Windows System Administrator

General Dynamics Information Technology • Falls Church, VA

6h • $89,250 - $120,750 • Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a Windows System Administrator to support the Infrastructure Management Monitoring Team’s enterprise SolarWinds environment. This role is critical to maintaining the security, performance, and availability of our Windows-based systems. The ideal candidate is a proactive problem solver who thrives in a dynamic, mission-driven environment and can engage confidently with senior military and government leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, or related field—or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience administering Windows-based enterprise environments.
• IT experience supporting large enterprise Windows server environment
• Experience working with and utilizing SCOM, SolarWinds, or other monitoring software
• Experience with configuration, installation, and administration of Windows servers.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and documentation skills.
• Familiarity with SQL server environments and performance monitoring tools.
• Experience with hardware/software lifecycle and IT asset management.
• Effective communicator, capable of delivering clear briefings and documentation to leadership.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively, meet deadlines, and adapt to evolving mission needs.
• Must hold a DoW 8570.01-M IAT Level II certification (e.g., Security+ CE) at the time of interview.
• Must meet DoW IAT Level II IA and baseline certification at start date
• Ability to obtain ITIL within 6 months of start date.
• Must comply with future DoW 8140 requirements and maintain active certifications.
• Must have a minimum of an active Secret clearance at time of interview and candidate must maintain active clearance.
• US Citizenship Required

Nice To Haves

• Critical Systems
• Disaster Recovery (DR)
• Information Technology (IT) Systems
• Microsoft Windows
• System Administration

Responsibilities

• Administer Windows servers, applying patches, hotfixes, and STIGs to maintain system security and compliance.
• Analyze trends and implement proactive solutions to mitigate recurring issues and enhance system performance.
• Develop SOPs to standardize and automate tasks, enabling user self-service capabilities.
• Lead process improvement initiatives and support change management activities.
• Provide senior-level technical support while monitoring ticket queues to meet or exceed SLAs.
• Deliver SolarWinds reports, create custom reports on results from monitoring and provide problem resolution for SolarWinds components and related custom scripts
• Manage hardware/software upgrades, server and rack installations, and related infrastructure projects.
• Implement monitoring solutions and response processes to empower Tier 1 and Tier 2 teams.
• Collaborate with SQL engineers to ensure optimal database and application performance.
• Monitor application/system performance, develop performance baselines, and deliver reports to leadership.
• Recommend and support hardware/software lifecycle planning and execution.
• Deliver technical training and engage with stakeholders to ensure timely task execution.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages
• 401K with company match
• Competitive pay
• Paid time off
• Full flex work weeks where possible
• Variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
• Short and long-term disability benefits
• Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance

What This Job Offers

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