Systems Administrator

Overview

Systems Administrator (C80-2026-25926):

Bowhead seeks a Systems Administrator to join our team at Naval Surface Warfare Center located at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story.

Responsibilities

• Support the IT team by responding to users’ requests in the form of email, phone calls, and physical meetups depending on the issue.
• Grow your IT expertise by learning and working with all kinds of hardware and software
• Learn and develop your professional communication and customer support skills
• Configures and manages Linux/RHEL and Windows operating systems and installs/loads operating system software, troubleshoots, maintains integrity and configures network components along with implementing enhancements to improve reliability and performance
• Troubleshoot and resolve application technical issues
• Assist with user account management and security administration
• Support system backups and recovery procedures
• Help maintain system documentation and operational procedures
• Respond to user support requests related to system functionality
• Take ownership of the above tasks, while also continuously looking for other tasks or projects to own or support as new ones emerge.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree required
• Four or more (4+) years profession experience in IT or Systems Administration
• DoD 8140 IAT Level II cert (e.g., Security+ CE or equivalent)
• Proficiency with Active Directory, GPO creation/troubleshooting, OS deployment tooling, and PowerShell automation
• Strong understanding of system monitoring, troubleshooting, performance tuning, and operational best practices.
• Understanding of basic networking, including subnets, routing, and VLANs
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Clear, analytical thinking; driving towards problem resolution
• Fundamental understanding of operating system concepts, system interconnectivity, virtualization, hardware and software management, active directory and group policy, file systems, client/server interoperability, performance analysis, system vulnerability assessment, remediation and prevention.
• Professional and effective communication skills (both verbal and written) between customers, team members, and line management.
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team with minimal supervision from senior leadership.

These Qualifications Would Be Nice to Have:

• Familiar with Navy or DOD environments.
• 1-2 years of Linux administration
• Basic knowledge of scripting (PowerShell, Python)
• Linux + ce Certification
• NMCI administration experience
• NMCI/NAUTILUS Purebred Agent
• SharePoint Administration experience
• SQL Database Administration experience

Target salary is $85,000/annually to $95,000/annually commensurate with experience

Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Bowhead considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and business considerations when extending an offer.

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to lift up to 10-15 pounds
• Must be able to stand and walk for prolonged amounts of time
• Must be able to twist, bend and squat periodically

SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS: Must currently hold a security clearance at the Secret level. US Citizenship is a requirement for Secret clearance at this location.

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