System Administrator III

Administer, secure, monitor, troubleshoot, and sustain the servers, workstations, applications, accounts, configurations, network services, and supporting infrastructure used by FEMA CCD at Mount Weather. The role supports the Division Program Management Office and the IGS, COOP SATCOM, ICCT, and FNARS continuity-communications environments.Primary Responsibilities· Administer, monitor, troubleshoot, patch, harden, upgrade, and maintain Windows Server, Active Directory, workstations, applications, network services, and related infrastructure; provide working Linux support.· Manage authorized accounts, permissions, authentication, Group Policy, access controls, approved software, services, configurations, and security settings under Government direction.· Support virtualization, backup and recovery, patch management, system hardening, vulnerability scanning, STIG implementation, audit/authorization response, log review, health checks, and capacity/performance monitoring.· Assist with FEMA OCIO change control and configuration management across development, acquisition, operation, and disposal; maintain baselines, change records, diagrams, SOPs, training materials, administrator/recovery guides, and test records.· Track, monitor, and maintain high-value communications assets, GFE, software, licenses, and system-of-record entries in accordance with FEMA Property Management Directive 119-7.· Support integration, user-acceptance and performance testing, operational-readiness and continuity exercises, post-change validation, incident response, fault isolation, and service restoration.· Ensure hardware, software, network services, and technical artifacts comply with DHS Enterprise Architecture, TRM Standards and Products Profile, IPv6, and applicable DHS/FEMA security requirements.· Coordinate with network, RF/SATCOM, cybersecurity, logistics, program-management, vendor, user, and Government teams while protecting classified and sensitive information.