System Administrator III

Administer secure monitor troubleshoot and sustain the servers workstations applications accounts configurations and supporting infrastructure used by FEMA CCD and its continuity-communications environment at Mount Weather. The position supports the Division Program Management Office ICCT and associated systems configuration control operational readiness asset accountability system integration testing user support and restoration.

Primary Responsibilities

Install configure administer monitor troubleshoot patch upgrade and maintain assigned Windows and/or Linux servers workstations applications peripherals and system-management tools.

Manage authorized user accounts permissions authentication access controls approved software services system configurations and security settings under Government direction.

Maintain configuration baselines change records asset and software inventories licenses system diagrams administrator guides SOPs recovery procedures and system-of-record entries.

Perform backups recovery tests log review health checks performance and capacity monitoring vulnerability remediation patch validation and operational-readiness checks.

Support the Division Program Management Office and technical team with system administration configuration management lifecycle documentation GFE accountability and controlled technical records.

Support integration user-acceptance and performance testing exercises deployment preparation continuity testing post-change validation incident response fault isolation and service restoration.

Coordinate with Cisco/network engineers telecommunications and RF staff cybersecurity personnel vendors users and Government stakeholders to resolve incidents and implement approved changes.

Protect classified and sensitive information and comply with DHS/FEMA security records-management change-control badging and site-access requirements.

Qualifications :

Active final Top Secret clearance with current SCI eligibility; willingness to undergo FSO verification and DHS suitability processing.

Current CCNA certification verifiable at the time of candidate submission.

Three to five years of hands-on system-administration secure infrastructure-support or closely related experience.

Experience administering enterprise operating systems accounts permissions configurations patches backups logs monitoring and technical documentation.

Demonstrated troubleshooting experience in a controlled production environment using formal incident change configuration and security processes.

Ability to work full-time on site at Mount Weather EOC in Bluemont Virginia and support scheduled after-hours changes exercises or restoration when required.

U.S. citizenship and ability to comply with classified-facility badging nondisclosure and information-protection requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

Windows Server and Linux administration; Active Directory Group Policy identity/access management virtualization PowerShell or shell scripting endpoint security backup/recovery and vulnerability-management experience.

Cisco networking knowledge and experience supporting servers or applications connected to high-availability routing and switching environments.

Prior Mount Weather FEMA DHS DoD continuity-of-government emergency-management public-safety or other classified-site experience.

Experience supporting ICCT specialized communications radio/SATCOM network-management test logistics or PMO applications.

Experience with GFE accountability configuration-management databases disaster recovery operational-readiness testing and formal change-control boards.

Current Microsoft Red Hat CompTIA Security VMware cloud or cybersecurity certification in addition to current CCNA.

Additional Information :

Active final Top Secret clearance with current SCI eligibility; current TS/SCI strongly preferred

Bachelors degree preferred; relevant work experience may substitute

Ashburn Consulting is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer.
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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time