Sr. Systems Administrator - Engineering Software Support - Security Clearance Required

Company: Ball Aerospace
Location: Broomfield
Posted on: November 11, 2018

Job Description:

Ball Aerospace leads the way in designing, developing and manufacturing innovative aerospace systems.-- We take on some of the most complex and exciting challenges in the universe--from space and Earth science to national security and intelligence programs.We produce spacecraft, instruments and sensors, RF and microwave technologies, data exploitation solutions, and a variety of advanced aerospace technologies and products.-- In addition, we pioneered the development of the commercial remote sensing market, producing spacecraft and imaging systems that helped spawn a market-driven demand for imagery.Our success is built on more than products or systems.-- Our team of more than 3,000 engineers, scientists, technicians and support staff drives all the achievements at Ball Aerospace.-- Whether contributing to a better understanding of the universe or helping keep our nation safe, our people bring their diverse backgrounds, perspectives and skills together to achieve a common mission. --Sr. Systems AdministratorWhat You---ll Do This role is a key contributor to the deployment, monitoring, and troubleshooting of engineering applications, services and infrastructure components across the enterprise. Development: Design, implement and manage continuous integration, build management and deployment scripts and systems. Define and document standard run books, installation guides and operating procedures. Be hands-on and develop various components of our development and deployment platforms. Develop and maintain working images to be used on new machines and VDI deployments. Testing/Deployment: Deploy commercial and custom applications and services to various environments across the enterprise. Configure and support Engineering software such as Thermal Desktop, AutoDesk Design Suite, Fluent, MATLAB, FlexLM, etc. Support: Work with Engineering teams to gather requirements and load software to specifications. Support the development teams in configuring, monitoring, maintaining and delivering applications and infrastructure. Maintain and support application environment builds in collaboration with development, operations, networking and security teams. Provide technical support and troubleshooting of the environments and responsible for ensuring high availability across all environments. Report production issues and incidents and perform root cause analysis in collaboration with operations and development teams to troubleshoot problems and define mitigation strategies. Ensure software licensing compliance for applications and services. Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule. Establish and maintain effective working relationships within the department, the SBU/SSU and the Company.-- Interact appropriately with others in order to maintain a positive and productive work environment. Perform other duties as necessary. What You---ll Need BS in Information Technology or a related technical field plus 8 or more years related experience. Each higher-level degree, i.e. Master---s Degree or Ph.D., may substitute for two years of experience. Two years of related experience may be substituted for each year of education. Degree must be from a university, college, or school which is accredited by an agency recognized by the US Secretary of Education, US Department of Education. Active TS/SCI security clearance with SSBI and CI Polygraph required. 8570 IAT II compliant certification required. Required Technical Skills: Experience as a systems administrator. Experience with Microsoft Active Directory, DNS, GPO authoring technologies. Experience maintaining a VMware infrastructure --- vCenter, vSphere, vROps. Experience in configuring JBoss and IIS on Microsoft Windows. Experience with Windows PowerShell or other automation scripting. Preferred Technical Skills: Experience with Software Configuration Management (SCM) and source control tools such as Team Foundation Server or Perforce. Experience with Thermal Desktop, AutoDesk Design Suite, Fluent, MATLAB, FlexLM. Experience with server virtualization using VMWare vCenter and vSphere, creating guests, and automating the creation of guests for multiple environments. Experience with .Net/Microsoft skills: IIS, .NET Framework, .Net custom Applications, Windows Task Scheduler, and Windows Services, Microsoft SQL Server, TFS server. Understanding of ITIL principles, including incident management, CMDB, and change management. Experience in application development in .NET or Java. Experience with implementation and support of commercial and homegrown applications utilizing a wide range of technologies. Experience working in an enterprise organization understanding application interdependencies. Strong documentation skills, organization skills, and the ability to interact with team members cross functionally. Excellent communication skills --- written, verbal and interpersonal. Exhibits ownership of projects and tasks assigned. Working Conditions Work is performed in an office environment. Travel and local commute between Ball campuses and other possible non-Ball locations may be required.-- Successful candidate will have completed a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. *U.S. Citizenship is Required. -- Relocation for this position is NOT Available-- US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED--Equal Opportunity Employer--Minority, Female, Disabled, Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transgender and Veterans.

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