Systems Administrator Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, or a related technical field; a bachelor’s degree in an unrelated field may be accepted with adequate training and experience.
• The posting states a minimum of four 2–5 years of experience working in an IA-related field.
• The posting states a minimum of six 2–5 years of experience in system administration.
• CompTIA Security+ certification or ISC2 CISSP.
• Experience administering systems in a classified environment, including patching and security hardening.
• Basic knowledge of federal security requirements and mandates, such as RMF, FIPS, and NIST; security hardening and Certification & Accreditation experience.
• Experience with classified networks or environments such as JWICS and SGN, and secure communications devices including STE/VIPER phones and TACLANE encryptors.
• Strong Microsoft Windows background and some knowledge of UNIX/Linux.
• Knowledge of computer software applications, hardware platforms, networking components, and LAN/WAN architecture.
• Experience installing, configuring, and troubleshooting Windows operating systems; managing Active Directory user and group permissions; and troubleshooting redirected folders and offline file synchronization.
• Experience building, monitoring, patching, configuring, and troubleshooting Windows Server 2019/2022/2025.
• Experience with hardware and software installation and configuration, performance tuning, troubleshooting, and account maintenance.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and experience troubleshooting common networking issues on client systems.
• Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, switches, routers, and common network protocols and services such as SMTP, FTP, Telnet, and SSH.
• Experience with business-class server hardware, including hardware and firmware upgrades and troubleshooting.
• Experience with storage management, including local disk partitioning and/or SAN/NAS implementations.
• Experience with a major system deployment and management technology, such as Microsoft MDT/SCCM or another solution.
• Experience in a fast-paced corporate IT environment.
• Strong oral and written communication, organizational, time-management, scheduling, and customer-service skills; ability to manage multiple tasks, projects, and tickets concurrently.
• Ability to work independently, follow detailed instructions, and collaborate as a team member across project-team levels.
• Proactive problem-solving, troubleshooting, and diagnostic skills; interest in learning and developing new skills.
• Ability to provide after-hours/on-call support for critical services.
• Ability to lift approximately 50 pounds of standard PC equipment and peripherals for installation, moves, or replacements.
• Current DoD Secret clearance and ability to obtain a TOP SECRET/SCI clearance.

Nice To Haves

• One or more enterprise-level certifications, such as MCSA or MCP.
• CompTIA Network+.
• Microsoft Office 365 experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain customer-required Information Assurance certifications, such as Security+, as required.
• Work with security personnel to identify and remediate findings.
• Schedule, perform, and document operating system and application patching, system maintenance, antivirus updates, and software or hardware changes.
• Implement and maintain system backups as needed.
• Deploy and configure desktops, laptops, printers, networking devices, and software.
• Troubleshoot network hardware and software, including routers and switches.
• Install and upgrade operating systems and application software; image systems using Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT).
• Diagnose Windows 11, Microsoft Office, and other application issues; remove or repair malware and viruses.
• Track and maintain computer assets using asset management tools.
• Analyze the design, development, and implementation of hardware and software solutions.
• Manage Windows Active Directory infrastructure and Linux-based systems.
• Support secure communications equipment, including STE/VIPER phones and TACLANE encryptors.
• Install, configure, and support servers, enterprise storage, network-attached storage, and direct-attached storage systems and associated equipment.
• Plan system utilization and perform growth analysis and capacity planning.
• Review systems and recommend technical or process improvements to increase efficiency.
• Develop, implement, manage, and maintain security standards, procedures, and guidelines across multiple platforms.
• Develop scripts and automation to improve operational productivity.
• Deploy servers for new or existing projects and keep deployed systems current with operating system, hardware, and software patches and upgrades.
• Respond professionally to customer requests and coordinate application and server hardware upgrades, retirements, or consolidations with customers.
• Research technical problems and solutions and contact vendors as needed.
• Troubleshoot servers.
• Document system deployments and configurations.