Linux/Lab Systems Administrator (TS/SCI /w Poly required)

About the role

Advance your career in enterprise IT as a Systems Administrator SME at GDIT. Responsible for the administration, maintenance, and support of the organization's IT systems and infrastructure, including managing servers, ensuring system availability, and implementing solutions to improve system performance and security.

Responsibilities

• Manage servers, including physical and virtual environments.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business needs and requirements and provide appropriate solutions.
• Manage Active Directory and other core IT services.
• Maintain system performance and troubleshoot complex issues to ensure high availability and reliability.
• Perform maintenance tasks such as patch management, updates, and backups.
• Plan and execute systems upgrades and hardware/software installations.
• Ensure systems are updated with latest security patches and software updates.
• Implement and maintain security measures to protect systems from unauthorized access and vulnerabilities.
• Conduct security audits and assessments to ensure compliance with organization policies and regulatory requirements.
• Develop, manage, and test backup and recovery procedures to ensure data integrity and availability.
• Develop and maintain disaster recovery plans for critical systems and services.
• Provide support to end users and other IT staff by resolving complex hardware, software, and system-related issues.
• Maintain detailed documentation of system configurations, procedures, and changes.
• Create reports on system performance, security incidents, and other key metrics.
• Coordinate with other IT teams to ensure coordinated delivery of IT services.
• Provide recommendations for system improvements based on analysis and industry best practices.
• May assist in the development of IT policies and procedures.
• May coach and provide guidance to less-experienced professionals.
• May serve as a team lead.

Qualifications

• Education: Technical training, certification(s), or degree.
• Experience: 10+ years of related experience.
• Clearance Level: Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph required.
• Required Proficiency: Linux (RHEL, Rocky, Ubuntu), Windows Active Directory, LDAP, VMware, management of virtual machines and hypervisors.
• Basic Proficiency Level: Gitlab administration, automated build/runners, Netbackup, implementation and enforcement of security policies, and integration with enterprise security monitor systems and log collections.
• Additional Desired Experience and Tool Familiarity: Ansible.

Skills

• Backup and Recovery
• Linux
• Red Hat Ansible

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Competitive pay and paid time off.
• Short and long-term disability benefits.
• Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace.

Pay

The likely salary range for this position is $152,915 - $206,885. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location, and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Schedule

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Travel Required: None

Telecommuting Options: Onsite Work Location: USA MD Annapolis Junction

Additional Work Locations: Total Rewards: Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

About GDIT

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense, and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber, and software development. Join our Talent Community to stay up to date on our career opportunities and events at gdit.com/tc.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are committed to providing equal opportunity employment and protecting against discrimination and harassment in all aspects of employment. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.