System Administrator Junior

Key Responsibilities

• Administer operating systems, user accounts, permissions, and system configurations in line with established operational policies and security standards.
• Perform routine system monitoring, log analysis, and health checks to maintain performance, availability, and capacity across enterprise environments.
• Apply patches, updates, and security configurations to servers and applications to maintain compliance with federal and enterprise cyber standards.
• Configure and manage backup and recovery solutions, verify successful execution, and support data restoration activities as needed.
• Troubleshoot server, application, and infrastructure issues, escalating complex incidents while working collaboratively toward timely resolution.
• Use scripting tools (e.g., PowerShell, Bash) to automate routine administrative tasks, reduce manual effort, and improve consistency in system operations.
• Support virtualization and cloud-based environments as applicable, including basic administration of virtual machines and cloud resources.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Software Engineering, or a closely related field; or equivalent relevant experience.
• Approximately 0-3 years of experience in information technology, systems administration, or IT operations, with foundational knowledge of enterprise system administration and automation.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft operating systems and products (e.g., Windows, Windows Server, Office 365, SharePoint, Teams).
• Ability to analyze, troubleshoot, and resolve routine system hardware, software, or networking issues with minimal supervision.
• Must meet DoD 8140 requirements for system administration roles and hold an active Secret clearance.
• U.S. citizenship required per federal contract requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• CompTIA Security+ or equivalent baseline security certification.
• Familiarity with virtualization platforms (e.g., VMware) and exposure to cloud services (e.g., AWS, Azure).
• Experience with scripting to automate administrative tasks and interest in expanding automation skills.
• Prior experience in federal or mission-critical enterprise IT environments.

Pay

$63,000-$93,900

Schedule

24/7 mission-critical environment with on-call rotations.