We are seeking a Senior Administrator to join our team supporting US Mint.
TekSynap is a fast-growing high-tech company that understands both the pace of technology today and the need to have a comprehensive well planned information management environment. “Technology moving at the speed of thought” embodies these principles - the need to nimbly utilize the best that information technology offers to meet the business needs of our Federal Government customers.
We offer our full-time employees a competitive benefits package to include health, dental, vision, 401K, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability plans, vacation time and holidays.
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RESPONSIBILITIES
- Apply practical skills, experience, and training in designing, configuring, deploying, monitoring, troubleshooting, and patching data center hardware and software.
- Manage and maintain systems including but not limited to Nutanix Hypervisor, VMware, Windows servers, Linux Red Hat, Ansible, Satellite, Veritas NetBackup, Microsoft System Center (SCCM), BeyondTrust, GPO, DNS, DHCP, and ScienceLogic.
- Perform key support functions for Disaster Recovery (DR) exercises, ensuring compliance with established Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPO).
- Support FISMA audits by implementing and maintaining high security and compliance standards across the data center environment.
- Oversee the configuration and administration of virtualization platforms, ensuring optimal performance and availability.
- Utilize tools like SCCM for efficient system management and deployment, including patch management and software distribution.
- Implement and manage Group Policy Objects (GPO) for enhanced security and configuration management.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement ITIL best practices in incident response, change management, and configuration management.
- Conduct regular system performance assessments to identify and mitigate potential issues, ensuring high availability and reliability of critical infrastructure.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience:
- Ten (10) relevant experience
- Certifications:
- MCA Microsoft Azure Administrator within 6 months of onboarding
- At least one of the following prior to onboarding:
- CompTIA A+
- CompTIA Network+
- CompTIA Security+
- Education:
- Associate degree in a relevant field preferred
- Clearance:
- Must possess a Secret Clearance
WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Locations: West Point, NY
- Type of environment: Office
- Noise level: Medium
- Work schedule: Schedule is day shift Monday - Friday. May be requested to work evenings and weekends to meet program and contract needs.
- Amount of Travel: Less than 10%
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to handle, feel, touch; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is regularly required to lift up to 10 pounds. The employee is frequently required to lift up to 25 pounds; and up to 50 pounds. The vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
WORK AUTHORIZATION/SECURITY CLEARANCE
U.S. Citizen
Secret clearance
WAGE INFORMATION
Target salary range: $110,000 - $128,000. The salary range displayed is an estimate and will be determined on several factors regarding the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract parameters and organizational requirements. The displayed salary is one component of the total compensation package for employees.
OTHER DUTIES
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. TekSynap does not discriminate against any person because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, national origin, disability, age, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law (referred to as “protected status”). This nondiscrimination policy extends to all terms, conditions, and privileges of employment as well as the use of all company facilities, participation in all company-sponsored activities, and all employment actions such as promotions, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.
TekSynap is committed to ensuring that our online application process provides an equal employment opportunity to all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. If you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an application, please contact hr@teksynap.com for assistance.
