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Systems Administraor

Job Locations US-VA-Springfield
Job ID 2025-2796
Type
Regular Full-Time

Overview

Location: Springfield, VA

Clearance Required:  Active TS (SCI eligibility) clearance and eligibility to obtain a CI poly is required upon application for initial consideration **This position is not open for any clearance upgrades or sponsorship.**

Certification: Ability to obtain a CompTIA Security+ or DoD 8570 Level II equivalent and a Windows Certification within 90 days of hire

 

At Bcore, our strength comes from how we deliver impact to the mission. Whether it’s architecting critical IT solutions, producing actionable intelligence, or developing cutting edge technology, we succeed because of the expertise, collaboration, and agility of our teams. Our Mission Services division combines enterprise IT, cloud solutions, DevSecOps, systems engineering, software development, and operational support. Our goal is not to simply support efforts, but to ignite a technology revolution, bridging the growing technology gap between the Government and commercial space. 

 

Do you want to join a team that is building tailored technical solutions to modernize our government’s mission and our client’s business?  Do you have a desire to change how people work?  Are you interested in helping to protect our nation’s cyber interests? Join our growing team supporting customer missions as a Systems Administraor on the UDS contract at NGA.

Responsibilities

What you get to do every day:
  • The Systems Administrator will work closely with both on site and remote users to coordinate site visits and upgrades, provide on-site and remote resolution support for trouble calls, and provide TIER 2/3 support of production systems.
  • Systems administration of desktop and server systems connected to local and wide area networks. Desktop system management responsibilities involving account monitoring, security, Operating System (OS) installation, and other local area system administration related functions.
  • Provide support for implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of IT systems and management of system infrastructure and any processes related to these systems
  • Provide support to IT systems including day-to-day operations, monitoring and problem resolution for all of the client/server/storage/network devices, mobile devices, etc.
  • Provide Tier 2 and Tier 3 problem identification, diagnosis and resolution
  • Provide support for the escalation and communication of status to agency management and internal customers
  • Install/load operating system and application software
  • Isolate and resolve hardware and software problems involving the applications, the operating system, the hardware, the communications infrastructure, or any combination thereof
  • Troubleshoot, maintain integrity and configure network components along with implementing operating systems enhancements to improve reliability and performance
  • Perform software installations and upgrades to Unix/Windows operating systems and layered software packages and maintains them in accordance with established policies, procedures and service level agreements; evaluation and installation of software/hardware patches and resolution of software related problems associated with COTS/GOTS products
  • Create and follow procedures to maintain and manage multiple linked databases including security, data safety and integrity, disaster recovery, and bulk data import/exports.
  • Conduct routine and emergency maintenance of assigned data center equipment
  • Communicate/coordinate scheduled preventive maintenance windows with potentially impacted customers
  • Collaborate and contribute to the development, administration, and testing of backup and recovery plans
  • Ensure systems are secure to STIG guidelines by utilizing tools such as Retina and HBSS
  • Maintain operational, configuration, and other standard operating procedures (SOPs).
  • Verify system availability with existing Enterprise tools

Qualifications

Clearance Required: Active TS clearance (with SCI Eligibility) and eligibility to obtain CI Poly **This position is not open for any clearance upgrades or sponsorship.**

 

Certification: Ability to obtain a CompTIA Security+ or DoD 8570 Level II equivalent and a Windows Certification within 90 days of hire

 

Education/Experience:

  • Requires Bachelor's Degree or an equivalent combination of years of experience and education
  • 5 + years of of relevant experience.
Required Skills:
  • Experience working with trouble reporting and tracking systems such as Service+
  • Ability to respond to after hour calls “provide on-call support"
  • Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
  • Ability to deploy in-theater for up to 6 months as needed
  • Must have a valid US passport
  • General knowledge of, Windows and UNIX administration, computer systems hardware, network administration, Storage administration and some network configuration management skills
  • Position requires 30-75% travel within the Washington Metropolitan area. On occasion can include travel to other CONUS and OCONUS locations.

Physical Demands:

  • The employee is occasionally required to stand; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Work Environment:

  • During visits to areas of operations, may be exposed to extreme cold or hot weather conditions. Is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and loud noise.

What is ideal?

  • Experience in the imagery intelligence domain a plus

  • Ability to create and modify scripts in multiple disciplines on Windows, Linux, and Solaris systems

  • Knowledge of the Customer's processes and procedures and of the Customer's production systems a plus

  • Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.

  • Ability to function as a team member and independently

  • Prefer skills in one or more of the following: Window Server, Red Hat, IRIX, Solaris, Sybase, Informix, SQL, and Imagery Production Chain

  • General knowledge of database administration, network administration and possess network configuration management skills.

  • Experience with analytical tools such as Arc GIS, Socet GXP, ETC desired

  • Intelligence Community Experience preferred

What you can expect from us

  • Recognizing great achievements do not go unnoticed by bcore through service anniversaries, spot awards, and employee referral bonuses
  • You’ll join a growing organization of passionate, top-shelf, IT engineering professionals with extensive experience in actively developing the technology revolution in the Intelligence community
  • Highlights of our benefits include Health/Dental/Vision, 401(k) match and potential Profit Sharing, Universal Leave, STD/LTD/Life Insurance/Voluntary Life Insurance, Stipends, Referral Bonuses, and more!
  • Compensation is unique to each candidate and compensation packages are based on education, experience, and other requirements.
BCore is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law..

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