Senior Systems Administrator
$110k - $120k USD
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Job Description
Job Title: Systems Administrator, Sr.
Location: Remote U.S.
Supporting: The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) ** Active Top-Secret Security Clearance**
Overview
CompTech is seeking a qualified, cleared Senior Systems Administrator to support mission-critical cloud and infrastructure environments for the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). This role provides hands-on technical leadership to ensure the secure, stable, and reliable operation of enterprise systems that enable DLA’s global logistics and sustainment mission. The Senior Systems Administrator is responsible for planning, engineering, installing, configuring, operating, maintaining, and optimizing on-premises and cloud-based systems, platforms, and network connectivity, while ensuring high availability, performance, and continuity of operations in compliance with DoD cybersecurity policies, RMF requirements, and contractual obligations. For the cleared professional, this role provides meaningful mission impact, ownership of critical systems, and the opportunity to work in a secure, high-trust environment supporting national defense.
Work Scope
Key responsibilities include:
- Organize and direct the configuration, operation, and maintenance of information management systems.
- Analyze and resolve end-user software, application, and connectivity issues.
- Conduct capacity and performance analysis and recommend system configuration changes and upgrades.
- Improve system administrator efficiency and accuracy using automated tools and scripts.
- Develop system administration procedures and deliver system administrator training and skills assessments.
- Provide end-user training and technical guidance.
- Recommend technology directions and solutions to align IT capabilities with business objectives and vision.
- Delivers local and remote maintenance support for operational systems across multiple locations, including system maintenance, upgrades, and new server and application installations.
- Lead and direct the work of system administrators, ensuring effective day-to-day system administration, resource optimization, and user support.
- Apply advanced technical expertise in application networking, including load balancing and fault-tolerant architectures.
- Perform vulnerability management to identify, assess, and mitigate security risks.
Experience, Certification & Clearance Requirements:
Experience:
- Three (3) years hands-on experience supporting Department of Defense (DoD) IT hosting solutions.
- Ten (10) years of specialized experience. Specialized experience is defined as progressively responsible experience in the field of Information Processing, with the majority of experience focused across multiple specialized Information Processing disciplines involving a range of hardware and software solutions. At least four (4) years must include hands-on experience installing, configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting a variety of software systems.
- Extensive experience with commercial cloud hosting platforms, including Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Microsoft Azure, AWS, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), and associated industry technologies.
Certification / Educational Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline
Certifications:
There are three (3) required certifications total. One (1) of the IAT - Level II certifications listed below, one (1) of the Google certifications listed below, and one (1) of the AWS, Microsoft, Oracle or Red Hat certifications listed below.
1.) IA-Level: DoD 8140/8570–compliant IAT-Level II certification: including one or more of the following:
CCNA Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, CND, SSCP, CASP+ CE, CCNP Security, CISA, CISSP (or Associate), GCED, or GCIH.
2.) One of the following:
- Google Associate Cloud Engineer
- Google Professional Cloud Architect
3.) One of the following:
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
- AWS Certified Security – Specialty
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
- AWS Certified SysOps Administrator
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
- Microsoft Certified Azure Security Engineer Associate
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Cloud Operations
- Red Hat Certified Engineer
Security Clearance Requirements:
- Secret ** Must hold ACTIVE Top-Secret Security Clearance to be considered for this role**
Salary:
- $110,000 - $120,000, Benefits, 401k+matching
Equal Employment Opportunity
CompTech is committed to building a diverse and inclusive environment in which we recognize and value each other’s differences as well as fostering a culture that promotes its core values: Commitment, Innovation, and Customer Satisfaction. As an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, or status as a protected veteran. If you require assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please call Human Resources at (937) 228-2667 or email stefanie.wallace@comptech.com. A CompTech associate will respond to your message as soon as reasonably possible.