Description Job Description: The Defense Group at Leidos currently has an opening for a IT Systems Administrator supporting VMware & Windows Servers in Arlington, VA. This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience helping the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) mission. In this mission we provide on-site support to develop IT solutions to the organizations business processes and assist users with system issues. The new hire will work as part of a four person network administration and operation team to support remote and on-site service and support needs for our USAF customer. This relates to all technology, including: workstations, servers, cloud services of all types, printers, networks, and vendor specific hardware and software. Working with the service desk team and the lead engineer team to handle ad hoc escalation requests, facilitate planned ongoing maintenance, and assist with improvements projects.Primary Responsibilities:Applicants must be able to support all issues with the internal systems and network infrastructure to include: VMware 6.0, Windows 2012/2019 Servers, Active Directory infrastructure, Windows Deployment Services, Print Server, File Server, RSA SecureID, Cisco switches/routers, EMC SAN, SQL, Symantec ProxySG, Cisco ISE and Windows 10 workstations. Specific duties below: Manage VMware vSphere/vCenter/ESXi infrastructure; to include patching, upgrades and troubleshooting VMware related issues.Manage services for Microsoft related technologies: Windows Active Directory, File Server, Print Server, WDS/MDT etc.Support at the network level, physical and virtual: WAN/LAN connectivity, routers, and security.Support for remote access solutions: VPN, Terminal Services.Support backup and disaster recovery solutions.Monitor service desk and remote monitoring and management system alerts and notifications; ensuring appropriate response and communication with has taken place.Document maintenance for all computer systems and network infrastructure.Communicate with customers as required: keeping them informed of incident progress, notifying them of impending changes, or agreed outages.Applicants must possess a team first and flexible working mentality and be able to manage multiple simultaneous projects.Excellent interpersonal working skills with both customers and team members are required. Strong communication skills, both written and oral, are also required.Basic Qualifications:Candidates must be US citizens and poses current DoD Top Secret clearance.Requires a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field and 4+ years of experience or a Master's degree and 2+ years of experience, additional years of applicable experience will be accepted lieu of a degree. 3+ years of experience performing the duties of a Network Administrator /Systems Administrator designing enterprise system architectures and implementing solutions within hybrid technology ecosystems; including Microsoft Windows OS server, VMware and Cisco switches/routers.VMware Certified Professional certificate.Active CompTia Security +CE certified.Microsoft Certified Professional Certificate 2012 or higher.Preferred Qualifications: Windows 10 Desktop support Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) / Windows Deployment ServicesRSA Secure IDDell FX2 Chassis-FC630Symantec Proxy Management Cisco ISE Cisco VIOP phone systemAruba Wireless DoD Vulnerability managementExternal Referral Bonus:EligiblePotential for Telework:Yes, 25%Clearance Level Required:Top SecretTravel:NoScheduled Weekly Hours:40Shift:DayRequisition Category:ProfessionalJob Family:Network Administration and OpsPay Range: Leidos is a Fortune 500(R) information technology, engineering, and science solutions and services leader working to solve the world's toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, civil, and health markets. The company's 38,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Va., Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $11.09 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2020. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available here.Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information at any part of the employment application process. And Leidos will communicate with you only through emails that are sent from a Leidos.com email address. If you receive an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information, please report the email to spam.leidos@leidos.com.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.