Junior Systems Administrator

Deloitte•Colorado Springs, CO

43d•$74,900 - $99,900•Onsite

About The Position

Our Deloitte Cyber team understands the unique challenges and opportunities businesses face in cybersecurity. Join our team to deliver powerful solutions to help our clients navigate the ever-changing threat landscape. Through powerful solutions and managed services that simplify complexity, we enable our clients to operate with resilience, grow with confidence, and proactively manage to secure success. Join Deloitte’s Enterprise Security team to help administer and enhance security systems that support resilient enterprise operations. As a Consultant, Enterprise Security Systems Administrator, you will support the reliability, security, and availability of technology platforms by managing configurations, applying updates, resolving operational issues, and improving controls. You will collaborate with cybersecurity and technology stakeholders to help protect systems and information in a dynamic environment.

Requirements

Associate degree in systems administration, cybersecurity, information technology, or network engineering and 4+ years of experience in one or more of those fields; or a bachelor’s degree in one of those fields and 2+ years of experience in one or more of those fields; or No Degree and 6+ years of professional experience in systems administration.
Must possess an active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance
2+ years of experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ubuntu Linux, Ansible, networking, and container hardening
2+ years of experience configuring or maintaining endpoint security, vulnerability management, or identity and access management platforms
Experience configuring or maintaining endpoint security, vulnerability management, or identity and access management platforms and using PowerShell, Python, or Bash to automate system administration tasks
Experience executing documented change-management procedures to deploy software updates, patches, or configuration changes
Experience Building and maintaining Ansible automation for system configuration, deployment activities, and recurring operational tasks
Knowledge of Windows Operating Systems
Ability to travel 10%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

Nice To Haves

Experience administering Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, or Google Cloud Platform environments
Experience integrating security platforms through application programming interfaces
Experience supporting evidence collection for information technology controls or security audits
Bachelors degree in Systems Administration or Information Technology.

Responsibilities

Administering and maintaining Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Ubuntu Linux systems, including access, configurations, patching, and platform health.
Provide advanced troubleshooting, escalation handling, and operational continuity across mission‑critical environments.
Help maintain high‑availability systems by resolving complex issues, guiding junior personnel, and coordinating with cross‑functional teams to ensure efficient and reliable operations.
Implementing container-hardening practices and remediate configuration vulnerabilities across deployed environments
Monitoring, troubleshooting, and resolving system, security, and networking incidents through established operational procedures
Monitoring system alerts, logs, and performance
Configuring, testing, and deploying software updates, patches, and security-control changes through documented change-management processes
Maintaining operational documentation, runbooks, and metrics; supporting control-evidence and audit requests
Partnering with cybersecurity and infrastructure teams to document changes, maintain runbooks, and support control-evidence requests.