Sr Systems Administrator

Hathiant • Herndon, VA

1d • Remote

About The Position

AcisTek is seeking qualified professionals to support the Grants.gov Information Technology Services program for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Grants, Division of Information and Solutions. Grants.gov is a highly visible, public-facing federal shared service that provides a centralized platform for applicants to find and apply for federal discretionary grant opportunities and for federal agencies to post, manage, and process grant application packages.

The selected candidate will support the operation, maintenance, enhancement, modernization, security, performance, and user experience of the Grants.gov system. This work supports a mission-critical federal platform used by applicants, grantors, federal agencies, and partner systems across the grants lifecycle. Candidates should be comfortable working in a structured federal IT environment with strong emphasis on service continuity, stakeholder responsiveness, documentation, quality, security, accessibility, and disciplined delivery.

Ideal candidates will bring experience supporting federal IT programs, public-facing web applications, grants management systems, cloud-hosted environments, Agile/SDLC delivery, system operations, application support, testing, cybersecurity, communications, or related technical and program functions. Prior experience with Grants.gov, federal grants systems, HHS, government shared services, or high-volume public-sector platforms is strongly preferred.

Requirements

• Linux/Tomcat/Oracle administration
• Patching/hardening
• Deployment/config management
• Telemetry tooling
• Backup/recovery
• Capacity/performance tuning; runbook creation
• 8 years or more of related experience required.

Nice To Haves

• Grants.gov, GrantSolutions, or other federal grants management platforms.
• Federal discretionary grants lifecycle, including funding opportunity posting, application package creation, applicant submission, agency download, forms, validations, and acknowledgements.
• Public-facing government websites or shared service platforms with large user communities.
• System-to-system interfaces supporting applicant systems, grantor systems, partner systems, or external federal integrations.
• Federal forms development, Adobe/XDP/PDF forms, XML schemas, web forms, form validation, and Section 508 accessibility.
• HHS, OMB, GAO, OIG, congressional data calls, federal stakeholder reporting, or executive-level federal communications.
• Federal cloud, ATO, POA&M remediation, vulnerability management, disaster recovery, and operational continuity.

Responsibilities

• Design, install, configure, and maintain internal and customer-facing servers, network devices, and firewalls.
• Administer and support core technologies such as Microsoft, Cisco, Citrix, and VMware platforms.
• Develop and implement project plans, risk assessments, and contingency strategies.
• Implement monitoring, configuration management, and alerting to enable a “hands-off” environment.
• Apply system security techniques, manage Active Directory/LDAP, Group Policy, and enforce security protocols.
• Mentor junior administrators, cross-train team members, and provide technical guidance.
• Serve as the senior escalation contact for critical system outages and provide after-hours support when needed.
• Define and document best practices, support procedures, and system configurations.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior