Supervisory IT Specialist (OS/System Admin)

Deliver secure and high availability infrastructure solutions supporting VA's mission. Serve as an operational service provider of foundational compute, storage, physical database, and client management components. Implement and sustain technical, management, and operational security controls and supporting processes to protect mission critical networks, systems, and applications throughout the VA enterprise. Apply today!Directs and/or performs studies that identify opportunities for introducing or improving utilization of server technologies. Prepare flowcharts, data flow, process control, and supporting documentation. The incumbent is a contact in the VA for initial inquiries regarding a wide range of information about contemporary server platform technology issues; including improvements for existing systems, and entirely new systems needed to meet specificrequirements. Manages engineering, implementation, evaluation and continuous improvement of processes and technology in accordance with management priorities and objectives. Documents statistics on information assets and maintains information flow and asset prioritizing documents and maintains asset dependencies and contingency deficiencies; develops technology assessments, as well as critical asset protection implementation plans; and implements critical information protection training awareness programs. Develops and maintains SOPs, practices, and procedures to manage the use, access, and availability of secured databases and systems. Performs server operating system and server hardware security work using a variety of tools, industry best practices, and government guidelines including VA Handbook 6500, Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA)requirements, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) security controls. Cybersecurity Code: 641 - Systems Requirement Planner. Consults with customers to evaluate functionalrequirements into technical solutions. Cybersecurity Code: 451 - System Administrator. Responsible for setting up and maintaining a system or specific components of a system (e.g., for example, installing, configuring, and updating hardware and software; establishing and managing user accounts; overseeing or conducting backup and recovery tasks; implementing operational and technical security controls; and adhering to organizational security policies and procedures). Cybersecurity Code: 461 - Systems Security Analyst. Responsible for the analysis and development of the integration, testing, operations, and maintenance of systems security.Promotion Potential: This position is at full performance level.Work Schedule: Sunday - Thursday, 5pm - 1:30amCompressed/Flexible: Upon supervisor discretion Telework: This position may be authorized for ADHOC telework.Virtual: This is not a virtual positionPosition Description/PD#: Supervisory IT Specialist (OS/System Admin)/PD20144A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not