Data Center System Administrator

Leidos Inc; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 73,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness programs

Income Protection

Paid Leave and Retirement

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Data Center System Administrator to support data center operations, including rack/stack, upgrades, and 24/7/365 coverage. Hybrid cloud hosting support and collaboration across a team will be part of this role.

The position requires BS with 4+ years of relevant experience or MS with 2+ years, DoD 8140.03 IT Admin Intermediate certs, and US citizenship with TS/SCI eligibility. The role is based in the Washington, DC area and offers competitive pay and benefits.

Qualifications

• Candidate must meet DoDM 8140.03 IT System Admin Intermediate certification requirements (Cloud+, GICSP, SSCP, Security+ CE, GSEC or higher).
• BS with 4 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 2 years of prior relevant experience. Additional years may be considered in lieu of degree.

Responsibilities

• Rack and stack equipment; support upgrades and consolidations.
• Ensure power transfer during outages and support 24/7/365 operations.
• Coordinate with customers and stakeholders to collect data and implement solutions.
• Develop solutions to complex technical issues.
• Provide reports for root cause analysis and process improvement.
• Mentor junior team members, including temporary military support for major projects.

Skills

Customer interaction

Data center operations

Data center standards

Power infrastructure knowledge

Tier 2 administration

Troubleshooting

Time management

Communication

Teamwork

ITSM (ServiceNow)

Mentoring

Education

BS in related field

MS with 2+ years experience

Tools

ServiceNow

Job description

Description

Looking for an opportunity to make an impact?

At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers' success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainable. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.

If this sounds like a mission you want to be a part of, keep reading!

The Digital Sector of Leidos is seeking a Data Center System Administrator to support data center operations. The System Administrator will rack and stack equipment, support upgrades and consolidations, ensure power is transferred if there is a power failure, and provide general data center system administrator support. They will support hybrid cloud-hosting alternatives. This individual will work in a team environment to ensure mission needs are met and ensure functionality of capabilities of customers.

Primary Tasks:

• Be able to work with and employ rack level redundancy techniques, rack standards, properties and selection criteria, and power rail/strip options, cold aisle/hot aisle containment, and standards for fire suppression, security and safety.
• Support implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of physical equipment to include servers, storage arrays, network switches etc. Rapidly distinguish isolated system problems vs data center-wide outages.
• Coordinate with customers and stakeholders to collect data, conduct analysis, develop, and implement solutions associated with incident tickets and requirements.
• Develop solutions to complex technical issues.
• Provide follow‑up reports (technical findings, feedback, resolution steps taken) for root cause analysis, engineering technical assessment and process improvement initiatives.
• Support customer requirements in a 24/7/365 mission environment and be able to respond to after‑hours emergency calls (power/cooling disruption).
• Update operations and maintenance documentation for 24/7/365 personnel.
• Mentor junior team members to include temporary military support for major projects.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience with interacting with customers to handle service inquiries and problems.
• Experience working in a data center.
• Knowledge of data center standards and best practices.
• Knowledge of power infrastructure layout from generation to rack level, redundancy levels and techniques, rack standards, properties and selection criteria, and power rail/strip options, cold aisle/hot aisle containment, and standards for fire suppression, security and safety.
• Experience with Tier 2 system administration to include connecting crash carts and configuring remote management interfaces to restore administrator remote access and following prescribed procedures to restore servers.
• Experience troubleshooting issues in a growing environment.
• Time management skills.
• Strong oral and written communications skills.
• Track record of working effectively within a team and support to peers toward improved processes and results.
• Experience with IT Service Management (ITSM) products such as ServiceNow.
• Experience mentoring others.

Certifications

• Candidate must, at a minimum, meet DoDM 8140.03 (previously DoD 8570) - IT System Admin Intermediate certification requirements (Cloud+, GICSP, SSCP, Security+ CE, GSEC, or higher)

Education

• Candidate must have a BS with 4 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 2 years of prior relevant experience. Additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree.

Clearance

• Due to the nature of the government contracts we support, US Citizenship is required.
• An active TS/SCI with Poly required for Position or TS/SCI and willingness to obtain and maintain a required specific polygraph.

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Pay Range: Pay Range $73,450.00 - $132,775.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

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.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include:

• competitive compensation
• Health and Wellness programs
• Income Protection
• Paid Leave and Retirement

More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.