IT Systems Administrator, Mission Systems

Responsibilities

Design, deploy and augment IT infrastructure including networking, server, and desktop hardware that directly supports mission-critical networks across the country.

Provide direct IT support during launch and test campaigns.

Perform periodic systems upgrades and maintenance in between critical operations, sometimes on weekends and evenings.

Proactively monitor IT services and respond rapidly to incidents to ensure high availability and optimal systems performance.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to proactively identify and resolve potential technical issues with systems deployments.

Author and maintain documentation for IT systems, including systems overview, design drawings and operational procedures.

Leverage automation tools and contribute to broader IT systems engineering and infrastructure-as-code initiatives.

Ensure that systems are configured and maintained in compliance with industry and cybersecurity standards (e.g. ITAR, ISO, NIST).

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 3+ years of experience in IT systems administration
• Extensive hands-on experience with both Linux and Windows server administration.
• Significant experience designing, deploying, supporting and troubleshooting enterprise networks

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Working knowledge of network protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, SNMP, NTP, PTP etc.), firewall administration and cybersecurity technologies.
• Proficiency in scripting (Bash/Powershell/Python) and automation frameworks (Terraform, Ansible, Puppet)
• Familiarity with Active Directory and multi-platform authentication/identity environments
• Experience with virtualization platforms and tools.
• Understanding of Layer 1 configuration best practices and multiplexing technologies.
• Experience supporting real-time systems, industrial control networks, or operational technology (OT) environments in aerospace, defense, energy, or similar high-reliability industries.
• Experience with configuration management, provisioning, infrastructure as code, CI/CD pipelines and other DevOps concepts/tools.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate with internal/external customers, vendors, management etc. in both formal and informal situations