Job Title: System Administrator
Location: Kirtland AFB- Albuquerque, NM
Canvas is seeking a System Administrator in support of the Joint Navigation Warfare Center (JNWC) contract, you will be part of our team's efforts to empower the Department of Defense's navigation warfare (NAVWAR) mission to ensure positioning, navigation, and navigation timing superiority. Our mission is to provide combatant commanders and joint force commanders with subject matter expertise on planning and conducting NAVWAR by providing knowledge of friendly and enemy NAVWAR Order of Battle and PNT-related successes and threats.
Duties
- Support the DevOps team by providing routine OS, software, and application support.
- Track, version, deploy, and roll back database changes to production and development databases.
- You will be responsible for the maintenance, configuration, and reliable operation of computer systems, network servers, and virtualization.
- Provide documentation and technical specifications to IT staff for planning and implementing new or upgrades of IT infrastructure.
- Perform or delegate regular backup operations and implement appropriate processes for data protection, disaster recovery, and failover procedures.
- You will be responsible for capacity, storage planning, and database performance.
- Configure databases to meet cybersecurity requirements, ensure regulatory compliance, and adhere to database best practices.
- Automate and standardize repetitive tasks with version-controlled scripts and procedures.
- Analyze and write complex queries to support gathering metrics, troubleshooting application issues, and diagnosing performance issues.
- Work closely with members of the development, test, and operations teams to troubleshoot build breaks, enforce software quality standards, and deployment of the application to non‐production and production environments.
- Manage and monitor all installed systems and infrastructure.
- The position may require CONUS/OCONUS travel and shiftwork supporting operations, exercises, and conferences.
- Due to the nature of the position, if selected, you will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
Requirements
- 5 - 7 years of relevant Systems Administration experience
- BA/BS in a related field
- Must have either CompTIA Server +, CompTIA Security+, or Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE), or an equivalent certification
- Prior leadership or management experience (desired)
Security Clearance
About Us
Founded in 2007, Canvas connects a passion for going beyond the expected with the knowledge and expertise to deliver what our clients need now and in the future. Canvas has been recognized as a Great Place to Work Certified ™, Fortune Best Small Workplace ™, Fortune Best Workplace for Millennials ™ (2022), Best Place for Working Parents (2022 & 2023), HIRE Vets Gold Medallion Awardee (2021 & 2022), Best Places to Work Awardee, 2019 Government Contracting - Technology Business of the Year, and Woman-Owned Small Business of the Year (2018) by the Huntsville/Madison Chamber of Commerce.
Benefits Of Working With Canvas
To reflect our company culture, Canvas offers an exciting array of benefits that makes up our employees' total rewards package. Those benefits may include:
- Competitive Wages*
- Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Generous company-funded Basic Life Insurance
- Company-funded Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
- 11 Paid Federal Holidays
- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Dependent Care and Medical Flexible Spending Accounts
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match and 100% immediate vesting
- Tuition Reimbursement for ongoing training, continuing education, or advanced degree programs
- Robust Employee Assistance Program
- Employee Referral Bonus Program
- Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
- Spot Awards for exemplary individual performance
- Discretionary performance-based bonuses
- And many more!
- Final compensation for this position is determined by a variety of factors, such as a candidate's relevant work experience, skills, certifications, and geographic location.
Canvas is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Canvas is an equal opportunity employer and a VEVRAA federal contractor who affords equal employment opportunity to protected veterans and people with disabilities.
Canvas has equal employment opportunities that are based upon a candidate's qualifications and capabilities to perform the essential functions of a particular job and are free from discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit our Careers page. U.S. citizenship is required for most positions.
Canvas is committed to expanding access to employment for people with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, and your disability prevents you from applying, please advise what reasonable accommodation Canvas can provide to assist you in applying for one of our open positions. You may contact us by sending an email to talent@canvas-inc.com.
Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation for applying for a specific posted position will be responded to. Requests will be kept confidential and shared strictly on a need-to-know basis. Please be aware, scammers may try to impersonate our company by reaching out regarding job opportunities. We will never ask you for bank account information, checks, or other sensitive information as part of our hiring process. If you're unsure, please email talent@canvas-inc.com with questions.
For further information on Canvas including more information on employee benefits and our company culture, visit our website.
If an offer of employment is extended, applicant must have the ability to pass a background check. Offer of Employment is contingent upon the results.
