Specialist - Sys Administration

About the role   

L3Harris is seeking an experienced Specialist, Systems Administrator to support our Australia-based Managed Services program, who will be a key member of the production team supporting Airservices Australia.   Responsible for Data Centre administration, maintenance and management of capacity resources for servers and systems at the operating system and infrastructure levels. Builds, configures, troubleshoots and integrate new and existing servers to provide service enhancements, application deployments and infrastructure upgrades. Sets up administrator and service account, maintains system documentation, tunes system performance, installs system-wide software, and allocates mass storage space. Recommend software and hardware enhancements, diagnoses and corrects issues, defines and implements new services with the goal of achieving maximum server uptime and availability for the customers. Responsible for monitoring performance and system usage. Contributes to the Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP), backup systems and disk configurations. Conducts system analysis and development to keep systems current with changing technologies.

This is an opportunity to take on unique challenges, expand your skillset and experience, and significantly contribute to an enterprise network modernization initiative that will make a significant impact to Australia’s air traffic management for the flying public. You will join a team of talented professionals who take a collaborative, are passionate about the mission, and take pride in what we deliver every day. We are a company on the move with more than five decades of innovative and exceptional performance; we have earned our place as a trusted provider to our customers.

What the role will involve 

• Managing IP network management COTS solutions on Windows and Linux virtual servers running within a virtualized environment.
• Deploying, configuring, and integrating COTS solutions such as ServiceNow, Splunk, Riverbed, Infoblox, etc.
• Designing and implementing new enterprise systems to meet emerging program requirements.
• Working with other engineering groups to maintain, enhance, and resolve issues within the IP NMS systems, servers, and applications.
• Interacting directly with vendors for issue resolution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, Information Technology/Computer Information Systems or Computer Science with a Networking focus, and 4+years of experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience
• Ability to develop detailed implementation documentation
• Ability to impart knowledge and train others.
• Ability to obtain AGSVA Security Clearance to baseline and likely NV1.
• Ability to support on-call responsibilities and work after hours as required.
• Experience with:
  • Network monitoring protocols/methods such as SNMP, NetFlow, and Syslog.
  • Implementation/Administration of Network Management Systems (Splunk, ServiceNow, Riverbed, IPAM, Infoblox, Grafana).
  • Networking principles and systems functionality, with the ability to troubleshoot OSI layers 1-7 throughout a COTS environment.
  • Linux OS (RHEL/CentOS) and Microsoft Windows OS.

Preferred Additional Skills

• Experience adhering to deadlines and complete tasks on schedule.
• Work well in a diverse team environment and with customers.
• Knowledge of scripting using shell, PHP, bash, and/or similar scripting languages.
• Experience with Agile software development and the systems engineering lifecycle.
• Knowledge of Web Services APIs, Perl/Python scripting, Bash, Ansible.
• Preferred Certifications – Splunk, Cisco CCNA, CCNP; VMware VCA, VCP; NetApp NCDA, NCIE; RedHat RHCSA; Windows MCSA.