USAF - Jr. System Administrator
On-siteEllsworth, Maine, United States
Job Summary
Perform senior-level Windows and Linux systems administration for FMWF infrastructure, engineering Active Directory, service accounts, and enterprise virtualization in Nutanix environments. Monitor system health, conduct root cause analysis, and manage configuration baselines while validating patches, updates, and security directives within controlled environments. Execute vulnerability remediation, backup, recovery, and disaster recovery operations, providing Level III technical escalation support with advanced diagnostics and fault isolation. Collaborate with database, middleware, cybersecurity, and Government stakeholders to sustain mission-critical systems, implement security controls for RMF and continuous monitoring, and maintain version-controlled documentation and engineering records.
Required Qualifications
- Active TS/SCI SSBI clearance
- B.S. Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
- 2+ years of Systems Administrator experience
- Advanced experience administering and engineering enterprise Windows and Linux systems in a high-availability, mission-critical environment
- Demonstrated experience with Active Directory engineering, service-account configuration, identity and access dependencies, and privileged administrative operations
- Experience with enterprise virtualization, infrastructure capacity planning, performance analysis, system monitoring, and root cause engineering
- Hands-on experience with configuration management, system baselines, change control, patch engineering, vulnerability remediation, and deployment validation
- Experience validating patches, updates, system modifications, and enhancements in controlled development/test environments before production release
- Experience with backup, recovery, resilience, COOP, disaster recovery, and emergency corrective maintenance for mission-essential systems
- Ability to provide senior/Level III support involving advanced diagnostics, log analysis, debugging, fault isolation, and sustainable corrective action
- Working knowledge of RMF, Assessment and Authorization, security control implementation, continuous monitoring, and DoD/Air Force cybersecurity compliance
- Ability to work primarily at Ellsworth AFB during the PWS duty-hour window and support rare work at Wright-Patterson AFB or a contractor facility when required
- Active DoD 8570 IAT Level II & DoD 8140 System Administrator 451-Intermediate certifications
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