Systems Administrator

Looking for a Systems Administrator opportunity at a place you can make a difference every day? Discover this great opportunity in our Diego Garcia location. Bring your expertise and collaborative skills to make an impact towards our military defense and safety of our sailors by discovering your new role supporting this critical mission.

Serco supports the U.S. Space Force as a prime for their Ground-Based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance (GEODSS) contract to administer and manage GEODSS information systems, IT equipment, mission system software, communications/ security equipment and TEMPEST systems; perform contingency operator duties when SOC is unavailable.

In this role, you will:

- Perform system administration support for all assigned systems and manage the cybersecurity of the Mission System and information systems on a regular basis.

- Audit logging and reviewing, account management, incident response, DISA Security Technical and Implementation Guide (STIG) compliance, Army and Air Force policy, and other requirements-related accreditation or authorization documents.

- Operate, maintain, repair, and restore the Mission System software and equipment to meet Acc and mission requirements.

- Maintain data processing software, database, and system files; perform software installation and system reconfiguration and maintain associated documentation.

- Provide communications and networking support.

- Update and maintain documentation on Mission System software and site-adaptable parameters integrating changes as required to reflect the current operational and support baseline.

- Implement and maintain a Mission System Assessment Report (SAR) to document SA support activities.

- Assist sustainment personnel as required in identifying and isolating faulty systems or subsystems.

- Ensure servers, workstations, and communications devices are backed up for catastrophic recovery.

- Accomplish server backups prior to any software version release or hardware upgrade.

- Report system threats, vulnerabilities, and security incidents. Implement security patches and updates.

- Perform system analysis to determine factors and causes of system performance issues.

- Perform TEMPEST activities as required by contract.

- Perform primary or alternate supply system duties.

- Perform contingency radar operator duties as required.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

- An Active Security Clearance.

- Must be a U.S. Citizen.

- Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in a field relating to Computer Science desired.

- An additional 4 years work experience with a High School Diploma, total 9 years.

- Minimum 4 years of experience in Systems Administration software and hardware support.

- Must have experience with LINUX and Windows operating systems.