Cloud Systems Administrator

Summary Individual supports the U.S Air Force and Navy under the Joint Range Technical Services Contract at Edwards Air Force Base, better known as J-Tech II. Integrits Corporation develops and maintains realistic, integrated test and training environments and prepares our nation’s war-fighting aircraft, weapons systems, and aircrews for today’s missions and tomorrow’s global challenges. A Systems Administrator V evaluates system specifications, configures virtual and physical computer systems, establishes standards, ensures hardware/software compatibility and maintains development workstations and cloud server systems. Essential Duties And Responsibilities Perform the daily operational support on the virtual machine operating system for development workstations and application servers, to include system security, access control, configuration, and automated backup. Specify virtual machine compute, store, and network requirements, monitor network and virtual machine performance, troubleshoot virtual networking hardware and ensure systems are functional and performant. Provide operational status metrics to Integrits/JT4 and government leadership, as required. Analyze system logs and identify and remediate potential issues with development computer systems and virtual application servers. Utilize automated tools for system configuration management and vulnerability analysis and remediate vulnerabilities and non-compliant configurations in accordance with the System Security Plan. Generate documentation of configuration, policy, and procedures used in the Risk Management Framework System Authorization process, when required by the Information System Security Manager (ISSM). Interact daily with the development team, ensuring their system administration needs are met and informing the supervisor of any blockers or critical status updates. Track hardware assets used by the development team, including network machines and development machines, reporting status to government Equipment Custodian, as required. Use established policies and procedures and subject matter knowledge to complete complex assignments requiring originality and ingenuity performed under minimal supervision with considerable latitude for independent contribution. Attend meetings, deliver reports, and act as the supervisor’s delegate, as required. Exercises discretion and independent judgement in representing and/or resolving matters of significance on behalf of the customer. Individual reports to an exempt onsite manager responsible for the IT Support Team operations. There is occasional lifting (up to 50 pounds), constant sitting and use of a computer terminal as well constant use of sight abilities while writing, reviewing, and editing documents, constant use of speech/hearing abilities for communication, and constant mental alertness. Perform other assigned duties, as required. Required Qualifications In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Windows desktop and server operating systems. Working knowledge of operation and maintenance of Linux operating systems. Working understanding of principles and maintenance of virtual and cloud systems. Skills to secure configuration of development laptops and virtual workstations and servers. Essential understanding of software development concepts, agile methodology, CI/CD and DevSecOps principles. Experience with AWS cloud system administration, including EC2 and EBS. Understanding of DoW security tools for vulnerability management, configuration management, and malware prevention. Functional knowledge of the Atlassian suite of development tools (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket). Functional knowledge of deployment tools (Jenkins, Artifactory, Gitlab pipelines). Experience with Azure cloud systems and AzureDevOps. DoD Developmental Test & Evaluation Community Experience. Understanding of SQL Database tools (Oracle SQL Developer). Essential knowledge of containerization, (Docker, Podman). Basic understanding of Waterfall development methodology. Bachelor’s degree in associated discipline from an accredited academic institution or equivalent experience through technical training, completion of a recognized certification program, or experience. Possess at least 12 years of experience in computer system related areas of expertise CompTIA Security + Certification SECRET Security Clearance (required) Must possess and apply a broad knowledge of principles, practices and procedures in computer science, graphics, and information systems. Must have specific experience in the maintenance of Operating Systems and support applications, in a centralized and distributed server environment Must possess planning/organizing skills and must be able to work under deadlines. Must possess verbal and written communication skills sufficient to permit interaction with other employees as well as taking work direction from Section Supervisors. Individual must have a sound working knowledge and experience with Microsoft Office applications, e.g., Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc. Must be able to successfully pass the required drug test. Desired Qualifications Top Secret Security Clearance. #J-18808-Ljbffr