Systems Administrator / IT Operations Specialist
About The Position
SimVentions is 100% employee-owned and proudly ranked among Virginia’s Best Places to Work year after year! The Systems Administrator / IT Operations Specialist will support the day-to-day operations, maintenance, monitoring, and administration of a secure, compliance-focused CMMC Level 2 environment used to host and support customer-facing development, collaboration, and IT services. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience administering both Windows and Linux systems, understands secure IT operations, and is comfortable supporting enterprise services such as virtualization, backups, monitoring, DevSecOps tools, and collaboration platforms. This position requires a strong technical foundation, attention to detail, and the ability to operate in a controlled environment where security, availability, CMMC Level 2 documentation, and process discipline are critical.
Requirements
- Active CompTIA Security+ certification at a minimum
- Experience administering Windows Server environments
- Experience administering Linux-based systems
- Familiarity with Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, and user/account administration
- Experience supporting virtualized server environments
- Ability to troubleshoot server, network, application, and service availability issues
- Understanding of basic cybersecurity principles, vulnerability management, patching, logging, access control, and secure configuration management
- Ability to follow documented procedures and maintain accurate technical documentation in support of operational, security, and CMMC Level 2 compliance requirements
- Strong communication skills and ability to support internal users, technical teams, and project stakeholders
- Ability to work independently and escalate issues appropriately
- An ACTIVE Secret Clearance is required for this position.
- US Citizenship is required to obtain a clearance.
Nice To Haves
- Four-year degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related technical field
- Experience supporting secure or compliance-driven environments, such as CMMC, DoD, or controlled infrastructure environments
- Experience with GitLab administration and GitLab Runner support
- Experience with Atlassian tools such as JIRA and Confluence
- Experience with Veeam Backup & Replication
- Experience with WhatsUp Gold or similar monitoring platforms
- Experience supporting Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Power Automate, or related collaboration tools
- Experience with NGINX reverse proxy, certificates, and Linux-hosted web applications
- Experience with pfSense, VPN, or secure remote access solutions
- Experience with backup validation, log review, patch management, and vulnerability remediation
- Experience supporting tools such as Moodle, SonarQube, Artifactory, Netmaker, or similar hosted services
Responsibilities
- Administer and support Windows and Linux servers within the secure environment
- Monitor system availability, performance, disk usage, services, backups, and alerts
- Respond to service interruptions, system alerts, and user-reported issues
- Support secure account creation, password resets, account status changes, and access control processes
- Maintain and troubleshoot hosted services such as GitLab, JIRA, Moodle, file storage, monitoring, and backup systems
- Support patching, updates, vulnerability remediation, and configuration changes
- Assist with backup operations, restore testing, and data protection activities
- Review logs, monitor system health, and support incident response activities as needed
- Maintain documentation for systems, procedures, configurations, changes, and operational workflows in support of CMMC Level 2 controls and audit readiness
- Support automation efforts using PowerShell, scripting, and administrative tools
- Assist with onboarding new services, customers, and hosted capabilities into the environment
- Follow change control, configuration management, and security procedures
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
- Competitive 401(k) programs
- Retirement and Financial Counselors
- Health Savings and Health Reimbursement Accounts
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Life insurance, short- & long-term disability
- Continuing Education Assistance
- Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, Paid Leave (e.g., Maternity, Paternity, Jury Duty, Bereavement, Military)
- Third Party Employee Assistance Program that offers emotional and lifestyle well-being services, to include free counseling
- Supplemental Benefit Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
