System Administrator (SA) Skill Level 3

Wyetech•Annapolis Junction, MD

19h

About The Position

Wyetech is seeking a Senior System Administrator (SA3) to administer, configure, maintain, troubleshoot, and modernize mission-critical IT systems in complex Department of Defense and Intelligence Community environments. The role supports a large integrated team of Government civilian and contractor System Administrators, Systems Engineers, and Network Engineers, working under direct Government leadership across multiple contracts. The team supports DevOps development environments and live operational systems, including Linux and Windows physical servers and virtual machines in three backend environments at different classification levels. These systems provide authentication, DNS, shared storage, home directories, and secure communications for mission and operations personnel. The position provides hands-on operational support, monitoring, incident resolution, security compliance, storage management, virtualization, and infrastructure sustainment. The successful candidate will bring extensive Linux administration experience, knowledge of secure system configurations and DISA STIG requirements, and experience supporting enterprise infrastructure in demanding operational environments. Candidates must have an active TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph and be U.S. citizens. They must maintain applicable security clearance and program access requirements throughout employment. Candidates must meet one of two qualification options: a bachelor's degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university and 15 years of System Administration experience supporting programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity; or 20 years of relevant System Administration experience, with five additional years substituting for the bachelor's degree requirement. The stated hourly pay range is $70.53–$111.29; actual compensation depends on factors including contract rates, education, experience, skills, certifications, and geographic location. Wyetech describes its employee experience as including a SEP IRA contribution equal to 20% of gross compensation, fully vested from day one, and a PTO plan of up to 200 hours annually. Full-time employees may participate in voluntary benefit plans. Other offerings include an employee referral bonus, mobility among supported contracts, team-building events, and two complimentary branded clothing orders annually. The position may be associated with various contract and work locations in Maryland, Virginia, Colorado, Texas, Utah, Alaska, Hawaii, and OCONUS; the posting does not specify a particular workplace arrangement.

Requirements

Active TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph; must maintain applicable clearance and program access requirements throughout employment.
U.S. citizenship.
Meet one of the following: a technical bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university plus 15 years of relevant System Administration experience; or 20 years of relevant experience, with five additional years substituting for the degree requirement.
Extensive Linux System Administration experience meeting the qualifications for the System Administrator Level 3 labor category.
Experience administering, configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting Linux systems in complex enterprise environments, and supporting Windows systems and Windows/Linux integration.
Experience supporting STE/STN requirements and implementing, validating, and maintaining DISA STIG compliance on Linux systems.
Experience identifying configuration deficiencies, applying security remediation, and maintaining compliance with applicable security requirements.
Experience administering and troubleshooting physical servers and virtual machines.
Experience managing enterprise storage such as CFS/DFS, NetApp, or comparable technologies.
Experience administering virtualization platforms such as Proxmox, Red Hat KVM, VMware, or comparable technologies.
Working knowledge of IP networking, network protocols, routing, connectivity, and firewall configurations; experience resolving network issues affecting servers and enterprise services.
Experience supporting authentication services, DNS, shared drives, home directories, and enterprise infrastructure across environments with differing classification requirements.
Experience monitoring enterprise systems, resolving technical incidents, and supporting both DevOps environments and operational production systems.
Experience managing and resolving support requests using ticketing systems such as Jira.
Experience with system installation, configuration, upgrades, patching, maintenance, and performance optimization.
Ability to troubleshoot complex issues across hardware, operating systems, applications, storage, networking, and system integration.
Strong technical documentation, analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills; ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams and Government stakeholders and manage assigned tasks independently.

Nice To Haves

Experience with infrastructure automation and configuration management tools such as Ansible or SaltStack.
Experience developing and maintaining automation scripts using Bash, Python, Perl, or comparable languages.
Experience automating system administration, configuration management, compliance validation, and operational maintenance tasks.
Experience administering enterprise backup and recovery solutions such as Rubrik or Veritas NetBackup, including backup scheduling, restoration, disaster recovery, and system recovery.
Experience with hyperconverged infrastructure such as Harvester, Nutanix, Cisco HyperFlex, or comparable technologies.
Experience integrating virtualization, storage, networking, and compute resources in hyperconverged environments.
Experience supporting infrastructure modernization involving automation, containerization, virtualization, and cloud technologies.
Familiarity with DevOps methodologies, infrastructure lifecycle management, and enterprise system integration.
Familiarity with container technologies and cloud-based infrastructure environments.

Responsibilities

Administer, configure, maintain, patch, upgrade, monitor, and troubleshoot Linux and Windows operating systems, physical servers, virtual machines, and supporting software.
Manage system configurations, user accounts, access permissions, authentication services, DNS, shared storage, home directories, and system-to-system communications.
Maintain the integrity, reliability, availability, performance, and security of supported IT systems; coordinate maintenance to minimize disruption to mission operations.
Implement and maintain DISA STIG compliance and support STE/STN security requirements, system hardening, security assessments, remediation, and compliance documentation.
Administer enterprise storage, including CFS/DFS, NetApp, or comparable platforms; support storage access, permissions, and availability.
Configure and maintain virtualization platforms such as Proxmox, Red Hat KVM, and VMware; provision and manage virtual machines and monitor resource utilization and capacity.
Troubleshoot infrastructure issues involving hardware, operating systems, applications, storage, virtualization, networking, and system integration.
Support IP networking and firewall configurations; diagnose connectivity issues and coordinate with Network Engineers on routing, firewall, DNS, and network interface problems.
Support DevOps development environments and live operational systems, infrastructure changes, deployments, upgrades, maintenance, automation, and modernization initiatives.
Review monitoring dashboards, team communications, email, and Jira tickets to identify priorities; investigate incidents, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions.
Provide Tier 1 help desk and Tier 2 escalation support; assist users, manage tickets, document findings, communicate resolution status, and remain engaged through incident resolution.
Provide timely technical updates and escalation information to Government leadership, agency management, and internal customers; analyze recurring incidents and recommend improvements.
Collaborate with Government leads and contractor System Administrators, Systems Engineers, and Network Engineers on system design, mission architecture, engineering, integration, and troubleshooting.
Maintain technical documentation, configuration records, operational procedures, and records of technical issues and corrective actions.
Support containerized and cloud-based environments, infrastructure lifecycle management, and additional System Administration tasks required to meet mission objectives.

Benefits

SEP IRA contribution of 20% of gross compensation, automatically contributed by the company with no employee matching requirement and fully vested from day one.
PTO plan of up to 200 hours annually, with flexibility to adjust PTO allocation at the start of each calendar year.
Voluntary medical plan options, some with a Health Savings Account (HSA), for full-time employees.
Vision and dental benefits.
Life and AD&D benefits.
Short- and long-term disability benefits.
Hospital indemnity, accident, and critical illness insurance.
Optional identity theft and legal protection services.
Employee referral bonus eligibility up to $10,000.
Mobility among Wyetech-supported contracts.
Team-building events, including monthly lunches, a summer company picnic, and an annual holiday party.
Two complimentary branded clothing orders annually.