how to support these applications/protocols.
• Experience with systems and data encryption.
• Experienced with fail-over clusters, load balancing and data replication technologies.
• Familiarity with configuring both CISCO and Brocade Fiber Channel switches.

PSI offers full-time, benefits eligible employees a competitive total compensation package that includes paid leave, and options for employer sponsored group medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, AD&D coverage, legal services, identity theft, and accident insurance. Flexible spending account and health saving account options offer pre-tax savings for qualified medical, dental, and vision expenses. The company sponsored 401(k) retirement plan has an employer contribution match that is immediately vested. We invest in the professional growth of our employees through professional courses, certifications, and tuition reimbursement programs. EEO Commitment

Planned Systems International (PSI) is an Enterprise IT services company who focuses on designing, building, securing, and operating cutting-edge software solutions that drive mission success and operational excellence for Federal Government organizations. PSI is currently seeking an Tier II System Administrator to support the Army Geospatial Center (AGC) near Fort Belvoir, VA.