Systems Administrator - National Capital Region, Canada - TekSynap

Description

Responsibilities & Qualifications:

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Designs, develops, tests, integrates and deploys solutions for critical requirements.
• The current solution is at the end of life stage, therefore new solutions need to be developed and incorporated; new and innovative technologies utilized to successfully meet the user requirements.
• Design and deliver an enterpriselevel system with a modular, segmented architecture that can support both large scale and small scale solutions in order to meet the requirements across a broad range of applicable use cases.
• In order to support the technical requirements, the Sponsor requires Information Technology (IT) activities to achieve the goal of designing, developing, testing, integrating and deploying the solutions.
• Update technical configuration documents, manage the system lifecycle, support technical review boards as needed, and participate in technical design reviews as needed.
• Prepare and deliver required documentation to include both program and user level documentation, interact with members of the technical team leads; to understand the current system, subsystems, and component specifications and be able to use experience to recommend changes to facilitate efficient and effective development, communicate and share expertise within and across the Sponsor's organizational boundaries and work both independently and in small groups.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Active TS/SCI + Poly
• Bachelor's degree and 1015 years of experience. Work experience can be used/combined with education
• Experience with Linux and PowerShell administration.
• Experience creating, testing and maintaining test, development and production environments using Linux and AWS technologies

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience preparing and deliver required documentation to include both program and user level documentation

Overview:
We are seeking a Systems Administrator o join our team in te National Capital Region.

TekSynap is a fast growing high-tech company that understands both the pace of technology today and the need to have a comprehensive well planned information management environment.

"Technology moving at the speed of thought" embodies these principles - the need to nimbly utilize the best that information technology offers to meet the business needs of our Federal Government customers.

We offer our full-time employees a competitive benefits package to include health, dental, vision, 401K, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability plans, vacation time and holidays.

The safety and health of our employees is of the utmost importance. Employees are required to comply with any contractually mandated Federal COVID-19 requirements. More information can be found here.


Additional Job Information:

COMPETENCIES

• Establish Focus
• Change Management
• Develop Others
• Oral Communication
• Written Communication
• Interpersonal Awareness
• Build Relationships
• Analytical Thinking
• Conceptual Thinking
• Strategic Thinking
• Technical Expertise
• Initiative
• Foster Innovation
• Results Oriented
• Teamwork
• Customer Service

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Location: National Capital Region
• Type of environment: Office
• Noise level: Medium
• Work schedule: Schedule is Monday
• Friday, dayshift. Core support hours 9am 3pm. May be requested to work evenings and weekends to meet program and contract needs.
• Amount of Travel: Less than 10%

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to handle, feel, touch; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear.

The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is regularly required to lift up to 10 pounds. The employee is frequently required to lift up to 25 pounds; and up to 50 pounds. The vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.


WORK AUTHORIZATION/SECURITY CLEARANCE
US. Citizen

Active TS/SCI + Poly Clearance


OTHER DUTIES

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.

Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.


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