SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR 3

The Role

• Maintains smooth operation of multi-user computer systems, including coordination with network administrators. 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. Ancillary duties may include setting up administrator and service accounts, maintaining system documentation, tuning system performance, installing system wide software and allocating mass storage space.
• This position is intended for the Propulsion Plant Data Entry/Display Terminal (PP-DE/DT) team within the Control and Information Systems (CIS) section of Department E70 (Propulsion Plant Planning Yard). This multidisciplinary team is responsible for lifecycle management of a commercial laptop system (the PP-DE/DT) used to support maintenance and operation of propulsion plant components and systems. This includes configuration management of all associated software (OS and combination of COTS and custom applications) and hardware (laptop, accessories, and interface cables).
• The position will be responsible for laptop imaging, account creation, backup/recovery, vulnerability scanning, etc. and associated documentation. The position may also be involved with manual software (acceptance) testing and troubleshooting, in addition to support of other related efforts, including build/release notes, liaison action request responses, testing documentation, process guides, etc. This position may regularly communicate with NAVSEA, NNL, and management/engineers across the PPPY and other NNS departments via email, phone, and meetings.

Must Have

Bachelor's Degree and 5 years of relevant exempt experience; Master’s Degree and 3 years of relevant professional experience; Ph.D. and 0 years of experience.

One of the following may be used as an equivalent to Bachelor's Degree for Information Technology Related Positions Only:

• NNS Apprentice School graduate
• Navy Nuclear Power School (NNPS) graduate
• Associate's Degree or other formal 2 year program and 2 years of relevant exempt experience or 4 years of relevant non-exempt experience
• Military Paygrade E-5 or above military experience
• High School/GED and 4 years combined of Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, Military experience or other relevant exempt experience
• High School/GED and 8 years combined of Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, Military experience or other relevant non-exempt experience
• A relevant professional certification can be substituted for a Bachelor's Degree.

Nice to Have

The ideal candidate will have the following:

Experience in computer system administration, including computer imaging, drive cloning, backup/recovery, account creation, software deployment
MS Windows experience
Experience with virtualization technologies (e.g., VMware, Hyper-V)
Strong knowledge of networking protocols
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Self-motivated and able to prioritize and lead with limited oversight
Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills
High degree of organizational skills and attention to detail
Innovative thinker with a focus on continuous improvement

Preferred qualifications include:

Testing automation experience highly preferred
Containerization experience highly preferred
Linux (e.g., RHEL) experience highly preferred
STIG experience highly preferred
Vulnerability scanning (e.g., Nessus) experience highly preferred
DevOps practices and tools experience highly preferred
Atlassian Jira experience a plus
Configuration/change management experience a plus
Requirements management experience a plus
Knowledge management experience a plus
Manual software testing experience a plus