System Administrator Maryland
Company: New Paradigm Consulting Incorporated
Location: Catonsville
Posted on: September 15, 2023
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Job Description:
Job Title: System Administrator
Location: 5520 Research Park Dr, Catonsville, MD 21228
Job Description:
New Paradigm Consulting is seeking a professional IT Systems
Administrator to provide comprehensive support and maintenance for
a stable IT infrastructure across multiple SCIF (Sensitive
Compartmented Information Facility) environments. The role involves
managing telecommunications circuits, networking equipment,
servers, Active Directory enterprise, applications, and desktop
support. The primary objective is to ensure secure and stable
system operations, smooth information flow, and proper functioning
of endpoints throughout the organization's operations. As part of a
collaborative team, the IT Systems Administrator will triage IT
issues, ensure compliance, and deploy new systems.
Responsibilities:
Contribute to daily operations by assisting in the triage of
IT-related issues specific to closed area support.
Resolve and provide prescriptive solutions to meet the
organization's IT needs.
Actively participate in implementing hardware and software,
including building, upgrading, patching, and migrating network
utilities, servers, systems, and applications within the SCIF.
Monitor and schedule maintenance and backups for server
infrastructure, both virtual and bare metal, within the SCIF.
Contribute to planning and participating in customer surge support
efforts.
Provide day-to-day system administrator support of existing
systems
Gather, assess, and validate customer requirements
Develop/engineer a solution to fit customer requirements and
infrastructure capacities
Implement virtual machines based on customer requirements
Coordinate outages with the customer and help desk when patching
servers operating systems or performing hardware maintenance
Participate in customer meetings, present briefings, and provide
weekly status reports to customer management
Maintain knowledge of current technology
Be available for 24/7 call-ins OR be able to work shifts
Job Qualifications:
Clearance: TS/SCI Clearance.
Education: Bachelors degree in a computer, engineering or system
science discipline from an accredited college or university and
seven (7) years of progressive, relevant experience, or Ten (10)
years relevant experience
Industry certifications that support IT Management like: CCNA,
MCSE, CISSP, CompTIA A+, Network +, Security +
Experience with Linux including administration, hardening, and
maintenance.
Skills:
Highly motivated and self-directed
Passion for solving complex problems
Ability to prioritize tasks based on risk and schedule
Track record of meeting deadlines
Ability to work well under pressure and make sound decisions in
uncertain situations
Strong people leadership skills
Ability to contribute and collaborate within an IT support team
Accountable and requires minimal direction and supervision
Openness to new ideas and innovation
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Preferred Qualifications:
Active Directory Domain Controllers
Virtualization (e.g., VMware, Hyper-V)
Cisco network switches and firewalls
Systems infrastructure support for servers (both bare-metal and
virtualized)
Network gear configuration and support
Security appliances/firewalls configuration and support
Systems maintenance, tuning, backup, and recovery modeling and
planning
System hardening requirements, testing, and certification for
secure information systems
Security+ certification
CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) certification
Security configurations across multiple operating systems in
various environments One of the following DoD approved
certifications is necessary to meet the category/level IAT-2 (DoD
8570) requirement for this position: Security+, GSEC, SSCP,
CCNA-Security, CISA, CISSP (or Associate), CASP, GCIH, or GCED.
Benefits:
Medical Ins
Dental Insurance
Vision
401(k)
Life Insurance
Compensation Range: $60,000 - $100,000
Remote Work Allowed: No
Employment Type: Full-Time
Why Work at This Company? New company with great growth
opportunities!
Hiring Company Description:
New Paradigm Consulting, Incorporated (NPCI) is an IT company
specializing in Cybersecurity, Data Transformation, and Business &
Management Consulting providing services and solutions to the
Intelligence Community (IC) and Commercial Vendors.
Screening Questions:
Question 1 - Licenses/CertificationsDo you have the following:
TS/SCI w/ CI or Full-Scope Polygraph?
Question 2 - EducationHave you completed the following level of
education: Bachelor's Degree?
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