System Administrator TS/SCI Poly

About the role

A Virginia-based System Administrator opportunity is available in Leidos' Intel Sector's Cyber & Analytics Business Area (CABA). This role supports a complex and fast-paced program using the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodology. The Systems Administrator will perform daily system administration and operational maintenance (O&M) tasks in a complex network environment with geographically distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Monitor infrastructure systems, applications, and processes, and track and resolve issues promptly.
• Support various infrastructure systems and respond to hardware and software incidents impacting local users.
• Work with senior System Administrators, sometimes remotely, to identify, troubleshoot, and correct hardware and software issues including network connectivity.
• Provide technical assistance to companion work groups and maintain good inter-departmental relations.
• Communicate with users and publish status of any system outages as needed.
• Proactively contact customers when infrastructure processes are significantly delayed or may impact their ability to complete a business function on time.
• Manage information assurance vulnerability alerts (IAVAs) and system security scanning for equipment suites in accordance with System Security Plans to identify and remediate IAVAs rapidly and accurately.
• Initiate IAVA responses and system security scans, complete remediation, and extend IAVA patches and security updates on various IT and network systems.
• Create and maintain documentation to ensure clear, concise, and accurate information is readily available for incident resolution.
• Participate in project work and provide support for implementing IT enhancements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and 4-8 years of prior relevant experience, or Master's degree with 2-6 years of relevant experience.
• Experience working on IT/software programs utilizing complex equipment/systems (e.g., Network Switches, Routers, LANs, & cabling, Windows/Linux operating systems, VMware, etc.).
• Experience with Data Center design and configuration (e.g., rack and stack, power, placement, etc.).
• Experience or familiarity with IT system optimization, monitoring, and/or other technical set-up and troubleshooting.
• Experience providing information for and documenting technical processes.
• Direct, hands-on experience helping users in an IT or similar customer service capacity.
• Capable of responding quickly to customer inquiries in a clear, concise manner, providing detailed and comprehensive status reports and follow-ups.
• Commitment to adopting and adhering to best practices including compliance with maintenance windows and change control procedures.
• Strong analytic abilities and meticulous work ethic.
• Independent thinking and proficiency in working both independently and within a team.
• Ability to respond to system administration, operations, and maintenance problems while off-duty, on an as-needed on-call basis.
• Travel up to 10% of the time if required.
• Monthly reporting to the Annapolis Junction, MD office.
• Clearance Required: TS/SCI with Polygraph.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience or familiarity with security standards, software architectures, and/or Network security technologies (Multiple Domain, PKI, SSP, Vulnerability Assessment, etc.).
• Experience supporting a software configuration management and development environment.
• Experience working in an Agile Development Environment or on an Agile Team.

Benefits

Leidos offers competitive benefits including Paid Time Off, 11 paid Holidays, 401K with a 6% company match and immediate vesting, Flexible Schedules, Discounted Stock Purchase Plans, Technical Upskilling, Education and Training Support, Parental Paid Leave, and more. Join us and make a difference in National Security!

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $73,450.00 - $132,775.00. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave, and Retirement.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

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