Senior System Administrator - Military veterans preferred

2025-05-21
Geeks and Nerds (GaN)
Other

/yr

  employee   contract


Huntsville
Alabama
35803
United States


Location: Huntsville, AL (Hybrid)
Department: Geeks and Nerds
Employment Type: Full-Time


We are currently seeking a Senior System Administrator in support of an Army customer in Huntsville, AL. This position requires experience with a wide variety of enterprise technologies with an emphasis on delivering and supporting Windows, Linux and cloud based infrastructures. The successful candidate should have a proven track record of designing systems that meet complex requirements as well as planning, testing and delivering solutions.


Duties:

Create solutions that align IT systems with the needs of the organization

Design virtual systems to include both servers and desktops

Design the deployment and maintenance of highly available virtual desktop solutions

Support implementation of the Software Defined Data Center using VMware technologies

Support the deployment of systems and services within a commercial cloud service such as Azure or AWS

Design and support system engineering solutions

Design, deploy and support DevSecOps environments

Must be able to deploy and maintain solutions within DoD compliance parameters

Develop documentation artifacts and plans

Set standards for resource and capacity management of all enterprise systems

Provide performance tuning strategies and their implementation

Participate in the design and implementation of disaster recovery solutions

Work with managers to insure projects are completed successfully and on time


Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems (or related field) and 10+ years of experience.

Active Security clearance.

Active CompTIA Security+ Certification or equivalent or greater.

An acceptable Computing Environment certification.


Technical Skill Requirements:

VMware ESXi, View, SRM and vCloud

Experience with a wide variety of Windows and Unix operating systems

Experience supporting Cameo and MagicDraw deployments

Networking concepts

General Storage Area Network knowledge

Good documentation and communication skills

Must be self-motivated and willing to take ownership of issues



Special Requirements

  • Must be a US Citizen and successfully complete a U.S. government background investigation.
  • Must have a Secret clearance or be capable of obtaining an interim Secret clearance.


GaN Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other legally protected classifications. GaN Corporation participates in E-Verify.





Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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