Job Description ECS is seeking an
IT Systems Administrator to work in our Huntsville, AL office.
Are you ready to play crucial role in supporting cutting-edge technology for federal law enforcement and scientific organizations with IT services and support for hardware, IT systems, applications, and operational technologies that support mission critical operations? ECS is seeking a highly skilled and motivated IT Systems Administrator to join our team and make a positive impact working at the intersection of traditional IT and specialized scientific and Operational Technology (OT) systems.
As an IT Systems Administrator, you will lead and support teams driving improvements in data analysis and integration across systems to enhance mission operations and ensure data integrity, security, and usability for the organization.
In this role, you'll have the opportunity to:
- Support application deployments, installations, change requests, updates across a complex network of Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), databases, and connected applications and instruments.
- Support the ongoing development and enhancement of IT Service Management processes, operating procedures, and best practices to promote improvements in service quality and team efficiency.
- Support the operations and maintenance of end user workstations, networks, and connected devices to ensure functionality, performance, security and reliability.
- Provide training and user assistance to support organizational efficiency and understanding of IT services, applications, and processes.
- Provide customer facing support working to troubleshoot and resolve issues affecting key application, scientific instrumentation, and IT systems and services to support mission operations.
The successful candidate willsupport service requests,incident response, and problem management for IT systems, applications, and scientific instrumentation and have demonstrated experience applying systems analysis techniques and procedures, including consulting with users, to determine root cause and provide recommended resolutions for hardware, software or system issues.
Responsibilities include:
- Provide quality customer service and IT-related support to application users, operations, and engineering teams in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
- Provide technical support to resolve customer issues by performing diagnostics, performance optimization, incident analysis, solution/partner recommendations, and product knowledge transfer
- Collaborate with systems engineers, administrators and operations teams to resolve escalated cases
- Utilize remote support capabilities to diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve issues for supported IT systems, applications, and devices
- Draft and maintain standard operating process and procedure documentation, to include SOPs, FAQs, ticket trends, and installation and training materials, to maximize and improve internal efficiencies and service quality
- Leverage the incident management system to document support requests and solutions as well as to monitor and manage support queues for quick resolution and proper escalation of incidents when necessary
- Provide and maintain clear, consistent, and effective communication with users about the status of their issues and resolution progress.
- Leverage functional requirements and software testing environments when troubleshooting issues related to the application
- Provide hands-on training and IT guidance to empower users through troubleshooting processes within application environments
- Assist in the planning, coordination, and implementation of Service Desk project activities and operations
Required Skills - ship withactive Top-Secret clearance
- A minimum of five (5) yearsof experiencesupportingan IT infrastructure, systems, and applications, including ensuring quality of service operations, and managing tickets in alignment with SLO's.
- Experience with the use of (ITSM) tools such as Atlassian Jira in a production environment supporting ticket triage and escalation
- Experience with Active Directory, virtualization technologies such as Hyper-V and VMware, Red Hat Linux, CentOS, and related technology.
- Experience with Oracle, SQL, Apache/Tomcat, Solar, MS Patch, Windows administrator and Windows domain Citrix XenCenter, and related products
- Demonstrated aptitude for working in a fast-paced, dynamic, matrixed work environment; Ability to elicit and shape work requirements and decompose complex challenges into actionable plans, based on an understanding of higher-levelobjectives.
- Demonstrated experience with Experience with scripting languages and ability to learn and understand complex software applications
- Ability to provide clear, step by step technical assistance, both written and verbal, using plain language standards
- Excellent communication,collaborationand relationship-building skills, including customer and employee engagement.
Desired Skills - Experience supporting on-premises and cloud-based infrastructure environments (AWS/Azure)
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Relevant certifications such as ITIL v4 Foundation, SAFe, COMP, Security+, CompTIA, etc.
- Demonstrated expertise in database management, various operating systems (Windows, Linux, etc.), and multiple programming languages (Java, Python, SQL, etc.).
- Experience working in controlled environments and understanding of ISO 7025 standards
#EverforthECS1 ECS Federal LLC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis any characteristic protected by law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local jurisdiction law.
Everforth ECS is the federal segment of
Everforth , a $4B global organization with over 10,000 employees. Our nearly 3,500 professionals deliver advanced technology solutions in data and AI, cybersecurity, and enterprise transformation, serving defense, intelligence, and federal civilian agencies.
Our work powers mission-critical outcomes, strengthens technology partnerships, and creates meaningful opportunities for our people. We are defined by a commitment to excellence in delivery, a culture of innovation, and an environment where talent can thrive and grow.
We value:
- Attracting and developing top talent and high-performing teams
- Fostering a culture that is engaging, accountable, and mission-driven
Meet the challenge. Make a difference with Everforth ECS! 
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