System Administrator

Intelligent Waves is seeking a Systems Administrator to support mission-critical operations for government customers at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. As part of the Operations & Maintenance (O&M) team, you will provide day-to-day administration, support, and maintenance of a large-scale enterprise Big Data environment.

About the role

The ideal candidate must have 5+ years of systems administration experience, preferably supporting U.S. Air Force environments, along with experience supporting virtualized environments, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), Network Attached Storage (NAS), and enterprise IT systems while ensuring high availability, security, and operational performance.

This position is pending contract approval.

Location: Eglin AFB, FL. Up to 50% travel may be required based on mission requirements, including contingency and surge operations. All authorized travel will be reimbursed in accordance with GSA Per Diem rates and the Department of Defense Joint Travel Regulations (JTR).

Clearance Requirement: Secret with TS/SCI eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Deliver end-to-end IT support while maintaining a strong focus on customer satisfaction.
• Administer and support servers, storage systems, workstations, peripherals, communications devices, and software.
• Install, configure, harden, test, maintain, and troubleshoot system changes and updates.
• Apply operating system patches and security updates in coordination with the NOC, SOC, and program leadership.
• Perform preventive maintenance and continuously monitor system health, performance, and availability.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, including system changes, issue resolution, and status updates.
• Follow configuration management processes and ensure compliance with DoD and U.S. Air Force technical standards.
• Work effectively with cross-functional team members, stakeholders, and program leadership.
• Perform additional duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

• Ability to travel throughout CONUS and OCONUS, including travel on military and commercial aircraft.
• Willingness to support mission requirements during non-standard work hours, including evenings, weekends, holidays, shift work, and overtime as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Active DoD Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI clearance.
• DoD 8140 IAT Level II certification required (e.g., CompTIA Security+ CE).
• Minimum of five (5) years of systems administration experience, preferably supporting U.S. Air Force environments.
• Experience administering Linux operating systems and virtualization platforms (e.g., VMware).
• Experience with configuration management, fault management, database configuration control, and technical documentation.
• Strong understanding of mission requirements with the ability to evaluate hardware and software capabilities, performance, and limitations.
• Knowledge of U.S. Air Force communications and IT systems, including applicable Air Force Instructions (AFIs) in the 17 and 33 series (including AFI 33-115 Volume 1).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) solutions.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Paid PTO.
• Life and disability insurance.
• 401(k) with vesting starting from day one.
• Technical training and tuition bonuses.