Lead Systems Architect

1 week ago


Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States Aerodyne Industries Full time
Aerodyne Industries Job Description

Aerodyne Industries is a dynamic, rapidly growing engineering and information technology services firm headquartered on Florida's exciting Space Coast.

We take pride in delivering small business agility with large corporation capabilities. Our clients count on us to prepare NASA's Missions to the Moon and Mars and to defend our nation supporting the Missile Defense Agency and Department of Defense.

As a Lead Systems Administrator for Missile Defense Space Enterprise Architecture, you will support the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on the Integrated Research and Development for Enterprise Solutions (IRES) contract.

Job Responsibilities
  • Provide leadership, guidance, and oversight for a team of high-performing, mission-minded Linux and Windows system administrators for the Missile Defense Space Enterprise Architecture (MDSEA).
  • Serve as the program Subject Matter Expert (SME) for system administration subjects, including operating systems, hardware/software integration, virtualization, and containerization.
  • Have a firm understanding of Windows and Linux operating systems to delegate tasks to existing team members.
  • Coordinate support with other internal program elements to give and receive additional System Administrator support as needed.
  • Work closely with a team of engineers to provide high-quality, innovative system administration services to the Government customer.
  • Work with system engineers to identify and define requirements for new systems/system modifications, developing designs, and implementing and testing solutions.
  • Ensure daily system monitoring, system backup and restoration, and application upgrades to ensure optimal and continuous system operations.
  • Be responsible for ensuring system software installs, maintenance, break/fix activities, and cyber security mitigations are performed in accordance with established policies, procedures, and service level agreements.
  • Coordinate with hardware and software vendors and participate in all vendor-required activities, such as quarterly infrastructure reviews.
  • Assist in Systems Administrator tasks as the mission requires.
  • Develop and maintain system administration plans, procedures, processes, and baseline configuration documentation.
  • Be responsible for creating training plans to develop and mentor System Administrators.
  • Have excellent interpersonal skills to facilitate effective and efficient interchanges with various members of the team and stakeholders.
  • Be able to report to Schriever SFB within 2 hours to support mission surge support events as required.
Requirements
  • Must have one of the following combinations of education and experience: HS Diploma (or GED) and 14 years of general experience; Associate's degree and 12 years of general experience; Bachelor's degree and 10 years of general experience; Master's degree and 8 years of general experience.
  • Must have a minimum of 8 years direct/specialized experience in a computer operations environment performing systems administration of both Windows and Linux Systems.
  • Must have 3 years leadership/management experience.
  • Must have experience working with virtual environments using VMware.
  • Must have a current DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification or higher (CCNA-Security CySA+ (formerly CSA+), GICSP, GSEC, Security+, CND, or SSCP).
  • Must have a current DoD Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain a Top Secret with SCI.
Desired Requirements
  • Have demonstrated experience leading and managing technical teams.
  • Have experience administering a Red Hat Linux environment using Red Hat Identity Management (IdM) Servers.
  • Have experience managing Windows Active Directory and Group Policy Objects.
  • Have experience conducting log analysis to assess root cause analysis.
  • Have comprehensive knowledge of Virtualization infrastructure.
  • Have comprehensive knowledge of Kubernetes technologies (RKE, OpenShift).
  • Have DoD networking experience with classified data networks and strong grasp of red/black concepts and IA compliance.

This position is expected to pay $146,300 - $171,300 annually; depending on experience, education, and any certifications that are directly related to the position.

This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days. If a candidate has not been selected at that time, it will continue to be posted until a suitable candidate is selected or the position is closed.

Aerodyne Industries is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from diverse candidates.



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