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Volt is immediately hiring for Systems Administrator in Pascagoula, Mississippi 39567
As a Systems Administrator Your responsibilities will include:
- Client seeking a skilled and motivated System Administrator to join their team supporting to their Radars team. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing and maintaining the IT systems that support this critical radar technology. This role requires expertise in networking, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and troubleshooting, as well as a strong commitment to ensuring system security and availability. This position also requires the ability to travel up to 25% of the time to support mission-critical operations.
Day to Day Responsibilities:
- Administer and maintain systems supporting the Air and Missile Defense Radar family, ensuring optimal performance and availability.
- Perform system troubleshooting and resolve hardware, software, and network issues as they arise.
- Conduct regular system monitoring, patch management, and performance tuning.
- Maintain and configure Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate and troubleshoot radar system components.
- Implement and maintain system security measures in accordance with DoD standards and protocols.
- Support network configurations, including IP address management, VLAN configurations, and Layer 3 Switches management.
- Create and maintain documentation for system configurations, processes, and troubleshooting guides.
- Travel up to 25% of the time to domestic locations to support system installations, maintenance, and operational needs.
This is a 6-month, Full- time- Contract with possible extension opportunity.
Clearance: Active Top-Secret Clearance
Ideal candidate must have:
- Minimum of 3-5 years of relevant experience in system administration and networking support.
- IAT Level I Certification or Higher (e.g., CompTIA A+, Network+, CCNA, Security+, etc.)
- Proficiency in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) administration.
- Strong understanding of networking concepts, routing protocols, and troubleshooting (e.g., OSPF, BGP, DNS, VLANs).
- Experience diagnosing and resolving complex system and network issues.
- Willingness and ability to travel up to 25% of the time, as required.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work independently or in a team environment.
- Strong documentation and communication skills.
Preferred Skills:
- Experience working in a Department of Defense (DoD) or military environment.
- Familiarity with radar systems or other defense-related technologies.
- Knowledge of virtualization technologies (e.g., VMware, KVM).
- Experience with configuring and managing firewalls and intrusion detection systems.
- Experience with PowerShell, Bash and/or Python scripting
- Familiarity with version control and collaboration tools (e.g. JIRA, Confluence, ClearCase)
Education:
- Bachelor s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
Pay Range: $60.00 - $ 65.00 per hour.
*Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc.
Qualified candidates should APPLY NOW for immediate consideration! Please hit APPLY to provide the required information, and we will be back in touch as soon as possible.
Benefits: Volt offers benefits (based on eligibility) that include the following: health, dental, vision, term life, short term disability, AD&D, 401(k), Sick time, and other types of paid leaves (as required by law), Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
Volt is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits any kind of unlawful discrimination and harassment. Volt is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national origin, citizenship, social or ethnic origin, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by the statutes, rules, and regulations in the locations where it operates. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please email or call . Please indicate the specifics of the assistance needed.
Volt does not discriminate against applicants based on citizenship status, immigration status, or national origin, in accordance with 8 U.S.C. 1324b. The company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in a manner that complies with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.
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