Federal Systems Administrator I - Remote & Automation

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); On-site; USD 60,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company, seeks a Junior System Administrator to support daily operation and maintenance of enterprise IT systems in mission-critical federal environments. You will administer OSes, user accounts, and configurations, while building automation under senior guidance.

You will gain hands-on experience in monitoring, patching, backup/recovery, and scripting with PowerShell/Bash, plus basic virtualization/cloud administration, documentation, and 24/7 uptime

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 0–3 years of experience in IT, systems administration, or IT operations with foundational automation knowledge.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft operating systems and products (Windows, Windows Server, Office 365, SharePoint, Teams).
• Ability to analyze, troubleshoot, and resolve routine system hardware, software, or networking issues with minimal supervision.
• Must meet DoD 8140 requirements for system administration roles and hold an active Secret clearance.
• U.S. citizenship required per federal contract requirements.

Responsibilities

• Administer operating systems, user accounts, permissions, and system configurations per policies and security standards.
• Perform routine system monitoring, log analysis, and health checks to maintain performance and capacity.
• Apply patches, updates, and security configurations to maintain compliance with federal and enterprise cyber standards.
• Configure and manage backup and recovery solutions, verify successful execution, and support data restoration.
• Troubleshoot server, application, and infrastructure issues, escalating complex incidents for timely resolution.
• Use scripting tools (PowerShell, Bash) to automate routine tasks and improve consistency.
• Support virtualization and cloud-based environments, including basic VM and cloud resource administration.
• Maintain accurate system documentation, baselines, runbooks, and change records.
• Participate in on-call rotations and 24/7 monitoring for mission-critical uptime.

Skills

PowerShell scripting

Bash scripting

Microsoft Windows

Windows Server

Office 365/SharePoint/Teams

Active Secret clearance

DoD 8140 compliance

On-call readiness

Incident troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/Cybersecurity/CS/IS/Data Science/Software Eng or equivalent

Tools

VMware

AWS

Azure

Backup and recovery tools

Job description

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company, seeks a Junior System Administrator to support daily operation and maintenance of enterprise IT systems in mission-critical federal environments. You will administer OSes, user accounts, and configurations, while building automation under senior guidance.

You will gain hands-on experience in monitoring, patching, backup/recovery, and scripting with PowerShell/Bash, plus basic virtualization/cloud administration, documentation, and 24/7 uptime