IT SPECIALIST (SYSADMIN)

This position is being recruited under 10 USC 1599f into the Cyber Excepted Service and does NOT convey eligibility to be converted to the Competitive Service. It has been identified as a position necessary to carry out and support the mission of the US Cyber Command. It is in the Professional Work Category at the Full Performance Work Level within the CES Occupational Structure. It is located in the DISA FE/Special Services/Infrastructure Office. Major duties: Specialist functions as a systems administrator. Installs and maintains software and hardware, and documents the physical configuration of IT systems. Optimizes the functionality of networks and systems and diagnoses and recovers failed systems. Identifies and anticipates server performance, availability, capacity or configuration problems. Initiates corrective or preventive action, such as increasing disk or memory capacity to improve performance. Runs tests to verify operability and functionality. Reviews server loads and recommends server load balancing, and implements and verifies server backup and restoration. Implements security plans and policies and preventive maintenance schedules. Server administration include Windows, Red Hat Linux, and Solaris based operating systems with various hardware platforms. The system administrator provide operation maintenance of the servers as well be involved in project level engineering work.