Job Title: Senior Specialist, Systems Administration
Job Location: Simi Valley, CA (This position is 100% onsite)
Business Unit: ATI
Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off.
About Fisica Inc.
Fisica, Inc. is a premier manufacturer of advanced defense products, specializing in the design and production of airborne and ground-based antennas, as well as cutting-edge electromagnetic systems and simulators. Headquartered in San Leandro, California, with additional operations in Simi Valley, Fisica plays a vital role as a trusted partner to leading defense primes and the U.S. Department of Defense.
Our company operates as - ATI, Randtron, Datron and Space Vector—each bringing deep expertise and innovation to the defense sector. Led by a seasoned management team, Fisica is committed to excellence in engineering, manufacturing, and mission-critical solutions that enhance national security.
At Fisica, we foster a strong, collaborative work culture that values individual contributions and empowers our employees. Our commitment to innovation, integrity, and teamwork makes us a leader in the defense industry and an exceptional place to build a career.
Position Summary:
The Senior Specialist, Systems Administration is responsible for the internal or customer administration, maintenance and management of capacity resources for computers at the operating system and infrastructure level. You will build, configure, troubleshoot and integrate new and existing servers to provide service enhancements, application deployments and infrastructure upgrades. Additionally, set up administrator and service accounts, maintain system documentation, tune system performance, install system-wide software, and allocate mass storage space. Make recommendations for software and hardware enhancements, diagnose and correct issues, define and implement new services with the goal of achieving maximum server uptime and availability for the customers, along with being responsible for monitoring performance, system usage. Finally you will contribute towards the Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP), backup systems and disk configurations and conduct system analysis and development to keep systems current with changing technologies.
- Senior professional with strong knowledge of job area and broad knowledge of project management.
- Manages complex projects or processes with general oversight.
- Communicates within and outside of own function to gain cooperation on operational processes, practices, and procedures.
- Makes moderate to substantial improvements to systems and processes.
- Contributes to achievement of departmental goals and operating plans with direct impact on the departmental results.
- Work is performed with general oversight. May manage large projects or processes that are both inside and outside of immediate job area. Typically responsible for providing guidance, coaching and training to other employees.
- Typically responsible for managing complex projects at this level, involving delegation of work and review of work products.
- Communicates within and outside of own function or business area and has responsibility for communicating with parties external to the organization (e.g., customers, vendors, etc.) when necessary.
- Explains, interprets, and gains cooperation on policies, procedures and practices.
- Work consists of making moderate to substantial improvement or enhancements to systems and processes to improve performance of job area.
- Opportunities for problem solving and innovation are complex and may require comprehensive information gathering, analysis and investigation to understand the problem.
- Problems typically involve consideration of multiple issues, job areas or specialties.
- Problems are generally solved through creative solutions, drawing from prior experience and in-depth analysis of issues.
- Works to achieve operational targets with direct impact on the departmental results.
- Contributes to the development of goals for the department and planning efforts (budgets, operational plans, etc.).
Qualifications:
- Requires strong knowledge of job area.
- Typically viewed as having a specialty within discipline. May have broad knowledge of project management.
- Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
Why Join Fisica, Inc.:
- Competitive salary and benefits package!
- Generous paid time off.
- 401k with 6% match and vesting is immediate.
- Strong work-life balance.
- Tuition Reimbursement.
- Paid parental leave.
In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role $90,000 - $167,000. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as the final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. Fisica Inc also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on the date of hire, and schedule type.
EEO Statement
Fisica is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Fisica is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, military and veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. Fisica maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.
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