Company Introduction
9th Way Insignia is a service-disabled, veteran-owned small business bringing transformative technology to our government customers so they can achieve their missions. Our specialties include cybersecurity, cloud modernization, software development, data analytics, enterprise architecture, enterprise IT, and artificial intelligence. Learn more about 9th Way Insignia at https://9thwayinsignia.com.

9th Way Insignia has an opening for a Senior Systems Administrator to work in support of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Professional Level

The Senior Systems Administrator position aligns as an Engineer 2 at 9th Way Insignia. An Engineer 2 typically plans and directs research or development work on complex projects, along with engaging various parties in design and development. Costs and recommendations of new components may also involve part of the job scope. Performs multiple engineering-related tasks in various assignments within the project and firm. Engineer 2 has broad knowledge of engineering procedures and assists in the resolution of complex problems. Engineer 2 has strong technical skills and background, a knack for learning new technologies, and a blend of good problem-solving and innovation needed to resolve a wide variety of technical production challenges.

Functional Job (LCAT) Information

A Senior System Administrator has the thorough knowledge to create plans to assure effective management, operations, and maintenance of systems and/or networks. Manages teams of system admins and is able to prioritize work and identify high risk critical problems and dedicate appropriate resources. Has extensive knowledge of a wide variety of systems and networks to include high volume/high availability systems.

Responsibilities:

• Install, configure, secure, and maintain Operating systems as well as a variety of Microsoft tools including but not limited to SharePoint, Office Suite, Teams, and SQL Databases.

• Implement and test patches and OEM updates across multiple environments.

• Monitoring of the Operating systems and installed applications

• Assist with storage and systems backup.

• Evaluating and implementing hardware and software deployments

• Resolving security findings and security patches and updates to the operating systems and Microsoft apps

• Provide recommendations and identify critical issues and processing faults as it pertains to the HBA environments.

• Creating and updating reports pertaining to the operational status of the HBA systems

• Communicating directly with VA Senior Leaders about the status of the HBA systems, ongoing projects, and operational issues Conducting a thorough analysis of each system to identify system shortcomings and anomalies.

• Providing solutions to mitigate any discrepancies found in order to enhance system performance and stability.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, electronics engineering or other engineering or technical discipline is required.

• 5+ Years of experience. 8 years of additional relevant experience may be substituted for education.

• Demonstrated ability to identify potential risks and create strategies for mitigating risks associated.

• Experience working with multiple stakeholders in a government contracting environment.

• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills.

• Proficiency in data analysis, modeling, and integration.

• Experience in analyzing legacy system data for integration and improvement.

• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.

• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.

• Capable of addressing critical outages, system degradation, etc., with high understanding the SRE golden signal (latency, traffic, errors, and saturation) while understanding system dependency impact due to those outages.

• Ability to attend sporadic unexpected calls after business hours.

• Must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S

• Must be able to obtain and maintain the required security clearance.

Salary Range

The salary range for this position is $77,096.24 - $109,000.00

9th Way Insignia’s 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.

Clearance, background investigation

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Location
This position is remote.

9th Way Insignia reserves the right to adjust work location based upon mission requirements.

Benefits

Benefits eligible employees will have access to our comprehensive benefits package which includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Voluntary Life Insurance, 401(k), Basic Life A&D, STD, LTD, PTO, Telehealth, paid holidays, FSA, HSA. Employee resources such as an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Traveling Assistance.

Legal
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