System Administrator Journeyman

The System Administrator - Journeyman maintains and secures enterprise systems infrastructure supporting continuous operations in a mission-critical environment. This role performs hands-on administration of servers, user access, and system configurations while ensuring compliance with operational and security policies.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer Windows and/or Linux servers, including user account management, permissions, group policies, and system configurations in accordance with established operational procedures.
• Implement and maintain system monitoring and alerting tools (e.g., Nagios, Splunk, CloudWatch) to provide performance and security visibility across the infrastructure.
• Apply patches, updates, and vulnerability mitigations in alignment with approved security baselines and change control processes.
• Automate routine administrative tasks using scripting languages such as PowerShell, Bash, or Python to improve efficiency and reduce operational risk.
• Configure and validate backup and recovery solutions to ensure data protection and continuity for critical systems and applications.
• Analyze system logs and metrics to detect anomalies, performance degradation, and potential security incidents, escalating and remediating as needed.
• Troubleshoot hardware, operating system, and application issues across distributed environments, serving as a primary contact for incident resolution.

Required Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) in IT, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• At least 4 years of enterprise system administration and automation experience, typically 3-6 years in a systems administrator or related infrastructure role.
• Demonstrated experience managing Windows and/or Linux servers, user accounts, permissions, and group policies in an enterprise environment.
• Hands-on experience with system monitoring, patch management, backup and recovery, and troubleshooting of hardware and software issues.
• Strong proficiency with scripting languages (e.g., PowerShell, Bash, or Python) for task automation and operational improvements.
• Must meet DoD 8140 requirements (Security+ certification) and hold an active Secret clearance.
• Must be a US Citizen.

Preferred Qualifications

• DoD 8140-compliant certification such as Security+ or equivalent.
• Experience with virtualization or cloud platforms (e.g., VMware, AWS, Azure).
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Ansible, Terraform) and modern automation frameworks.
• Experience supporting 24/7 operations, including incident response and on-call participation in a mission-critical environment.

salary range: $80,000-$110,000