Systems Administrator- Jacobs, Qatar

 Systems Administrator- Jacobs, Qatar

Job Description

Shift work is required to support operations.  The candidate chosen for this position will primarily work 12 hours per day, 6 days per week on one of two daily shifts (days and evenings). It is important to be available to work any shift/designated hours required to include nights, weekends and holidays.

Systems Administrators perform admin level support in accordance with the SIE OPORD.  Systems Administrators must possess strong problem-solving, analytical and communication skills, in addition to in-depth technical knowledge of the Government’s systems’ hardware and software. The position requirements vary depending on system complexity, the types of operating and network systems being supported, and the size of the organization. A background in the specific types of hardware and software systems used by the Government is required. Systems Administrators monitor and control one or more mid-range application servers. This position studies program operating instructions to determine equipment setup and operations. Systems Administrators continuously observes the operation of assigned applications and storage devices to monitor system operation and determines the point of hardware or software failure.  This position manipulates systems in accordance with standard procedures to continue operations when individual units of a system malfunction. Systems Administrators confer with software systems engineering or applications programming personnel in the event that errors require a change of instructions or sequences of operations. Systems Administrators maintains operating records such as machine performance and production reports.

Typical duties include:

Installing operating system software, patches, and upgrades

Analyzing, troubleshooting and resolving system hardware, software, and networking issues

Configuring, optimizing, fine-tuning, and monitoring operating system software and hardware

Performing system backups and recovery

Conducting server builds

Complete troubleshooting issues related to Horizon VDI components

Develop and maintain Standard Operating Procedures for VDI Environment

Provide Systems Administrator support to systems hosting complex operational databases, software configuration control, and system interfaces for computer systems

Maintains file servers, network access; documents, analyzes and troubleshoots systems anomalies to ensure optimum equipment performance

Provide basic support of Identity Management roles, policies, hardware, software maintain AD/GAL synchronization   

Directory Services support, including DNS, GPO, AADC, ADFS, DFS, Domains and Trust, Sites and Services and Role Based Access Control

Support Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) roles, policies, hardware, software and procedures needed to create, manage, distribute, use, store and revoke digital certificates and manage public-key encryption.

Troubleshoot PKI-related server and client issues to include middle-ware applications and configurations.

Here’s What You’ll Need:

Clearance Requirements: TS/SCI

Education Requirements:

Associate degree.  Significant relevant experience will be considered in lieu of formal education.

Certification Requirements: 

DoDD 8570.01-M IAT II or higher

AND

MCSA relevant to the candidate's work area OR

VMware Certified Associate (VCA) OR

VMware Certified Technical Associate (VCTA) OR

Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate

Microsoft Certified Associate relevant to work area OR

MCSA Server 2012/2016 OR

Microsoft 365 Certified: Messaging Administrator Associate OR

MCSE relevant to the candidates work area OR

AWS Sys Ops Administrator Associate OR

Nutanix Certified Professional OR

MCTS: SCCM

Experience Requirements: 

A minimum of 4 years of related experience as a Systems Administrator or 8 years supporting complex end user desktop and mobile device support

Apply Here:

https://careers.jacobs.com/job/13361073/systems-administrator-abu-nakhlah-qa/