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Systems Administrator - SME

Chantilly, VAFull-time$110k2026-10-14 → 2026-11-10

Core

Principal authority for enterprise systems architecture, infrastructure modernization, and zero-trust security implementation across complex, cross-enclave systems.

Role type

Senior Systems Administrator / Infrastructure SME

Builds

Highly available infrastructure environments, zero-trust security solutions, and automated governance frameworks

Domain

US Federal Government / Defense & National Security / Cloud Infrastructure

Required skills

Enterprise systems architecture, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible), Cloud platforms (AWS GovCloud, Azure, GCP), Zero-trust security, Disaster recovery, Configuration management, Cross-enclave interoperability, Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift), Cloud networking (Cisco, VPC), Identity services (Active Directory, Entra ID), Python/.NET development, High-assurance encryption solutions

Preferred skills

Master's degree in IT/CS/Cybersecurity, Federal/Defense environment experience, CISSP certification, DevSecOps practices, Cloud cost optimization

Technologies

Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, Chef, AWS GovCloud, Azure, GCP, Nutanix, Cisco, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, GitLab CI/CD, Elasticsearch, Splunk, TACLANE, NCAP, Rocky, RedHat, Ubuntu, Windows, Mac OS, Lambda, RDS, DynamoDB, API Gateway

Responsibilities

Lead design and automation of highly available infrastructure environments, Implement zero-trust security principles and cross-enclave solutions, Drive IaC and configuration management initiatives, Establish governance frameworks for disaster recovery and compliance, Provide strategic technical leadership for security and resilience, Optimize infrastructure for scalability and performance, Guide teams on system administration best practices

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with strategic leadership