disaster recovery specialist - storage.
washington , district of columbia
posted 2 days ago
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$50 - $57 per hour
temp to perm
bachelor degree
category computer and mathematical occupations
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job summary:
Randstad Federal is seeking a Disaster Recovery/Storage Administrator in support of a Federal program at Treasury.
location: Washington, Washington, D.C.
job type: Contract
salary: $50 - 57 per hour
work hours: 8am to 4pm
education: Bachelors
responsibilities:
Duties and Responsibilities:
Upgrading hardware and software operating systems;
Managing data distribution and storage;
Backing up processes, Performing emergency planning and disaster recovery operations;
Providing elevated technical support;
Providing physical and logical security measures to protect data center;
Creating/enforcing/monitoring of govt policies and procedures within the data center;
Providing daily Tier 3 IT Data Center operations and administration services to include:
administration, monitoring, change management, configuration, release management, provisioning, security, performance and capacity planning, and incident and disaster recovery functions. These functions encompass all shared Data Center communications and hardware such as switches, routers, servers, printers, tape devices, SAN, firewalls, IDS/IPS, VPN and related equipment attached to the Data Center Operations environment.
Manage file space and other system resources for capacity and performance issues, including e-mail, user drives, and special application drives.
Maintain a library of System Images (virtual machines) that can be rapidly deployed to add servers and services to the environment.
Provide preventative and remedial maintenance required to meet system availability and performance requirements.
Monitor the physical infrastructure (HVAC, power, PDU, UPS) and space planning.
HVAC maintenance and electrical power installation and maintenance are provided by the Treasury Facilities Management Office.
Maintain a Test Environment that supports configuration testing, security scanning, development of secure baselines for operating systems and applications and user testing of desired functionality.
Assist counterintelligence personnel in conducting Computer Forensic Operations.
Provide limited support for the TSDN network. Limited support constitutes providing advice to TSDN management or associated contractors related to TSDN network, hardware, or program issues
Ensure that the Disaster Recovery (DR) and Continuity of Operations (COOP) sites are maintained and ready for use at all times to include documented procedures.
Participate in incident responses, contingencies, and other exercises as needed to maintain readiness.
Perform System hardening/resolution of vulnerabilities -use industry standard hardening tools to set baseline of systems and to validate compliance.
Assist with adding, upgrading, and troubleshooting various encryption technologies used within the agency.
Report incidents and occurrences to the PM or Program Office.
Maintain and provide accurate information and asset management on all devices, including software installed, revision levels, and hardware configurations.
Required Qualifications:
Must hold an ACTIVE TOP-SECRET Clearance!
3+ years of hands-on experience
Excellent verbal and written communication skills in the English language.
Pleasant, professional, and courteous personality.
Excellent administrative skills: organized, efficient, and versatile.
qualifications:
Experience level: Experienced
Minimum 3 years of experience
Education: Bachelors
skills:
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