System Administrator – Secret Clearance
Swingtech
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Washington, D.C. • Washington • United States
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About the role
- Providing day-to-day operational management and user support for development, test, and production environments supporting the enterprise information system.
- Maintaining maximum system uptime and reliability across all supported environments.
- Managing and renewing security certificates for application systems and external-facing sites prior to expiration.
- Imaging and configuring baseline development workstations for technical staff and maintaining approved integrated development environments (IDEs).
- Managing and administering servers and virtual environments supporting development, test, and production systems.
- Ensuring that development and test environments mirror production environments for configuration consistency and reliability.
- Performing system patching, virus updates, and routine system maintenance in accordance with continuous monitoring requirements.
- Supporting assessment and authorization (A&A) activities for the enterprise information system.
- Assisting with the maintenance and updates of required security documentation, including system security plans (SSP), privacy impact assessments (PIA), and IT contingency plans.
- Ensuring system configurations adhere to approved federal and departmental technical standards.
- Monitoring and maintaining system security posture to ensure compliance with risk thresholds and security performance requirements.
- Initiating approved purchase orders for hardware and software acquisitions in support of system operations.
- Supporting backup, recovery, and disaster recovery preparedness activities.
- Coordinating with database administrators and application developers to ensure system compatibility and operational readiness.
- Supporting regression testing and production release activities related to system changes.
- Assisting with troubleshooting and resolution of system-level incidents and operational issues.
- Supporting continuous monitoring and vulnerability remediation activities.
- Maintaining documentation related to system configurations, processes, and operational procedures.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (Master’s degree preferred).
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in system administration supporting enterprise or mission-critical information systems.
- Demonstrated experience managing development, test, and production environments.
- Experience administering servers, virtual environments, and development workstations.
- Experience performing system patching, maintenance, and continuous monitoring activities.
- Experience supporting assessment and authorization (A&A) processes.
- Experience managing system security certificates and configuration standards.
- Working knowledge of configuration management, version control, and change control processes.
- Experience supporting backup, recovery, and disaster recovery operations.
- Familiarity with federal information system documentation requirements and SDLC artifacts.
- Strong technical documentation skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with developers, database administrators, project managers, and government stakeholders.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Benefits
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Hard Skills & Tools
system administrationserver administrationvirtual environmentssystem patchingcontinuous monitoringbackup and recoverydisaster recoveryconfiguration managementversion controlchange control
Soft Skills
technical documentationattention to detailcollaborationanalytical skillsproblem-solvingcommunication