Lead Systems Analyst

About the role

MANTECH is looking for a motivated, career and customer-oriented Lead Systems Analyst to join its team in Soto Cano, Honduras. The role leads a cross-functional team of Systems Analysts and Service Desk professionals and covers server, virtualization and security administration.

Key responsibilities

• Lead, motivate and direct a cross-functional team of Systems Analysts and Service Desk professionals to meet and exceed key performance indicators.
• Install, configure, maintain and troubleshoot enterprise server hardware, operating systems and virtualized infrastructure.
• Manage user accounts, system permissions, Active Directory structures and group policies across mission networks.
• Perform routine system maintenance, vulnerability patching, software upgrades and diagnostic evaluations to ensure baseline security compliance.
• Monitor system performance, storage availability and network services to identify and resolve operational bottlenecks.
• Collaborate with technical teams, network engineers and site leadership to maintain high system availability.
• Maintain configuration management records, technical documentation and operational baseline inventories.
• Recommend and implement continuous process improvements to streamline IT administration and system efficiency.

Required profile

• High school diploma or GED with 9+ years of progressively responsible systems administration experience, or a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field with 5+ years, or an associate's degree with 7+ years.
• Current or active TS/SCI security clearance.
• Able to stay in a stationary position 50% of the time and to communicate accurately with colleagues, management and customers, including giving presentations.

Required skills

• Administering Windows and Linux servers, Active Directory and virtualized environments.
• Patch management, baseline configuration management and server hardware maintenance.
• Troubleshooting hardware, software, network services and access issues.
• Creating and maintaining complex IT documentation and system baselines.
• Preferred: CompTIA Security+, Microsoft Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate, or VMware Certified Professional (VCP); familiarity with DoD STIG, vulnerability scanning and secure baseline auditing; experience supporting U.S. military command operations or OCONUS DoD deployments.