System Administrator 2 - United Kingdom

Overview

M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation’s most recognizable mission critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. The company’s capabilities include electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audio visual, and IT systems. M.C. Dean is headquartered in Tysons, Virginia, and employs more than 5,800 professionals who engineer and deploy automated, secure, and resilient power and technology systems; and deliver the management platforms essential for long-term system sustainability.

Why join M.C. Dean?Our people are inspired by the way engineering and innovation enhance customer outcomes, improve lives, and change the world for the better. We are driven by our core values of agility, expertise, and trust.

Clearance Requirement: Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements, including U.S. Citizenship, for access to classified information; Active Top-Secret/SCI with Polygraph required.

Responsibilities

MC Dean is an emerging leader in Data Center manufacturing, construction, operations & maintenance, specializing in secure data centers environments. We are seeking a Facility System Administrator to join our Operations & Maintenance (O&M) team responsible for an overseas secure data center. This crucial role will involve performing system administration duties, as well as facility administration duties that are crucial to keeping the Industrial Control System (ICS) operational.

• Facilities Administration: Collaborate with the M.C. Dean management onsite to ensure seamless flow of data amongst the team, including report building, data transfers and office administration.
• Collaboration: Collaborate closely with O&M leadership and technicians to ensure seamless data center operations and effective cybersecurity practices
• Government Interaction: Interact with government counterparts as needed to address system concerns, provide updates, and facilitate information sharing
• System Administration for Industrial Control Systems (ICS): Responsible for creating, modifying, and deleting user profiles and access levels on the facilities industrial control systems comprised of Utility Monitoring and Direct Digital Control systems
• This is a salaried position expected to be on-site during the below hours; however, is expected to respond to site, and be available 365/24/7 as need specifically for escalation of critical incidents

Qualifications

• Experience: Requires 2+ years of experience in programming/administrating Physical Access Control Systems.
• Certification: Possession and willingness to maintain an IAT Level II certification as required by industry standards
• Education:
  • Bachelor’s Degree and 2+ Years of progressive experience or
  • Associate’s degree and 6+ Years of progressive experience or
  • HS Diploma or Equivalent and 8+ Years of progressive experience
• Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and may meet eligibility requirements, including U.S. Citizenship, for access to classified information; Applicants selected must have a Top-Secret/SCI with Polygraph Security Clearance required

Desired Skills and Traits

• Team Player: Strong team player with the ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues at all levels of the organization
• Communication: Excellent communication and collaboration skills to convey complex concepts clearly and concisely
• Adaptability: Ability to work effectively in an overseas environment, adapting to different cultures and work practices
• Independence: Ability to work in an environment where you may be the sole cybersecurity expert onsite

Benefits

• A competitive salary
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• 401k Retirement Plan
• Military Reserve pay offset
• Paid maternity leave

Abilities

• Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time.
• Sitting for extended periods of time.
• Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard.
• Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Identify and understand the speech of another person.