SMX is looking for a highly motivated Systems Administrator (Junior or Mid-level) with demonstrated experience to maintain the various systems used in a Software Development program. This position will provide onsite support at Patuxent River NAS in southern Maryland. 

As the Systems Administrator, you will join a team of highly-driven, supportive, and skilled professionals engaged in supporting program management, technical, or business case analysis across the NAVAIR community. 

The Systems Administrator will:

  • Install, configure, and support an organization’s local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), and Internet systems or a segment of a network system.
  • Monitor network to ensure network availability to all system users
  • Assist in network modeling, analysis, planning, and coordination 
  • Analyze, test, troubleshoot, and evaluate existing network systems
  • Perform maintenance to ensure networks operate correctly with minimal interruption.
  • Oversee the efforts of less senior staff and/or be responsible for the efforts of all staff assigned to a specific job.
  • Optimize the functionality and performance of hardware and software systems
  • Implement and maintain backup and disaster recovery plans and capabilities
  • Plan for authorized service interruptions and outages
  • Respond to unexpected or unauthorized service interruptions and outages
  • Diagnose software and hardware failures to resolution
  • Implement and ensure security preventive measures are fully functioning
  • Test operating system and software upgrades, patches, and hot fixes

Required Skills and Experience:

  • Clearance Required: Top Secret
    • An interim TS is required to start; will consider upgrading candidate from Secret 
  • BS or BA degree in a Technical Discipline
    • High school diploma and 6 years’ additional experience within these functional duties; or an associate’s degree and 4 additional years may be substituted for the bachelor’s degree.
  • 1 year of experience in system administration is required for junior level; mid-level requires 5+ years performing the functional duties for this position
  • Operating System certificate (Linux) and COMPTIA Security + or other DOD INST 8570 compliant qualification
  • Knowledge of system administration principles, theories, and concepts
  • Experience with Linux OS

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