System Administrator 2

Requirements:

ACTIVE TS/SCI with full scope poly required for consideration of this position.

- 10+ years of IT experience, including Windows and Linux Network Administration experience + a BS (or 15+ years of experience without a degree)

- SAS requires a CITE Facility Administrator to execute spanning five key disciplines:

- Network Management

- Network Design/Architecture

- Network Systems Engineering

- Network Installation/Maintenance

- Information Systems Security Engineering

We require experienced Network Managers/Administrators with Radio Frequency systems and components familiarity who are capable of reliably executing the following responsibilities:
Consult and coordinate with external organizations to resolve network, system, server, or other development and test infrastructure issues

- Identify and select IT products, tools, services, and infrastructure components for development systems

- Strategize/design/select architectures and procedures required to solve complex infrastructure problems

- Develop/contribute to/evaluate technical proposals for changes to CITE facility networks

- Install and customize as necessary HW and/or SW components into development and test infrastructure computer systems and networks

- Maintain computer system and network HW or SW, including UPS network

- Manage, monitor, and control networks

- Troubleshoot networks, computers, and peripheral devices to isolate causes of failures/issues

- Conduct site surveys for IT installations

- Validate testing and quality assurance of development and test infrastructure systems

- Analyze infrastructure problems to determine technical solutions

- Identify new and existing products, technologies, and/or architectures to solve design, development, and test problems

- Perform high-level design, specifying system and component performance and interface requirements

- Translate conceptual designs into technical specifications

- Install, test, troubleshoot, repair, maintain, configure, and improve development and test infrastructure equipment

- Perform all life cycle support: HW, SW, firmware, and configuration upgrades or modifications to currently installed development and test infrastructure equipment

- Effect repair and modification of HW components to include micro-soldering to replace components, repair traces to keep systems/devices in operating condition, and facilitate reverse engineering efforts

The specialized skills required for this highly complex role include:

- Understanding the architecture/topology of SW/HW/networks, including WANs/CANs/LANs, telecommunication systems, their components, and associated protocols and standards

- Configuring, managing, and sustaining development and testing network infrastructure and computer systems

- Comprehension of the theory, design, and implementation of network architectures

- Applying concepts, principles, theories, and methods for designing, development, evaluating, testing, and securing development and testing infrastructure networks

- Monitoring and maintaining applications within an IT environment

- Expertise in the concepts, principles, theories, and methods for network connectivity (e.g. routing, switching, and IP addressing)

- Maintaining awareness of new, emerging, and evolving technology, tools, and trends applicable to mobile/RF development and testing infrastructure networks requirements

- Knowledge of the concepts, principles, and theories of telecommunications, including their components and associated protocols and standards, and how they integrate with one another (e.g. transmissions, switching, routing management)

- Experience in the design, implementation, and operation of telecommunications systems

- Familiarity with the specifications, uses, and types of security hardware and software options

- Understanding of the concepts and principles of computer security

- Using the principles and key elements of Configuration Management to plan, manage, or document the implementation, modification, or integration of systems

- Implementing, configuring, and sustaining computer/network security solutions (e.g. encryption, firewalls, anti-virus rule sets, and intrusion detection/prevention systems)

- Planning, coordinating, and administering the installation, testing, operating, troubleshooting, and maintenance of hardware and software systems

- Maintaining systems inventory, non-attributable systems matrix, and rack/elevation/room drawings

- Implementing safety protocols