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At Verizon, we don't wait for the future, we build it! Join the industry leader in Network and Telecommunications Services as we embark on transforming our nation's critical communications infrastructure and the FAA's National Airspace System (NAS) network.

As a member of our FAA Enterprise Network Services (FENS) team, you will bring your passion, education and experience to this critical mission and interact directly with decision-makers and government staff who are tasked with ensuring the nation's air transportation system's underlying communications infrastructure is secure and always available. We are hiring skilled and energetic candidates to work alongside the best and brightest employees on a long-term career opportunity to design, build and operate the next generation NAS network supporting the busiest, most complex aerospace system in the world.

What you’ll be doing...

As a Systems Administrator for our FAA FENS Test & Evaluations Lab in Richardson, TX you will be responsible for the design, implementation, management, and testing of multiple complex virtualized applications supporting the lab testbed. You will work alongside the Sr. Systems Administrator and other lab engineers to plan and support testing activities to meet the scope and timeline identified by customer requirements and program management. Other responsibilities include:

• Conducting system design activities involving servers, network devices, virtualized operating systems and applications.
• Keeping up to date with new application features and enhancements; work with test engineers to plan and test new systems and functions within the lab environment.
• Closely monitoring system and server performance.
• Working alongside the Sr. Systems Administrator to develop processes and plans for testing servers and virtualized applications.
• Installing servers and applications within the lab testbed that will support safety critical functionality and security framework.

What we’re looking for...

You enjoy the challenge of working with multi-functional teams to drive solutions. You have a sense of urgency and can deliver on-time results. You’re an organized, detail oriented and highly effective communicator who thrives in a fast-paced changing environment. You are the type of person who sees a problem and gets it fixed. You have a validated background in network infrastructure implementation and support. You have the desire to excel in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and deliver timely solutions across a complex network. You are a collaborative teammate and participate in active network discussions and solutions.

You'll need to have:

• Ability to analyze a process and provide improvement recommendations.
• Knowledge of database and SQL environments.
• Experience in developing scalable, high availability systems with disaster recovery..
• Experience in developing and optimizing server architectures.
• Bachelor’s degree or four or more years of work experience.
• Four or more years of relevant work experience
• Experience in quantitative and qualitative data analysis.

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• Ability to plan and implement virtualized server environments, configure VMWare, Windows and Linux based operating systems, and install a wide variety of specialized hosted applications.
• A degree
• Knowledge of testing processes and troubleshooting methodologies, ability to analyze situations and make recommendations on solutions.
• Problem solving skills – provide efficient and effective troubleshooting of technical issues that arise.
• Strong communication skills
• Critical thinking skills – the ability to analyze situations and help make important decisions related to the IT infrastructure.

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every “even better” qualification listed above.

In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes work from home and assigned office days set by your manager.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

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