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This position is located in Houston, Texas.\nResponsibilities\nDuties include, but are not limited to:\nInterfacing with fellow contractors and military/government clients, helping to shape their IT, networking, communication, and infrastructure. \nProvide direct, hands-on network engineering expertise to help design, install, and maintain RPA SOC network architectures. \nTroubleshoot and resolve highly technical core service outages and other complex IT system issues. \nTest and evaluate network systems to eliminate problems and improve client core enterprise services in support of Army users. \nWork effectively with stakeholders, including site leads and program managers, end users, and technical staff to develop, test, implement, and sustain critical IT infrastructure security architectures and networked systems. \nWork in a team-oriented environment that combines technical network engineering talent with business consulting expertise to deliver high quality IT solutions.\nThe candidate will support, when requested and coordinated with on-site COTR and maintenance personnel, the SA support tasks such as mission data backup and restore, database maintenance, user account creation and maintenance (with government oversight), data archiving, performance of data integrity checks, communication-port configuration, security incident reporting, and field-level TCTO instruction compliance (to include software baseline upgrade support).\nThe candidate must be familiar with patch management software (e.g. WSUS, SCCM, etc.). Design, develop, and recommend integrated security system solutions that will ensure proprietary and confidential data and systems are protected. \nProvide technical engineering services for the support of integrated security systems and solutions. \nInterface with the client in the strategic design process to translate security and business requirements into technical designs. \nConfigure and validate secure complex systems and test security products and systems to detect security weakness.\nCandidate shall perform system administration of RPA-SOC databases and software. The contractor shall analyze, troubleshoot and maintain RPA-SOC computer and network systems including troubleshooting LAN/WAN communications, firewalls, operations support for Microsoft Windows operating systems, and networks at classification levels of Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI), Secret and Unclassified not supported by the local base communications.\nThe candidate will support the design and installation of technology refreshes as well as installation and configuration of new RPA-SOC sites, as required. \nAdhere to all Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), Cyber Security, Tempest, Network Communications, and security guidelines and installation procedures. Perform infrastructure, hardware, and initial software configurations in accordance to installation procedures provided by customer. \nProvide system administration support of servers, desktops, switches, routers, firewall switches, and software applications. \nAssist in troubleshooting hardware and software during installations and provide documentation of actions taken to the customer. \nThe contractor shall also support Site Acceptance Testing and provide documentation of installation and acceptance processes.\n Provide completion report to customer during Tech Refresh modifications documenting any changes, issues or concerns during installation.\nQualifications\nMinimum Required Qualifications:\nCitizenship: Must be a US citizen\nClearance: TS/SCI\nCertifications: Security+ CE Certification or similar DOD 8570 IAT II certification\nOther desired certifications include: Microsoft Fundamentals Certification, CCNA, VMWare VCTA\nTechnical Skills:\n+/- 5 years of experience with enterprise software systems to include design, testing, development, and integration\nKnowledge of industry best practices for designing, implementing, and maintaining software service availability throughout the system life cycle\nEnsure software applications comply with applicable security technical implementation guides (STIGs)\nExperienced in Windows PC and Server administration\nExperienced at managing user accounts, permissions, and access\nExperienced in imaging\nKnowledgeable in backup and recovery for systems, databases, and virtual servers\nExperienced in managing database servers and processes\nIdentify technical applicability, remediate, and support mitigation of IAVA notices and support metric reporting\nExperienced in VMWare virtualized environment\nResearch, interpret, and provide technical policy guidance pertinent to information and system security\nExercise creative thinking and ideation to advance our business performance\nDeliver innovative, flexible, integrated solutions to meet customers changing business needs\nSupport and engage in programs, projects and practices and strategy, and comply with all policies and procedures\nFollow industry and department trends and developments to ensure services are consistent with, and/or superior to, industry best practices\nCompany Overview\nOdyssey is a world-class technical, engineering, and integration company serving the warfighting ecosystem with airborne integration, ISR, C2, and warfighter readiness capabilities. Odyssey meets the military’s operational needs by integrating layered defense systems from equipment, technology, and services to data, information, and business operations. We streamline defense acquisition and sustainment, engineering the technical battlefield with domain-specific proficiency to ensure lethality. Odyssey is dedicated to excellent contract execution, peak organizational performance, and fostering a workplace built on employee care.\nOdyssey is proud to live out our core values of commitment, ambition, and respect in our work and communities through OdysseyCares, a philanthropic group focused on giving back through direct donations, an employer match program, and volunteering events.\nPlease note: Final compensation for this position will be determined by various factors such as the Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant work experience, specific skills and competencies, geographic location, education, and certifications.\n Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities","description_format":"text","description_chars":6531,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":true,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Military","Professional Services","Science & Engineering"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-23T23:45:38Z"}],"liveness":{"score":88,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.877,"p_room":1,"age_days":4,"expected_fill_days":20,"reasons":["conf:33","velocity","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-09-28T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/odysseyconsult-windows-systems-administrator","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/odysseyconsult-windows-systems-administrator.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-28T23:33:22Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":1241,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":3759,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-09-29T00:00:00Z"}}}