Systems Administrator

9th Way Insignia

Systems Administrator supporting Department of Veterans Affairs infrastructure and maintenance. Ensuring system security and performance for virtualized environments and a large user base.

Posted 6/26/2026contractRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $61,500 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

LinuxServiceNowVMware

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide on-site and remote administration and maintenance support for VA storage, server, backup, disaster recovery, and systems-management environments.
Install, upgrade, repair, configure, and retire hardware and software.
Troubleshoot system and storage configurations.
Apply approved application and security patches.
Manage system access.
Monitor logs and resource utilization.
Perform performance tuning and capacity-planning activities.
Create, execute, and monitor backups and data restorations.
Investigate replication and checkpoint issues.
Provision storage to VMware, Windows, and Linux hosts.
Support monthly coordinated installations.
Assist with inventory management for hardware and software resources.
Support SCCM test environments by testing operating-system deployments, application packages, upgrades, and Microsoft patches.
Respond to help-desk tickets.
Provide Tier 1 and Tier 2 troubleshooting assistance.
Support disaster-recovery and security activities.
Remediate identified vulnerabilities.
Create and maintain operating instructions, standard operating procedures, user guides, installation instructions, and monthly status documentation.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Relevant experience administering enterprise Windows Server, Linux, VMware, storage, backup, or systems-management environments
Experience installing, configuring, upgrading, troubleshooting, and maintaining server hardware and software
Experience monitoring system logs, processor utilization, memory, storage capacity, system performance, and availability
Experience applying operating-system, application, and security patches in a controlled enterprise environment
Experience administering backup and restoration processes and supporting disaster-recovery or business-continuity activities
Experience supporting virtualized server environments and provisioning storage to Windows, Linux, or VMware hosts
Familiarity with enterprise storage, backup, or hyperconverged technologies such as NetApp, Dell/EMC, Cohesity, Cisco HyperFlex, or Commvault
Experience supporting Microsoft SCCM or a comparable enterprise systems-management and software-deployment platform
Experience responding to service requests and incidents through an enterprise ticketing platform such as ServiceNow
Ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues, identify root causes, implement corrective actions, and document resolutions
Ability to create and maintain technical documentation, including standard operating procedures, operating instructions, installation instructions, and user guides
Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work effectively with VA personnel, remote support teams, vendors, and other technical stakeholders
Availability to support alternate shifts, scheduled weekend maintenance, and occasional after-hours emergency support when mission requirements dictate
Ability to obtain and maintain a VA Public Trust background investigation at the Tier 2, Moderate Risk level

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical
Dental
Vision
Voluntary Life Insurance
401(k)
Basic Life A&D
STD
LTD
PTO
Telehealth
Paid holidays
FSA
HSA
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Traveling Assistance

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Hard Skills & Tools

Windows ServerLinuxVMwarestorage administrationbackup managementdisaster recoverysystem performance monitoringtroubleshootingcapacity planningsecurity patching

Soft Skills

troubleshootingcommunicationdocumentationproblem-solvingteam collaborationcustomer service

Certifications

VA Public Trust background investigation