Journeyman System Administrator

Job Summary

The Journeyman System Administrator will support enterprise Patch and Upgrade Management operations. Responsibilities include executing vulnerability remediation, system patching, image maintenance, and post-deployment validation across large-scale endpoint, server, cloud, and on-prem environments.

Requirements

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust is required.
• An active Public Trust and/or DHS suitability is preferred.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen without dual citizenship.
• 7+ years of system administration experience within enterprise IT environments.
• Enterprise patch and vulnerability management (CVE, severity-based remediation).
• Windows Server and Linux/UNIX administration (manual patching experience required).
• Physical and virtual server administration (on-prem and cloud environments).
• Change, configuration, and release management processes.
• System imaging, configuration baselines, and rollback procedures.
• Compliance-driven documentation and reporting.
• Scripting experience (PowerShell, Bash, Python).

Preferred Skills

• Scripting experience (PowerShell, Bash, Python).
• Exposure to configuration management or automation tooling (e.g., Ansible).
• Experience supporting large-scale endpoint environments (30k+ workstations, mobile, VoIP, VTC).
• Familiarity with ITSM platforms and operational reporting.
• Experience working in federally regulated IT environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.

Pay and Benefits

Annual salary range: $70,000.00 - $100,000.00. Commensurate with experience and qualifications. Includes a variety of benefits such as health insurance, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plan, paid holidays, and paid time off. Compensation ranges may differ based on contract value but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. An applicant's salary history will not be used in determining compensation. Maximus will comply with regulatory minimum wage rates and exempt salary thresholds in all instances.