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Senior Systems Administrator (Government)

Columbia, Maryland💼 Full-time💰 $89,200–$89,200🗓 2026-09-08 → 2026-09-27

Core

Senior Systems Administrator supporting enterprise IT operations, troubleshooting, and security compliance for the Federal Government.

Role type

Senior Systems Administrator (Government)

Builds

Enterprise IT systems, infrastructure, and secure environments

Domain

Government / Federal IT Infrastructure

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Windows administration, Linux administration, VMware management, incident resolution, root-cause analysis, user access control, backup and recovery, security patching, system documentation, change control, mentoring

Preferred skills

PowerShell, Bash, Python, vulnerability remediation, system hardening, monitoring, classified environment support

Technologies

Windows, Red Hat Linux, Trusted Linux, VMware

Responsibilities

Install, configure, administer, monitor, patch, upgrade, and maintain enterprise systems; Troubleshoot complex hardware, software, access, performance, connectivity, and availability issues; Perform root-cause analysis and implement authorized corrective actions; Administer user accounts, permissions, and access controls; Support backups, restoration, recovery testing, and continuity procedures; Implement approved security patches, configuration changes, and vulnerability remediation; Monitor system health, capacity, performance, services, logs, and storage utilization; Maintain system documentation, SOPs, technical manuals, work logs, configuration records, and help-desk tickets; Support configuration management, change control, system testing, deployment, sustainment, modernization, and decommissioning; Coordinate with cybersecurity, network, database, software, systems engineering, and government teams; Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior administrators; Comply with classified-information handling, Information Assurance, access-control, and customer-security requirements

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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