Systems Administrator 2

HII

Systems Administrator ensuring smooth operation of multi-user computer systems at HII's Newport News Shipbuilding. Evaluating vendor products and coordinating installations while interacting with users.

Posted 6/6/2026full-timeNewport News • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

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.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's Degree and 2 years of relevant exempt experience; Master’s Degree and 0 year of relevant professional 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.

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

system administrationbackup recoverysystem performance tuninghardware installationsoftware installationresource allocation policiessystem documentation maintenancemulti-user computer systems managementvendor product evaluationnetwork coordination

Soft Skills

user interactionrecommendation makingcoordinationevaluationpolicy developmentmonitoring

Certifications

Bachelor's DegreeMaster's DegreeNNS Apprentice School graduateNavy Nuclear Power School graduateAssociate's Degreerelevant professional certification