Job Description
See what you're missing. Our employees work on the world's most advanced electronics - from detecting threats for F-35 pilots to illuminating the night for soldiers. Spanning air, land, sea, and space, we are developing the technology of tomorrow, delivered today. Drawing strength from our differences, we're innovating for the future. And you can, too. Our flexible work environment provides you a chance to change the world without giving up your personal life. We put our customers first - exemplified by our mission: "We Protect Those Who Protect Us." Sound like a team you want to be a part of? Come build your career with BAE Systems.

Our Operations employees turn innovative engineering designs into real solutions to meet our customers' needs. From Supply Chain, to manufacturing and test, Electronic Systems offers opportunities to work with technology rarely accessible in other manufacturing firms. Our training and development programs provide employees with career advancement in a diverse work environment.

In this Senior Systems Administrator position you will make impacts in the following ways;

Support closed area IS systems (servers and workstations) configurations and ensuring setup and functionality of the Domains, Active Directory, Group Policies, Virtual Environments and Backup Solutions.
Assisting a team of IT personnel supporting internal customers, designing, implementing and managing lab infrastructure to meet project requirements, manage authentication, file-shares, and other collaboration servers to support groups of heterogeneous client systems.
Work with the facility security staff to develop and apply hardening steps for said systems.
This role will require occasional off-hours responses to outages and an individual to take part in subsequent service restoration efforts.

You should be customer service oriented, attentive to detail, self-motivated and work well in teams. Flexibility in approach to finding solutions, the ability to understand and act on the customer needs and priorities, and learn new technologies quickly are some of the qualities a successful candidate will have.

Because of the need for consistent, in-person collaboration and/or the requirement to perform all work onsite due to the nature of this particular role, it will be performed full-time on site. This means work will be conducted on location at a BAE Systems facility 100% of the time.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills
Education:
AS or BS degree in computer related fields
CompTIA Security+ Certification (must be active)

Technical Abilities Required:

Individuals in this specific title will need to have at least full Secret level clearance, and be eligible for an upgrade to Top Secret, SCI and or SCI/Poly.

4 or more years of relevant system administrator experience
General understanding of Active Directory, able to manage organizational units (OUs), user/service/shared accounts, computer objects in AD along with troubleshooting Domain Controller replication issues, manage trusts between domains and troubleshoot file share permission issues
Group Policy Management, ability to identify, modify and troubleshoot GPO settings
Troubleshooting and maintaining DHCP, DNS and Network Card IP settings
General knowledge of Backup Exec and VEEAM backup applications
General understanding of NETAPP systems (NAS storage), configuring aggregates, volumes and shares
Knowledge of security patching tools (WSUS) and/or script-based Microsoft patching techniques
Ability to manage Trellix (McAfee) ePolicy Orchestrator server with deployments of Agents, Endpoint Security, Data Loss Protection and Drive Encryption tools
Ability to manage VMWare ESXi VM Servers; standing up new VMs, running and maintaining existing VMs along with troubleshooting ESXi configuration issues
General administration knowledge of MS Exchange (email) and Skype (IM) servers

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
Preferred:
Top Secret Clearance or TS/SCI/Poly
VMware and ESXi systems experience; upgrades, VM imports and migrations
Windows Server upgrading and troubleshooting
SQL database troubleshooting and maintenance
Some LINUX run and maintain skills with AD interactivity

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $92290 - $156860

Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.

About BAE Systems Electronic Systems
BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it's what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts - defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team-making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you'll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference. Electronic Systems (ES) is the global innovator behind BAE Systems' game-changing defense and commercial electronics. Exploiting every electron, we push the limits of what is possible, giving our customers the edge and our employees opportunities to change the world. Our products and capabilities can be found everywhere - from the depths of the ocean to the far reaches of space. At our core are more than 14,000 highly talented Electronic Systems employees with the brightest minds in the industry, we make an impact - for our customers and the communities we serve.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:
At BAE Systems, we work hard every day to nurture an inclusive culture where employees are valued and feel like they belong. We are conscious of the need for all employees to see themselves reflected at every level of the company and know that in order to unlock the full potential of our workforce, everyone must feel confident being their best, most sincere self and be equipped to thrive. We provide impactful professional development experiences to our employees and invest in social impact partnerships to uplift communities and drive purposeful change. Here you will find significant opportunities to do meaningful work in an environment intentionally designed to be one where you will learn, grow and belong.