Systems Administrator Sr
Systems Administrator Sr - Unix/Linux
Specific Job Description This Enterprise Business Services (EBS) position supports the Space Systems Company (SSC) located at the Lockheed Martin Waterton Facility in Littleton, CO. This is not a telecommuting position. This position has the responsibility for the operational, troubleshooting, support and maintenance of the Orion Integrated Test Lab (ITL) environment. This position provides Linux/Unix system administration support for Orion Electrical Ground Support Equipment (EGSE), Flight Software and Test Integration equipment within a lab environment, including server installation, integration and configuration of the system, as well as the development and maintenance of Standard Operating Instructions (SOI's). In addition, this position has primary responsibility for implementation and configuration of IT infrastructure within the SSDL lab that will support ground and simulation architectures. This Systems Administrator also has secondary responsibility for the Operational Architecture Document. Specific duties include, but not limited to: - Document, install, configure, maintain, and upgrade system software and products to meet the customer requirements and the approved vendor release standards for Software Development Labs. - Develop IT solutions using standard engineering solutions and practices to support lab-centric unique prototype development environments - Apply required security patches - Provide software development support via online research, analysis, and evaluation of new technologies to better support prototype environments - Perform proactive system analysis, system diagnostics, troubleshooting problems and initiates/coordinates repairs. - Determine root causes of problems and recommend strategies to prevent recurrences. - Coordinate Hardware and Server-Side Software upgrades per defined change management procedures and negotiated with the customer. - Provide support for DR planning, testing and execution (as required). - Participate in Customer Reviews requiring server impacts or temporary outages, customer system (stress) tests, as required. - Perform successful recovery and restore of servers. Manage and monitor backups of EGSE data and system states. - Coordinate alert generation tool downtime for planned outages as well as implement and maintain automation and alert notifications for operating system and related services. - Perform standard System Administration duties on Unix/Linux servers, Storage Servers, RedHat/RedHawk Linux. - Maintain server security and compliance per Corporate, Space Systems Company and EBS policies - Lead projects to develop kick start deployment configurations for lab equipment and develop interface configurations. - Work hand in hand with the Software developers to implement changes and control configuration of the lab. This position may also support: - Backups, disaster recovery, building new infrastructure servers, installing and supporting server applications, anti-virus protection, and documenting procedures/processes/events. Standard Job Description Maintains smooth operation of multi-user computer systems, including coordination with network administrators. Duties may include setting up administrator and service accounts, maintaining system documentation, tuning system performance, installing system wide software and allocate mass storage space. Interacts with users and evaluates vendor products. Makes recommendations to purchase hardware and software, coordinates installation and provides backup recovery. Develops and monitors policies and standards for allocation related to the use of computing resources.