Intermediate System Administrator (Mid-Tier Administrator)

Data Systems Analysts, Inc. (DSA) is seeking a customer focused Intermediate System Administrator to join our team in Radford, VA, to provide support to the Army and to begin an exciting career within DSA. The System Administrator will be responsible for all facets of engineering and administering the mid-tier at PD ALTESS. This includes architecting infrastructure, installing and configuring Application and Web Servers, Portals, and associated software products and operating system configuration in UNIX and Windows environments. Once deployed, the System Administrator responsible for maintaining the infrastructure to meet availability and performance standards. The System Administrator will be supporting Dev, Test and Prod environments; assisting in project releases; configuring and installing the middleware technologies; assisting in troubleshooting of reported outages; automating administration tasks. The System Administrator will be responsible for maintaining security standards in the mid-tier and ensuring all systems and applications meet ALTESS and ARMY security requirements. Additionally, the System Administrator will be responsible for development and maintenance of mid-tier system monitoring and administrative dashboards to ensure a proactive approach to system management. Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• 1-3 years of experience in application server management using WebLogic, WebSphere, IIS, Apache, Tomcat, JBOSS or similar enterprise mid-tier management tool

• Knowledge of Application Server architecture in a large enterprise environment using WebLogic, WebSphere, IIS, Apache, Tomcat, JBOSS or similar class server systems.
• Knowledge of UNIX and Windows administrations skills.
• Background in a Web Application Server environment in a substantially large enterprise.
• Experience with automating maintenance tasks in an IT Configuration Management, Deployment & Orchestration tool such as Ansible/Puppet/CHEF
• Experience with Powershell
• Understanding of application network architectures to troubleshoot firewall and port issues
• Understanding of SSL

• Strong communication skills to communicate systems proposals to management and customers and provide systems diagnoses and resolution for current systems
• Strong organization skills to prioritize work, maintain project schedules and manage tasks to ensure completion of projects within the established schedules
• Good interpersonal skills to interact with customers, senior level personnel, and team members

• MUST HAVE AN ACTIVE DOD SECRET Clearance; this will be verified prior to interview. Therefore, s can be considered for this position.

• The hours for this role are Full-time, Regular - Start and End times are dependent on customer requirements
• Leave benefits include Paid holidays, Vacation, Sick and Bereavement
• Retirement benefits include 401K with 20% match to employee contribution, and Employee Stock Ownership Shares provided by DSA.
• Insurance benefits include customizable Medical, Dental, Health, Company Paid Life and Disability Insurance, Health savings, Vision and Domestic Partner Coverage
• Miscellaneous benefits include Tuition assistance and Technical 100% Paid Training and Family Tuition Assistance.