The Role
Provides on-site systems administration and technical support in a government medical testing facility. Responsibilities include managing Windows and Linux systems, Active Directory, Group Policy, SCCM coordination, VMware virtualization, patches, upgrades, security risks, ACAS results, and DoW STIG compliance. The role supports infrastructure modernization, test events, customer tickets, documentation, training, and coordination with cybersecurity and government stakeholders.
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Overview
AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs through our strategic solutions in the areas of Information Technology, Test & Evaluation, Engineering & Analysis, and Training. This position is on site, Monday – Thursday 8:30 a.m. -4:30 p.m. and Friday from 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. at a medical system testing facility in Chantilly VA.
Responsibilities- Support engineering solutions and provide hands-on customer support
- Engage face to face and virtually with end users on solving a variety of technical challenges
- Coordinate with DHA system admin personnel to ensure that remotely provided services (e.g., SCCM, Active Directory, etc.) are properly configured and deployed.
- Support AoAs in infrastructure modernization and automation
- Serve as a stakeholder for hosting test events at a government medical testing lab
- Verify conduct of patches, upgrades, and modifications of MS Windows and Linux systems
- Establish and maintain procedural documentation and KB articles and share knowledge through training and mentorship of team members
- Work with a team of driven, supportive and highly skilled professionals.
- Support customer tickets in a lab environment
- Account management and group policy experience using MS Active Directory
- Analyze AD Group Policy Objects (GPO) and settings
- Analyze ACAS scan results and interpret DoW STIGs in coordination with Cyber Security staff
- Ability to prioritize and manage tasks to accomplish goals on a given timeline
- Experience managing and mitigating system security risks
- Virtualization experience using VMware / vSphere
- Ability to provide general technical support for both hardware and software
- U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain a Secret clearance
- Ability to obtain Security+ certification within 3 months
- Familiarity with Cisco Systems including switches, and routers
- 2-4 years of experience in MS systems administration and working on complex systems and software programs and networks
- Experience leading or supporting Analysis of Alternative (AoA) exercises
- Experience working within a disciplined, process based SDLC
- Experience in the DoW healthcare sector
- vCenter experience
- Excellent communications skills, including interacting with DoW customers, facility users, and facility support contractors.
- Ability to prioritize and manage tasks to accomplish goals on a given timeline.
- Ability to interpret, communicate, and apply operational and security procedures; ability to propose improvements to same.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment, with a team-oriented mindset and a high degree of integrity.
- Experience with Jira/Confluence.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment, with a team-oriented mindset and a high degree of integrity.
Skills Required
- U.S. citizenship
- Ability to obtain a Secret security clearance
- Ability to obtain Security+ certification within three months
- Two to four years of Microsoft systems administration experience
- Experience working with complex systems, software programs, and networks
- Familiarity with Cisco switches and routers
- Experience leading or supporting Analysis of Alternatives exercises
- Experience working within a disciplined, process-based SDLC
- Experience in the Department of War healthcare sector
- vCenter experience
- Experience with Jira and Confluence
- Active Directory account management and Group Policy experience
- VMware or vSphere virtualization experience
- Experience managing and mitigating system security risks
- Excellent communication skills with government customers, facility users, and contractors
- Ability to prioritize and manage tasks against timelines
- Ability to interpret, communicate, apply, and improve operational and security procedures
- Ability to work collaboratively with integrity in a team environment
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The Company
What We Do
AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned government services contractor that delivers professional, technical, information technology, engineering, analysis, testing, evaluation, and training solutions for complex national-priority programs. Based in McLean, Virginia, the company supports federal customers—particularly defense and other Department of Defense missions—with mission-essential and information engineering, digital engineering, systems integration, cybersecurity, cloud, data, and lifecycle IT services across critical public-sector environments.
