System Administrator - Senior

KDA Consulting is a Disabled Veteran, Woman-Owned, Certified Disadvantaged Small Business, comprised of a diverse team of professionals driven to tackle the demanding National Defense and Intelligence challenges through IT solutions.  We emphasize teamwork and focus on achieving goals to complete deliverables efficiently, on-time, and under budget. 

We are currently seeking a System Administrator - Senior to join our team.

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Primary Job Duties & Required Experience:

·        A bachelor’s or master’s degrees in computer science are preferred

·        Willing and able to travel to OCONUS non-warzone locations as needed in support of the mission, about 25% of the time. 

·        Must be in possession of required documentation (i.e. Passport) for OCONUS travel as soon as day 1.

·        Strong verbal communication and documentation skills

·        Microsoft Windows workstation troubleshooting and administration

·        Domino administration, to include admin console commands and execution

·        Assist in monitoring and maintenance of Domino Servers to ensure availability of the services for users

·        Domino server builds/upgrades

·        Monthly health check (databases, log size, log content, dead mail, etc.)

·        Knowledge of ServiceNow, including how to submit Task, Incident, Change Request

·        Knowledge of Notes Groups, Mail In Databases, ACL alignment, connection documents, mail topology

·        Data transfer officer (DTO)

·        Manage inventory tracking (secondary)

·        Account creation, renames and use name changes, account disablement/archive, unlock users’ accounts, password resets

·        Close support problem identification, diagnosis and resolution, or escalate to Tier 3

·        Workstation connectivity and labeling

·        Onsite troubleshooting, customer problem investigation and technical assistance

·        Manage mail routing, tracing, tracking and troubleshooting

·        Configure access control at the server, database, and document levels

·        Manually create and manipulate server, person, connection, group, program and policy documents

·        MECM patching for Windows servers and workstations

·        Detail oriented

Preferred Education, Experience & Skills:

·        Microsoft Systems Administrator Certification

·        McAfee/Trellix ePO

·        Veritas NetBackup

·        MECM / Software Center, application deployments, patching, workstation builds

·        VMware vCenter

·        NetApp Storage Administration

·        MS Exchange Server 2019 administration

·        Windows 10 Server 2016, 2019, 2022 operating systems

·        MS Active Directory, DNS, and DHCP

·        Printer support and maintenance

·        RSA Authentication Management

Job Requirements

·        Active TS/SCI + Full Scope Poly U.S. Government Security is required

·        Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline

·        6-10 years of relevant professional work experience required

·        OCONUS Travel Requirement: 20-25% of the time

·        Ability to maintain discretion and confidentiality

·        Strong interpersonal skills, especially the ability to network and establish professional relationships

·        Ability to prioritize, demonstrated strong organizational skills, and ability to meet or exceed deadlines

Physical Demands: Position will require frequent sitting, standing, and/or mobility within an office setting.  Employee must be able to use hands to complete work at a workstation/computer, be able to reach, type and manipulate with hands, fingers, and arms; lift and/or move up to 20 pounds; talk, see and hear.

Work Environment: Work is performed on client site in a professional office environment with moderate stress and noise levels.  Position requires employee to effectively use a computer, potentially for long periods of time, and to accommodate potentially frequent interruptions.  Candidate should be both customer-focused and present a team approach to overall work.

Schedule:  Business core hours are Monday through Friday, from 10am – 2pm ET. Standard work hours may vary for this position based upon contract requirements. Position will be located onsite at a customer facility in Herndon, VA.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): KDA is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, KDA will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations in the hiring process. We encourage qualified individuals with disabilities to apply. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process or to perform essential job functions, please contact our HR team at  [email protected]. For persons who are deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, or deaf-disabled, KDA will provide an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter where needed as a reasonable accommodation for the hiring processes.

EEOC: KDA is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.