Location: Chantilly, VA
Security Clearance: Active TS or higher [Required]
Job Type: Full-Time
Target Salary Range*:$100,000 - $150,000

*This represents the potential salary range for this position depending on education level, years of experience and/or certifications in addition to other position specific requirements which may impact salary

Position Overview

The Systems Administrator (Senior) provisions, configures, and maintains highly available enterprise systems while advancing automation, operational efficiency, and secure infrastructure management. This role uses Infrastructure as Code, configuration management, and automation tools to streamline administration, improve reliability, and strengthen cybersecurity posture.

The Systems Administrator (Senior) also provides technical mentorship, promotes standardization, and leads system optimization initiatives across cloud, hybrid-cloud, on-premises, and multi-enclave enterprise environments.

Key Responsibilities

System Administration and Availability

• Provision, configure, and maintain highly available enterprise systems.
• Monitor system health and resolve issues to ensure continuous availability.
• Optimize system reliability, performance, and operational stability.
• Support Windows, Linux, macOS, cloud, hybrid-cloud, and on-premises environments.

Automation and Operational Improvement

• Drive automation initiatives using Infrastructure as Code and configuration management tools.
• Use Terraform, Ansible, and related technologies to standardize and automate infrastructure administration.
• Standardize system configurations and operational procedures.
• Lead system optimization initiatives to improve operational efficiency.
• Support advanced GitLab CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices.

Cloud and Enterprise Infrastructure

• Support air-gapped hybrid-cloud and on-premises operational environments, including complex multi-enclave ecosystems.
• Support AWS GovCloud, SC2S, C2S, and GCP cloud platforms.
• Configure and manage Nutanix hosts and clusters using Prism Central.
• Support Nutanix NDFS configuration and management.
• Support locally hosted GPU servers.
• Apply cloud cost-optimization techniques.
• Support Linux operating systems including Rocky Linux, Red Hat, Amazon Linux, and Ubuntu, as well as Windows and macOS.

Networking and Cross-Domain Infrastructure

• Support Cisco switching, routing, firewalling, and site-to-site connectivity, including IPsec, DMVPN, and SD-WAN.
• Support multi-tenant Cross-Domain Solutions.
• Configure and support cloud networking and VPC environments.
• Support high-assurance cross-domain and encryption solutions including TACLANE and NCAP.

Containerization and Platform Engineering

• Support containerization and orchestration using Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift.
• Integrate automated infrastructure provisioning and configuration into enterprise platform operations.
• Support scalable and resilient infrastructure architectures across distributed environments.

Security and Identity Management

• Implement and optimize system security controls.
• Strengthen cybersecurity posture through secure infrastructure management practices.
• Support cloud-native security implementation and security accreditation processes.
• Support identity and access services including Microsoft Active Directory, LDAP/OpenLDAP, Entra ID, and Keycloak.

Data Services and Monitoring

• Support enterprise database services including RDS, RDS Aurora, and DynamoDB.
• Support monitoring, logging, and data platforms including Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, and Splunk.
• Support system monitoring, backup, disaster recovery, and performance optimization practices.

Application Architecture and Development Support

• Support serverless architectures using AWS Lambda.
• Support microservices architectures and API Gateway implementations.
• Apply development experience with Python, .NET/C#, and related languages to infrastructure automation and integration activities.

Technical Mentorship

• Provide technical mentorship and guidance to systems administration teams.
• Promote standardization, automation, and infrastructure management best practices.
• Lead infrastructure improvement and system optimization initiatives.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s degree. [Required]

Experience

• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience. [Required]
• Experience managing Windows and/or Linux server environments. [Required]
• Experience with cloud and hybrid-cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud. [Required]
• Experience with patch management, automation, and enterprise security controls. [Required]

Skills

• Strong knowledge of Infrastructure as Code and configuration management tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, or Chef. [Required]
• Knowledge of system monitoring, backup, disaster recovery, and performance optimization practices. [Required]
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills. [Required]

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with containerized environments and orchestration platforms such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Microsoft, Red Hat, VMware, AWS, Azure, or comparable infrastructure certifications.
• Knowledge of DevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure automation frameworks.
• Experience supporting highly regulated, government, defense, or enterprise environments.
• Familiarity with compliance frameworks, vulnerability management, and security auditing processes.
• Experience mentoring junior administrators and leading infrastructure improvement initiatives.