Information Technology Specialist (Systems Administration)

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• Performs system administration including installations, upgrades, and maintenance of server, storage, and network solutions across NIPRnet and SIPRnet environments to support transportation information infrastructure.
• Designs complex software, hardware, and system architectures for systems, ensuring all components meet performance, reliability, and maintainability requirements for mission-critical operations.
• Analyzes complex processes and unusual technical problems, providing expert consultation on system interrelationships and implementing state-of-the-art techniques to ensure integrity and security of organizational systems.
• Ensures Information Assurance (IA) and cybersecurity compliance by performing risk analyses and implementing safeguards and countermeasures required by DoD policy to maintain system oversight and mission success.
• Serves as a principal technical advisor to senior managers, providing expert recommendations on broad program operations, policy impacts, and revolutionary changes in research and development life-cycle support.
• Develops and maintains comprehensive system documentation, including requirements specifications and technical orders, while ensuring strict software and documentation configuration control in accordance with established procedures.
• Supports acquisition activities by developing Performance Work Statements (PWS), creating Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCE), and serving as a government representative for the oversight of contract activities.
• Conducts research on emerging technologies to predict future automation needs and evaluates the feasibility of new systems to ensure alignment with long-term organizational goals and evolving mission parameters.