Systems Specialist

General Dynamics

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Work type: On-site
Location: Annapolis Junction, MD
Posted: 22 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company offering a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation, ship construction, land combat vehicles, and information technology. It serves customers in the U.S. government, allied governments, and a diverse array of commercial markets.

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Systems Specialist - Active TS/SCI w/Poly The Systems Specialist joins the technical support services team to manage, maintain, and improve critical IT systems and infrastructure. This role involves performing system administration, troubleshooting escalated issues from help desk teams, and ensuring servers, applications, and networks remain secure and stable. Day-to-day responsibilities include applying patches, conducting performance tuning, managing user accounts, and implementing security controls like firewalls and antivirus. The ideal candidate will utilize skills in Windows and Linux server administration, Active Directory, and virtualization platforms such as VMware or Hyper-V. Experience with cloud services like Azure or AWS is required, alongside familiarity with tools like SolarWinds, Splunk, and ServiceNow. This role addresses the technical challenge of maintaining high-availability infrastructure while ensuring strict adherence to security best practices and organizational compliance standards within a secure environment.

Skills

Windows Linux Active Directory VMware Hyper-V Azure AWS M365 PowerShell Bash Python SolarWinds Nagios PRTG Splunk DNS DHCP ITIL ServiceNow Remedy Jira Zendesk

What you'll do

Manage and maintain servers, operating systems, and key applications through patching and configuration changes.
Provide advanced technical support to resolve escalated system, application, and network issues from help desk teams.
Perform routine system health checks, capacity planning, and performance tuning for infrastructure components.
Install, configure, and deploy new systems, tools, and software integrations.
Manage user accounts, permissions, and access controls in accordance with security policies.
Implement and monitor security controls including antivirus, firewalls, and endpoint protection.
Use monitoring tools to track system performance and perform root cause analysis on incidents or outages.
Document system configurations, procedures, and standards for organizational use.

What we're looking for

Must possess an active Top Secret SCI with Polygraph clearance.
Must be a United States citizen.
Must have at least 8 years of related experience.
Must hold a CompTIA Security+ certification.
Must have an Associate's degree (AA/AS).
Must have experience with Windows and/or Linux server administration, Active Directory, and virtualization or cloud services.
Must possess strong troubleshooting skills across operating systems, applications, and basic networking.
Security Clearance Level: TS/SCI w/Poly.

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