Systems AdministratorAMERICAN SYSTEMS

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs through our strategic solutions in the areas of Information Technology, Test & Evaluation, Engineering & Analysis, and Training.

The System Administrator for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Applications is responsible for the administration, maintenance, configuration, monitoring, and support of SCADA-related applications and supporting environments. This role ensures the reliability, availability, security, and performance of mission-critical operational systems that support supervisory control and data acquisition functions. The position works closely with project managers, engineers, cybersecurity personnel, infrastructure teams, vendors, and customer representatives to sustain and enhance SCADA application environments in accordance with operational and compliance requirements. The role also requires the ability and willingness to learn and support PI Historian and related data collection and monitoring tools.

• Administer, maintain, and support SCADA applications and associated software environments.
• Monitor application health, system performance, and availability to ensure continuous operations.
• Install, configure, patch, and upgrade application components, servers, and supporting tools.
• Troubleshoot and resolve system, application, interface, and environment issues in a timely manner.
• Support user account management, access control, and system security in accordance with organizational policies.
• Coordinate and implement approved system changes in accordance with configuration management and change control processes.
• Maintain system documentation, standard operating procedures, configuration baselines, and operational records.
• Support backup, recovery, continuity, and disaster recovery procedures for SCADA application environments.
• Assist with system integration, testing, validation, and environment readiness for deployments and updates.
• Work with cross-functional teams to support interconnected systems and learn to administer and supportPI Historianand related operational data tools.