CareerPlan

Systems Administrator - Senior

Chantilly, VAFull-time$94k2026-10-14 → 2026-11-10
Citizens onlySecurity clearance required

Core

Provisioning, configuring, and maintaining highly available systems while driving automation, operational efficiency, and secure infrastructure management for US federal government clients.

Role type

Senior Systems Administrator (Infrastructure & Security)

Builds

Highly available enterprise systems, secure cloud/hybrid-cloud environments, and automated infrastructure pipelines.

Domain

US Federal Government, Defense, National Security, Cloud Infrastructure

Required skills

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible), Cloud platforms (AWS GovCloud, Azure, GCP), Linux/Windows server management, Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), Security accreditation processes, Python/.NET development, Identity management (Active Directory, Entra ID), Networking (Cisco, IPSEC, SD-WAN)

Preferred skills

DevSecOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, Compliance frameworks, Mentoring junior staff, Cost-optimization techniques

Technologies

Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, Chef, AWS GovCloud, Azure, GCP, Nutanix, Cisco, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, GitLab CI/CD, Elasticsearch, Splunk, Python, .NET/C#, Active Directory, LDAP, TACLANE, NCAP

Responsibilities

Provision, configure, and maintain highly available systems across enterprise environments. Drive automation initiatives using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration management tools. Implement and optimize system reliability, performance, and security controls. Strengthen cybersecurity posture through secure infrastructure management practices. Provide technical mentorship and guidance to systems administration teams. Promote standardization of system configurations and operational procedures. Lead system optimization initiatives to improve operational efficiency.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities