System Administrator

DecisionPoint Corporation is seeking a Mid-Level System Administrator to join our US Transportation Command – Global Freight Management team. The System Administrator is responsible for managing, maintaining, and enhancing the GFM (Global Freight Management) system’s development, testing, and production environments. This includes providing system administration and support for uniquely GFM-related tasks. The System Administrator will work closely with the Government’s Consolidated Enterprise (CE) contractor and the network management team to ensure the system's security, backups, and overall performance. The role also includes performing system patching, configuring permissions, and implementing changes that improve the system's efficiency and reliability. Additionally, the System Administrator is responsible for maintaining virtual environments and proposing enhancements to improve performance and interoperability across multiple GFM applications.

This position is fully remote.

• Manage all aspects of system administration, including GFM development, QA, testing, and production environments. This includes the configuration of permissions, user groups, and directory structures.
• Work with the Government’s CE contractor to ensure the proper maintenance of databases, operating systems, and system security.
• Prepare and monitor database backups, ensuring accurate and timely synchronization of Oracle databases across all GFM environments.
• Provide backup support and configuration for database directory structures.
• Perform regular updates and patching of applications, excluding operating system patches. This includes performing maintenance and configuration tasks specific to GFM applications and Oracle databases.
• Maintain virtual machines (VMs), including Bastion Host or equivalent instances, to ensure system stability.
• Manage the development environment, including application and database tiers, web servers, code repository servers, and code scanning servers housed on Solaris, RHEL, and Windows virtual servers.
• Propose changes to improve system efficiency, including suggestions for resolving software and hardware issues, code sharing, and system integration.
• Focus on improving the overall system performance by leveraging SOA principles and Web Services for interoperability and reuse.
• Set up monitoring tools and provide ongoing technical support to the CE contractor for software patch installations and releases across all GFM environments.
• Load applications and COTS software within the development non-production environment.
• Provide technical support for system tuning and patch management within non-production environments.
• Ensure all systems are compliant with DoD security standards by maintaining the required IAT Level II certification and performing regular security updates and system scans.

• Active Secret Clearance.
• Must hold an active an IAT Level II certification; CompTIA Security+ CE highly preferred.
• Minimum of 4 years of work experience in system administration, with at least 2 years of specialized experience in application development.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related disciplines, along with technical certifications in relevant programming languages and systems administration.
• Extensive knowledge of system administration, Oracle Database management, and virtual machine maintenance.
• Experience with RHEL, Solaris, and Windows virtual server zones.
• Familiarity with web-based application systems, including Java, C#, .NET, and other programming languages.
• Experience with system patching, database tuning, and backup management.
• Proficiency in setting up monitoring tools and providing technical support for multi-tiered environments.
• Understanding of SOA principles and Web Services for system integration and reuse.
• Strong problem-solving abilities, with the ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex system and application issues.
• Excellent communication skills for coordinating with the CE contractor, Government teams, and other stakeholders.
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills, with a focus on maintaining and improving system performance.

• EEO and Affirmative Action Policy: DecisionPoint Corporation is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. It is the policy of DecisionPoint Corporation to provide equal employment opportunity in accordance with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action laws, directives and regulations to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other protected status under Federal, State or Local laws.
• Pay Transparency Policy: In accordance with Presidential Executive Order 13665, DecisionPoint Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.
• Authorization to Share Resume and Personal Information: By expressing your interest and submitting your resume for this position, you authorize DecisionPoint Corporation to share your resume, as well as personal information included on the resume, with its subsidiaries, affiliates and teaming partners for the purpose of considering you for this position and other available positions requiring comparable skills, education and experience. Should DecisionPoint Corporation. or its affiliates and teaming partners wish to initiate pre-employment discussions, you will be asked to complete an employment application and related employment documents.