General Dynamics Information Technology Hiring for Cloud Sr Systems Administrator – AD and GPO at Gila Bend, Arizona Full Time

Type of Requisition: Regular

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Secret

Job Family: Systems Engineering

GDIT is seeking a Senior Systems Administrator for AD/GPO to join our program.

Join an exciting and dynamic team delivering a large-scale Enterprise Common Tools cloud platform, automation & orchestration, and Cloud Application Migration effort for the Army. This team works in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, with engineering, migration, and operations & sustainment of cloud migration efforts. Enterprise Common Tools and specific Army program customer migration efforts provide a range of day-to-day challenges, while the bigger picture architecture and migration efforts provide tangible milestones that the team pursues together following AGILE practices, to deliver the overall program effort. We’re looking for self-starter senior system administrators, to work both as part of the team and on individual assignments, in an environment of customer mission delivery, integrity and communications. We’re looking to fill this role/team with those who currently have the cloud experience, certifications, and skills to execute in large enterprise environments, are flexible and enjoy tackling challenges, and desire to join a large team that is building and sustaining a large multi-tenant cloud platform/enterprise and migrating/expanding/automating the enterprise. If this sounds like you and you love to learn and grow with a team while delivering program milestones, then we’d love to hear from you!

Responsibilities include:

• Administrating and life-cycle management of a large multi-tenant environment.

• Maintains the integrity and security of systems.

• As required, virtually supports users (other engineers, app developers, etc.) with completing requests for deployment of new services or addressing current service interruption.

• Maintains system documentation.

• Patching of servers and systems.

• Administer MS Active Directory in our AWS Cloud environment.

• Administer GPO in our AWS Cloud environment.

• May assist with or schedule and deliver backups, file restores and disaster recovery.

• Supports and develops related automation.

• May program in an administrative language such as Bash, PowerShell, Python.

• Develops and implements testing strategies and document results.

• Maintains current knowledge of relevant technologies as assigned.

• Participates in special projects as required.

• Adheres to the principles, methods, and techniques used in system and network administration and support.

• Maintains/enhances knowledge of related AWS cloud services.

• May require professional certification in one or more specific technologies, depending on job assignment.

• May be required to work outside of “normal” work hours to include weekends and holidays.

• May be required to support operations onsite and/or remote locations.

• Independently provides advance level technical interpretation and solutions in the management of data availability, durability, and protection.

• Experience with MS Active Directory in a Cloud environment

• Experience with user profile management technologies and techniques.

• Experience with security profiles and GPOs.

• Troubleshoots access policies that are moderate to high complexity in scope.

• Monitors and tunes the system to achieve optimum performance levels.

• Applies practical knowledge of job area typically obtained through work experience continuous learning

• Work across teams, and external customer groups to develop strategy, design solutions, and advise implementation teams during deployment.

• Deal with escalations. Make assessments, recommendations or provide solutions to resolve issues.

• Experience leveraging cost optimization and cloud elasticity

• Experience working with infrastructure as code for provisioning and managing cloud resources.

• Assist decision makers with budget forecasting for workload data/resources

• Write and maintain standard operating procedures and work instructions, knowledge articles, etc.

Required skills and experience:

• BA/BS (or equivalent experience), 5+ years of experience (Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related area is preferred)

• Must meet DoD 8570 requirements and be eligible for IAT level II (Security+ CE or equivalent) access

• Experience with MS Active Directory, Security and GPOs

• Experience with backups, file store, DR recovery, and related

• Experience with AWS or similar high availability configurations and use of multiple availability zones

• Excellent communication skills with demonstrated experience delivering presentations to diverse audiences at various levels of an organization

• A strong understanding of business processes and expertise in managing operations following the ITIL processes

Desired skills and experience:

• Experience with Cloud Computing, active cloud certification in AWS, Google or Azure (AWS Preferred)

• Experience with Server STIGs, patching, Tenable, ACAS, SCCM, and IAVA vulnerabilities.

• Experience with Linux, Red Hat and other systems

• Experience with ServiceNOW ITSM

• ITIL Foundation certification

Skills and Attributes:

• Excellent listening and interpersonal skills

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Strong attention to detail and requirements

• Motivated team player

• Continuous learner

Clearance

Location

Travel

5-10% travel

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement: To protect the health and safety of its employees and to comply with customer requirements, GDIT may require employees in certain positions to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Vaccination requirements will depend on the status of the federal contractor mandate and customer site requirements.

We are GDIT. The people supporting some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects across the country. We deliver. Bringing the expertise needed to understand and advance critical missions. We transform. Shifting the ways clients invest in, integrate, and innovate technology solutions. We ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. We are there. On the ground, beside our clients, in the lab, and everywhere in between. Offering the technology transformations, strategy, and mission services needed to get the job done.

GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.