Systems Administrator

AMERICAN SYSTEMS

. Provide engineering solutions for various and unique problem sets and customers in a government software hosting facility.

Posted 5/5/2026full-timeCalifornia • California, Maryland • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $79,500 - $132,800 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

LinuxVMware

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide engineering solutions for various and unique problem sets and customers in a government software hosting facility.
Deploy and maintain physical and virtual hardware infrastructure, to include virtual machines and containers.
Perform routine maintenance and configuration changes to various physical and virtual hosts.
Installation, configuration and troubleshooting of hardware and software issues on servers, workstations, and IT equipment.
Maintain system backups and disaster recovery plans.
Manage user accounts and permissions.
Deploy and maintain software applications.
Troubleshoot technical issues.
Maintain documentation to include knowledge base, incident response actions, system configurations, and other information related to system administration.
Provide technical support to customers, ranging from resolving technical issues to providing guidance and best-practices.
Secure information systems and applications to current DoD guidance.
Maintain configuration and security posture of information systems through continuous monitoring and routine security events/reporting.
Participate in project planning using Agile methodology.
Provide networking support to on-premises infrastructure.
Understanding and familiarity of Linux operating system and virtual networking.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Active Secret with ability to obtain Top Secret (interim to start)
Must be a U.S. Citizen
CompTIA Sec+
Windows or Linux OS Certification
At least 5 Years of experience in systems administration
Risk Management Framework (RMF) compliance experience a must
Desired skillsets: VMWare, Virtual Networking, System Backups, Networking, Containers, Active Directory experience

Benefits

Comp & perks

Healthcare benefits
Paid leave
Retirement plans
Insurance programs
Education and training assistance

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Hard Skills & Tools

systems administrationtroubleshootingconfiguration managementdisaster recoverynetworkingvirtual machinescontainerssystem backupssecurity monitoringAgile methodology

Soft Skills

technical supportproblem-solvingcommunicationcustomer servicedocumentation

Certifications

CompTIA Sec+Windows OS CertificationLinux OS CertificationActive Secret clearance