Systems Administration

CSCI employs a highly trained and technically diverse group of system administrators charged with installing, supporting, and maintaining mid to large size local area and wide area networks. CSCI’s system administrators have experience within both the commercial and government industries with extensive experience working with the Department of Defense. CSCI Systems Administrators have deployed, supported, and maintained various levels of complex certified Department of Defense systems including environments accredited from Protection Level 1 to Protection Level 4.

CSCI System Administrators strive to meet the challenging requirements set forth by Department of Defense Directive 8570 which provides the requirements for information assurance professionals who possess privileged accounts on Department of Defense systems. Currently more than 80% of CSCI’s System Administration Group meets the requirement set forth in this directive. In meeting the requirement in Department of Defense Directive 8570, CSCI System Administrators possess various certifications:

• Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP)
• Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
• Certified Cisco Network Associate (CCNA)
• Certified Cisco Network Professional (CCNP)
• VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
• Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)
• Sun Certified Network Administrator (SCNA)
• IBM Certified Advanced Systems Administrator

The expertise housed within CSCI’s skilled team encompasses a wide variety of hardware and software technologies. The software technologies include the following:

• Microsoft Windows 2000/2003/2008 Server
• Solaris
• Red Hat Linux /SE Linux
• Microsoft SQL 2003/2005
• Oracle 11g
• IBM Domino r6/7/8
• Microsoft SharePoint
• Microsoft Project 2003/2007 Server
• VMware Virtual Infrastructure
• Adobe Flash Media Server
• Sanctuary Application & Device Control
• EMC Navisphere Management Suite
• Computer Associates BrightStor

The hardware technologies include the following:

• Intel-based Servers/Blade Server Technology
• EMC Storage Arrays
• HP/Quantum/ADIC Backup Tape Libraries
• Cisco IP Telephony

All CSCI System Administration team members go through an extensive screening process which includes a Department of Defense Single Scope Background Investigation.