Systems Administrator Senior

Applied Research Solutions is seeking a full-time Systems Administrator located at Lackland AFB, Texas.

Why Work with us?  

​Applied Research Solutions (ARS) is respected as a world-class provider of technically integrated solutions as we deliver premier talent and technology across our focused markets for unparalleled, continuous mission support. Awarded a Best Places to Work nominee since 2020, ARS recognizes that without our career- driven, loyal professionals, we would not be able to deliver state-of-the-art results for our mission partners. We firmly believe that prioritizing our employees is of the upmost importance. We provide a culture where our employees are challenged to meet their career goals and aspirations, while still obtaining a work/life balance. ARS employees are motivated through our industry competitive benefits package, our awards and recognition program, and personalized attention from ARS Senior Managers. 

Responsibilities include:

• Provides system administration of Network, Web, and/or communication systems, including Local Area Network (LAN) and Wide Area Network (WAN) systems, involving network security.
• Prepares technical implementation plans that provide integrated solutions including actions, milestones, timelines, and critical paths required for complete solutions.
• Perform the daily activities of configurations and operation of business systems which may be mainframe, mini, client/server, or cloud based. Optimizes system operation and resource utilization, and performs system capacity analysis and planning.
• Provides assistance to users in accessing and using business systems.
• Duties also include the support and maintenance of existing AF systems for mission-critical applications across a variety of software and hardware platforms in use by the different groups.
• Requirements also include planning, design, development, and deployment of new systems as directed by leadership within the available AF toolset. Must provide information and procedures to users within the directorate to ensure consistent access and secure operations. Supports access control for SharePoint groups as needed and supports group administrators to maintain their SharePoint data effectively and securely

• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications/ Technical Experience Requirements: 

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Active TS/SCI Clearance required
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience
• Minimum 5-8 years of experience implementing, troubleshooting and supporting Windows and Unix/Linux systems, and web servers
• Experience working with Windows Directory, Windows 2012 Server management or File Server
• Must be experienced in technologies including, but not limited to:
• JIRA, Confluence, or DI2E is a must
• Microsoft SharePoint
• Microsoft Project Server
• ASP/.NET/SQL Server legacy systems
• JavaScript and related web technologies
• Oracle

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience
• Experience working in a DevOps environment
• Experience with virtualization and/or participating/leading cloud migration efforts

All positions at Applied Research Solutions are subject to background investigations. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation including criminal history and identity check.

This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-741.5(a). This regulation prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of disability, and requires affirmative action by covered prime contractors and subcontractors to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with disabilities.

This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-300.5(a). This regulation prohibits discrimination against qualified protected veterans, and requires affirmative action by covered contractors and subcontractors to employ and advance in employment qualified protected veterans.