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PDS Defense

IT Systems Administrator

PDS Defense, Merritt Island, Florida, us, 32954


IT/Technical

IT Systems Administrator Merritt Island, FL Posted: 9/18/2024

Job Description

Job ID#:

207717

Job Category:

IT/Technical

Position Type:

Associate - W2

Shift:

1

PDS Defense, Inc. is seeking an IT Systems Administrator, in Merritt Island, FL. Job ID#207717

Job Description:

As an IT Systems Administrator, you will support the IT Infrastructure and Engineering teams in deploying solutions to support the business. You will be responsible for deploying secure configurations and software, ensuring systems are built with security and resiliency at their forefront. You will serve as a point of escalation for support and troubleshooting customer issues. You will ensure our systems are ready and available for use by the rest of the organization.

Principal Accountabilities

Contribute to the coordination and planning of various IT projects intended to continually improve the organization's infrastructure and systems.

Installing Linux, and Red Hat operating systems, and software, and testing, evaluating, and implementing system patches and upgrades.

Proactively maintain and develop all Linux infrastructure technology, including Ubuntu, CentOS, or Red Hat.

Develop and maintain Microsoft computing operational standards across Microsoft products including M365, InTune, AAD (Azure Active Directory), and AD (Active Directory).

Configuring, optimizing, fine-tuning, and monitoring operating system software and hardware

Conducting server builds

Analyzing, troubleshooting, and resolving system hardware, software, and networking issues

Performing system backups and recovery

Support LAMP/ WAMP Stack

Ensure system compliance with all applicable policies and procedures.

Provide input on ways to improve the stability, security, efficiency, and scalability of the environment.

Support Responsibilities:

Support IT Operations in developing processes and run books

Support the maturity of sound standards, practices, and procedures across the IT Organization

Provide escalated support, mentoring, and technical leadership to other engineers within the organization.

Develop documentation and runbooks that support the system.

Assess systems, develop consolidation strategies, and make recommendations.

Education and/or Experience

Bachelor's Degree in a Computer Science field or appropriate work experience in Information Technology.

5+ years as a system administrator

Experience working on the application of NIST 800-171 Controls and best practices.

Experience working in IT and OT environments.

Experience with Microsoft stack technologies including Azure, Azure AD, and Microsoft 365.

IT Certifications: CompTIA Data+, Linux+, Server+, SysOps Administrator. MS Certified Associate/Expert

Red Hat Certified System Administrator

Qualifications

Excellent Problem solver; able to prioritize and coordinate between tasks.

Can design and implement secure configuration solutions for Windows and Linux OS', along with Azure/AWS environments.

Experience in designing Active Directory and Group Policies

Experience with SQL and querying databases

U.S. Citizenship required

Work Environment:

The work environment is inside an office environment with chances to work remotely based on workloads and projects

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Job Requirements

Minimum Security Clearance:

No Clearance

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