Senior Systems Administrator - MCAS New River

Senior Systems Administrator

Come join our team! DKW Communications, Inc. (DKW) is a government contractor providing professional and technical services to various government agencies i.e. defense, law enforcement and security. DKW was recently named a Top Workplace in Washington Post Top Workplaces Culture Excellence Awards, and we are seeking talented individuals to join our winning team!

DKW is currently looking for a Senior Systems Administrator to support our team. The individual hired for this position will provide support for our government customers located at MCAS New River in Jacksonville, NC. This position is on site with very minimal telework.

Overview

The Sr. Systems Administrator will be responsible for:

• Installing and updating operating systems
• Software installation and administration
• Performing backup procedures
• Setting up a network to support modeling/simulation and emulating systems used on the bridge of US Navy ships
• Installing and configuring network switches
• Information assurance competency
• IT skillset and systems administration background

Qualifications

Experience/knowledge of:

• WSUS administration
• Active Directory administration
• Domain group policy administration
• Red Hat administration
• Broadcom VMWare (ESXi, vSphere, vCenter)
• Security information and event manager (SIEM)
• ACAS/Tenable.sc
• Backup/restoration (preferably VEEAM)
• Centralized security management (preferably McAfee ePO)
• Network administration
• Cisco switches
• Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
• Palo Alto firewalls
• Solarwinds Orion

Requirements

• Must have an active Secret Security Clearance or higher.

• Bachelor's degree in electronics engineering, electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, computer information systems or mathematics. 8 years of related work experience may be substituted for education requirement.

• Five (5) years of engineering or network/computer systems administrator experience.

• 1 - 2 years of experience with building and configuring within ACAS.

• 1 - 2 years of experience in the information assurance field.

• IAT Level I Certification or higher is strongly preferred – if not, must obtain one within 6 months of hire.

• Ability to work with a team and collaborate with various government personnel.

**All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.**