Senior Systems Administrator (Government)
Core
Maintain, document, and administer enterprise IT systems for the Federal Government, delivering helpdesk support, troubleshooting, and system configuration to ensure availability, reliability, and security.
Role type
Senior Systems Administrator (Government)
Builds
Enterprise IT systems, infrastructure, and security configurations for Federal Government customers
Domain
Government / Federal IT Infrastructure
Required skills
Windows administration, Linux administration, VMware management, incident resolution, root-cause analysis, user account administration, backup and recovery, security patching, system monitoring, change control, technical documentation, mentoring
Preferred skills
Security+ certification, classified environment support, PowerShell, Bash, Python, vulnerability remediation, system hardening
Technologies
Windows, Red Hat Linux, Trusted Linux, VMware, PowerShell, Bash, Python
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
