Description

Job Description:

The Civil Group at Leidos has an opening for an entry level Systems Administrator. In this role, you will join a team of seasoned professionals focused on providing innovative solutions to the federal government. You will be provided with a tremendous opportunity for growth in a customer-facing, fast-paced, and challenging environment. This role is focused on day to day compliance, vulnerability management, and endpoint protection across a variety of operating systems and cloud environments.

Primary Responsibilities

Specifically, in this role you will be responsible for:

• Installation, configuration, administration, support, and ongoing maintenance of operating systems and associated applications, including but not limited to Windows Server and Redhat Linux
• Apply best practices and well architected frameworks as part of system and application implementation
• Applying security or feature patches and major software upgrades
• Reliably maintaining system and data backup and recovery; Participate in regular recovery tests
• Install and maintain endpoint protection software
• Maintaining and analyzing application and system logs for anomalies, errors, or security incidents
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation of system configurations, troubleshooting guides, and best practices
• Supporting day to day onboarding/offboarding of users, MFA activity, locking and unlocking of accounts, and account auditing
• Provide technical support to end-users, addressing and resolving hardware, software, and connectivity issues
• Fine tuning system and application configuration to improve operational efficiency, cost effectiveness, or improve system integrity
• Implement and maintain compliance policy across operating systems and cloud environments
• Participating or responding to other initiatives as required

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or similar field and 2+ years experience. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Fundamental background with software design patterns and programming languages.
• Excellent problem solving skills.
• Self-starter that is able to work independently while possessing the communication skills to work effectively with software development teams and customers.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Must be a US citizen.
• Ability to obtain public trust clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience provisioning and managing resources within IaaS/Cloud infrastructures (e.g., Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform, etc.)
• Hands-on experience with Active Directory Domain Services and related subsystems (ADFS, ADCA, etc)
• Strong understanding of networking concepts and protocols such as TCP/IP, DNC and DHCP
• Demonstrated knowledge of scripting languages (PowerShell, Bash, etc)
• Familiarity with SAFe, Agile, and DevSecOps concepts and best practices.
• A commitment to continuous learning and professional development

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

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