Enterprise Systems Administrator

LaunchTech•Huntsville, AL

2d•$90,000 - $110,000•Onsite

About The Position

LaunchTech is seeking an Enterprise Systems Administrator to support the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on the Integrated Research and Development for Enterprise Solutions (IRES) contract. The role supports mission-critical enterprise services across Windows, cloud, and container environments and may be based at Schriever Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado, or Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. An active DoW Secret Security Clearance is required, and travel may be up to 10%. The administrator maintains secure, available, and compliant enterprise systems, including Windows Server environments, hybrid-cloud and SaaS services, and containerized applications and Kubernetes platforms. The role includes system maintenance, cybersecurity remediation, monitoring, incident response, automation, documentation, and coordination with technical teams. Participation in maintenance windows and occasional after-hours support are expected.

Requirements

At least 1 year of directly related experience.
Experience administering and maintaining Microsoft Windows Server environments, preferably Windows Server 2022 and/or Windows Server 2025.
Experience implementing defined cybersecurity controls, vulnerability remediation, system hardening, and STIG compliance activities.
Familiarity with Kubernetes concepts, including deployments, services, namespaces, role-based access control, configuration management, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
Familiarity with cloud-hosted or SaaS applications, including service monitoring, tenant administration, access management, and incident coordination.
Strong troubleshooting, technical documentation, customer-support, communication, and teamwork skills.
Ability to adapt to changing priorities and learn emerging technologies.
Experience supporting Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), or hybrid-cloud environments.
Experience with scripting and automation, preferably PowerShell; familiarity with Python, Bash, Ansible, Terraform, or equivalent tools.
Experience establishing, maintaining, and following documented technical processes and procedures.
Approved DoD 8570/8140-aligned Level II certification, such as CompTIA Security+ CE or higher, as required by the contract.
Active DoW Secret Security Clearance.

Nice To Haves

Relevant technical certification(s) in Microsoft Windows Server, Azure, AWS, Kubernetes, containers, virtualization, or automation.
Experience with BMC Helix/Remedy or comparable IT service-management tools.
Experience administering or supporting Kubernetes platforms such as Azure Kubernetes Service, Red Hat OpenShift, Rancher, or comparable enterprise Kubernetes distributions.
Experience supporting Windows and/or Linux containers in enterprise environments.
Experience supporting Infrastructure as Code, configuration management, automated deployments, continuous integration/continuous delivery pipelines, source control, or artifact repositories.
Experience administering or supporting Microsoft 365, Microsoft Entra ID, or comparable enterprise SaaS platforms.

Responsibilities

Administer, maintain, and troubleshoot Windows Server environments, including Windows Server 2022 and Windows Server 2025, supporting enterprise applications and infrastructure services.
Perform operating system and application maintenance, account and access management, patching, vulnerability remediation, STIG compliance, configuration management, and general systems administration.
Support virtualized, hybrid-cloud, and SaaS environments, including tenant administration, identity and access management, service configuration, monitoring, incident response, and vendor coordination as applicable.
Deploy, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot containerized applications using approved container technologies and registries.
Support Kubernetes platforms and workloads, including application deployments, namespaces, role-based access control, configuration and secret management, monitoring, troubleshooting, and patching.
Support Windows and Linux container workloads in accordance with approved security, operational, and availability requirements.
Assist with automation and repeatable deployment processes using PowerShell, Desired State Configuration, Ansible, Terraform, or equivalent approved tools.
Perform daily monitoring to verify system, application, container, and infrastructure availability, integrity, performance, and security posture.
Respond to incidents, service requests, and user-support requirements across platforms; document troubleshooting, corrective actions, and lessons learned.
Maintain technical documentation, standard operating procedures, configuration baselines, system diagrams, and recovery procedures.
Coordinate with cybersecurity, network, cloud, application-development, and service-delivery teams to resolve technical issues and support mission requirements.
Participate in maintenance windows and provide occasional after-hours support.
Perform other duties in support of the Service Delivery Team.