Systems Administrator

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Systems Administrator maintaining multi-user computer systems for Newport News Shipbuilding. Interacting with users and evaluating vendor products while ensuring smooth operation of computer systems.

Posted 5/16/2026full-timeNewport News • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

VMware

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Maintains smooth operation of multi-user computer systems, including coordination with network administrators.
Interacts with users and evaluates vendor products.
Makes recommendations to purchase hardware and software, coordinates installation and provides backup recovery.
Develops and monitors policies and standards for allocation related to the use of computing resources.
Ancillary duties may include setting up administrator and service accounts, maintaining system documentation, tuning system performance, installing system wide software and allocating mass storage space.
Responsible for laptop imaging, account creation, backup/recovery, vulnerability scanning, etc. and associated documentation.
May also be involved with manual software (acceptance) testing and troubleshooting, in addition to support of other related efforts, including build/release notes, liaison action request responses, testing documentation, process guides, etc.
Regularly communicate with NAVSEA, NNL, and management/engineers across the PPPY and other NNS departments via email, phone, and meetings.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's Degree and 5 years of relevant exempt experience; Master’s Degree and 3 years of relevant professional experience; Ph.D. and 0 years of experience.
One of the following may be used as an equivalent to Bachelor's Degree for Information Technology Related Positions Only: NNS Apprentice School graduate
Navy Nuclear Power School (NNPS) graduate
Associate's Degree or other formal 2 year program and 2 years of relevant exempt experience or 4 years of relevant non-exempt experience
Military Paygrade E-5 or above military experience
High School/GED and 4 years combined of Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, Military experience or other relevant exempt experience
High School/GED and 8 years combined of Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, Military experience or other relevant non-exempt experience
A relevant professional certification can be substituted for a Bachelor's Degree.
Experience in computer system administration, including computer imaging, drive cloning, backup/recovery, account creation, software deployment
MS Windows experience
Experience with virtualization technologies (e.g., VMware, Hyper-V)
Strong knowledge of networking protocols
Self-motivated and able to prioritize and lead with limited oversight
Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills
High degree of organizational skills and attention to detail
Innovative thinker with a focus on continuous improvement

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, prescription drug, dental and vision plan choices
on-site health centers
tele-medicine
wellness resources
employee assistance programs
savings plan options (401K)
financial education and planning tools
life insurance
tuition reimbursement
employee discounts
early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships

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Hard Skills & Tools

computer system administrationcomputer imagingdrive cloningbackup/recoveryaccount creationsoftware deploymentnetworking protocolsvulnerability scanningmanual software testingsystem performance tuning

Soft Skills

self-motivatedprioritizationleadershipproblem solvingcritical thinkingorganizational skillsattention to detailinnovative thinkingcontinuous improvement

Certifications

Bachelor's DegreeMaster’s DegreePh.D.NNS Apprentice School graduateNavy Nuclear Power School graduaterelevant professional certification