Sr Administrator, Systems Job in Alexandria 22315, Virginia US

This position is located in our VA, Alexandria facility

Successful candidate will be responsible for performing routine maintenance on USCG enterprise servers running and managing Good Mobile Messaging technology. Maintenance will be performed on a routine, scheduled basis to ensure availability of services to USCG approved handheld devices. The Good Mobile Messaging services are critical to Command level officers as well as support first responders in times of crisis. This position will also be responsible for second tier troubleshooting when a loss of services occurs. Initial troubleshooting will be performed by the incident management team but escalated to second tier if service can not be restored within service level standards. Troubleshooting support may be required outside of normal business hours. The successful candidate will also work closely with the engineers and developers to identify improvements as well as performing system upgrades.

Manages the functionality and efficiency of a group of computers running on one or more operating systems.

1. Manages the functionality and efficiency of a group of computers running on one or more operating systems.
2. Maintains the integrity and security of servers and systems.
3. Sets up administrator and service accounts.
4. Maintains system documentation
5. Interacts with users and evaluates vendor products.
6. Makes recommendations to purchase hardware and software, coordinates installation and provides backup recovery.
7. Develops and monitors policies and standards for allocation related to the use of computing resources.
8. May program in an administrative language.
9. Develops and implements testing strategies and document results.
10. Provides advice and training to end-users.
11. Provides guidance and work leadership to less-experienced staff members.
12. Maintains current knowledge of relevant technologies as assigned.
13. Participates in special projects as required.

Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training, or work experience.

5-8 years of directly related experience in systems administration and analysis. Must have 3 years of hands on experience building and managing Good Mobile Messaging servers providing email to PDAs. Candidate must also have experience with MS Exchange and Active Directory.
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