Description
Job Description:
Are you interested in continuing your IT career in Radford, VA? Radford is a great small city with big opportunities!
Leidos is seeking a Web and Application Administrator who enjoys working in a dynamic fast-paced environment to support the ALTESS Contract in Radford, VA.
LOCATION:
Remote with minimum of 1 week/month on-site. You must be able to travel and work at the customer site -a minimum of 1 week out of every month.
POSITION SUMMARY:
This position is for a Web and Application Administrator supporting the ALTESS commercial cloud customers who reside in Microsoft Azure (Gov/DoD). ALTESS is a managed service provider (MSP) for Army IT systems and we support enterprise applications owners in migrating their systems into Microsoft Azure and also provide sustainment services to support their applications. This Web and Application Administrator position will provide a full suite of web and application administration capabilities to ALTESS cloud customers.
CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:
•Must have an active Secret Security clearance.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
•Serve as a Web and Application subject matter expert (SME) for evaluating customer's current application architecture and develop a new architecture to be deployed in Azure and utilizing cloud native database services as much as possible (PaaS vs IaaS).
•Collaborate with internal and external parties to transform high-level technical objectives into comprehensive technical requirements.
•Build and deploy web and application infrastructure for customer applications
•Provide sustainment of customer web and application tier systems to include installation, configuration, patching, upgrades, hardening of systems per STIG guidance and industry best practices, and SSL certificate management.
•Work closely with customer developers for regular project releases and code deployments.
•Provide troubleshooting assistance for any reported issues.
•Assist with identifying and planning potential new cloud services, features, and capabilities.
•Make recommendations for improvements to security, scalability, manageability, and performance across a wide variety of network, storage, compute, and mid-tier technologies.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
•Bachelor's degree and 12+ years of relevant work experience.
•Senior level SQL web and application tier administration experience utilizing mid-tier tools such as IIS, Apache, Nginx, Tomcat, or JBOSS
•DoD 8570.01-M IAM level II certification is required.
•Computing Environment (CE) Certification (i.e., MCSE, Server+, etc.) – can be waived for 30 days after project join date.
•Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
•Basic system administration knowledge of Linux and Windows Server operating systems.
•Experience effectively managing multiple large-scale projects.
•Understanding of network, storage, server, and application technologies.
•Strong knowledge of automation concepts, tools, and scripting languages (PowerShell, Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, Chef, etc.)
•Working knowledge of DoD STIGs, and IA Vulnerability Management (IAVM).
PREEFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
•Experience automating routine administrative tasks.
Why Radford?
Radford is bordered on three sides by the New River and neatly tucked into the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and features a delightfully picturesque setting for a diverse and charming array of activities to include, hiking, biking trails, fishing and plenty of wildlife.
If you know someone who may be a good fit, refer them to us! Your referral could get you a one-time referral payment of $3,000. More details here.
External Referral Eligible
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About Leidos
Leidos is a Fortune 500® technology, engineering, and science solutions and services leader working to solve the world’s toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, civil, and health markets. The company’s 45,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $14.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2022. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.
Pay and Benefits
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.
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Commitment to Diversity
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.
