System Administrator (Government)
Job Description
AT&T Global Public Sector is a trusted provider of secure, IP enabled, cloud-based, network solutions and professional services to the Department of Defense. We are dedicated to recruiting, developing, and empowering a diverse, high-performing workforce that is passionate about what they do, committed to our shared values and dedicated to our customers’ mission.
The AT&T Defense Team supports our nation’s warfighters, providing, operating, and assuring critical network, cybersecurity, voice, video, and collaboration services for the full spectrum of military operations.
AT&T has an opening for System Administrator to support the Defense Team in providing IT services and connectivity for our customer.
The job duties are as follows:
- Maintain the health and usability of all computing, storage and virtualization components.
- Coordinate the maintenance and repair of computing and storage hardware and manages services such as Domain Name Service (DNS), Directory Services and Identity Management.
- Assist with maintaining the health and usability of database components.
- Assist with maintaining network performance, configurations, connections and troubleshooting network problems.
- Perform maintenance and repair of databases and manage database services such as data restoration/replication, data import/export, and data interfaces.
- Support availability management activities to plan, measure, monitor and continuously improve the availability of the network infrastructure and services.
- Conduct performance management activities associated with managing and tuning service components for optimal performance.
- Responsible for incident and event management to restore normal service operations as quickly as possible, minimize adverse impact on mission operations and to detect events, analyze and determine appropriate response or action.
- Responsible for planning and analysis activities associated with researching new technical trends, products and services, such as hardware components, enterprise system software, and networks that offer opportunities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the service areas.
- Compile daily situational reports (SITREP) including items identified by the team from daily out-briefs, deficiencies identified with possible mitigation tactics, noteworthy events, and comments from program stakeholders.
- Shiftwork is required. Weekend work may be required.
Required Clearance:
Top Secret with SCI (#ts/sci)
Required Qualifications:
- Minimum 3 years’ experience with monitoring, management, and fault tools such as SolarWinds.
- CompTIA Security+ CE or progress towards certification.
Desired Qualifications:
Experience with VOIP, TCP/IP protocols and telecommunications technology, active directory, managing group policys, VEEAM backup, virtual machines, and hypervisors is desired. BS in technical field (i.e. Computer Science, Information Systems, and Information Assurance). GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or Security Certified Network Professional (SCNP) certified.
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Our System Administrator’s earn between $70,700 - $80,000. Not to mention all the other amazing rewards that working at AT&T offers. Individual starting salary within this range may depend on geography, experience, expertise, and education/training.
Joining our team comes with amazing perks and benefits:
- Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
- 401(k) plan
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays)
- Paid Parental Leave
- Paid Caregiver Leave
- Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected
- Adoption Reimbursement
- Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
- Life and Accidental Death Insurance
- Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal
- Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
- Extensive employee wellness programs
- Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories, AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone
- Health insurance