General Dynamics Mission Systems · 1 month ago
Senior Advanced Systems Administrator
General Dynamics Mission Systems is a company that engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products, and services. They are seeking a Senior Advanced Systems Administrator to lead technical decision-making, support server services, and conduct systems analysis and development to ensure systems remain current with evolving technologies.
AerospaceBusiness Information SystemsInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyNational SecuritySensor
Responsibilities
Put your engineering talent to the ultimate test
As a seasoned leader, you’ll be involved with our client's decision-making process by serving as a front-line interface to users with technical issues and conducting systems analysis and development to keep systems current with changing technologies
Your duties will include installing new software, troubleshooting, granting permissions to applications and training users
You’ll also be responsible for the day-to-day support of server services by performing server administration for physical and virtual server operating systems and configuring, maintaining and troubleshooting of physical and virtual hardware and network related interfaces on servers both local and in the cloud
We’ll rely on you to perform, maintain, troubleshoot and conduct a complete analysis of alerts; create scripts to automate repetitive processes; and work with customers to identify, isolate, and resolve problems with servers that are affecting other services
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related field or equivalent experience is required plus a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree plus 6 years of relevant experience
Department of Defense Top Secret clearance required at time of hire
U.S. citizenship is required
Advanced understanding of server based operating systems like RHEL
Subject matter expert (SME) with the ability to mentor others on administrating the server environment both local and in the cloud
Enhanced troubleshooting skills within the server OS as well as both networking and storage technologies
Hands-on experience developing, deploying and supporting large-scale enterprise server solutions in secure configurations
Experience with STIG and IAVM processes
Preferred
Team player who thrives in collaborative environments and revels in team success
Broad understanding of the interrelationships within the IT environment with focus on server and services
Senior level knowledge of physical and virtual server support
Senior level knowledge of access, permissions and security that gives the clients the access to the data they need to perform their daily activities
Networking experience including firewalls, VPNs, and intrusion detection systems
Amazon Web Services experience
Certifications like: AWS Cloud Practitioner, AWS CloudOPS Engineer - Associate, AWS Certified Advanced Networking, AWS Certified Security
Company
General Dynamics Mission Systems
General Dynamics Mission Systems designs and delivers critical systems and products for defense and cybersecurity customers. It is a sub-organization of General Dynamics.
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageRecent News
Washington Technology
2026-01-17
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