Intermediate Systems Administrator

PingWind, Inc.; Quantico (VA); On-site; USD 68,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Federal Holidays

Health & Dental Insurance

401k with matching

Paid vacation and sick leave

Continuing education assistance

Disability & Life Insurance

EAP Guidance Resources

Job summary

PingWind, Inc. is seeking an Intermediate Systems Administrator in Quantico, VA to administer and sustain on-premises computing environments supporting sensitive missions.

You will manage servers, storage, virtualization, and backup platforms, ensuring availability and performing disaster recovery and continuity exercises. The role requires TS/SCI clearance, federal DoD experience, and strong knowledge of Windows/Linux, VMware, and Commvault.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related field; equivalent specialized experience considered.
• Minimum of three (3) years of specialized Federal or DoD system administration experience involving servers, virtualization, storage, and backup platforms.

Responsibilities

• Administer Windows and Red Hat Enterprise Linux servers and applications across environments
• Manage SAN, NAS, cloud-storage, and other enterprise storage services
• Provision, configure, and sustain virtual machines and VMware or similar platforms
• Monitor Active Directory, DHCP, authentication services, and system performance
• Apply patches, security controls, and changes via change-management processes
• Administer Commvault or similar backups; schedule and test restorations
• Investigate incidents, determine root causes, implement fixes
• Support migration of workloads to approved cloud environments
• Develop and execute backup/restoration, BC/DR, and COOP procedures
• Maintain inventories, diagrams, build records, SOPs, and baselines
• Coordinate with cybersecurity, network, application, service desk, and government stakeholders

Skills

Red Hat / Linux administration

Windows server administration

VMware / virtualization

Backup platforms (Commvault)

NIST knowledge

Disaster recovery planning

Troubleshooting complex systems

Change-management

Work in classified environments

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in IT / Cybersecurity / CS

Equivalent specialized experience

Tools

VMware

Commvault

Active Directory

SAN / NAS storage

Job description

Location

Quantico, VA (Government site)

Required Clearance

Active TS/SCI

Certifications

Cloud+ CE, Server+ CE, and/or Security+ CE, as applicable

Required Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or a related field. Equivalent specialized experience may be considered.

Required Experience

Minimum of three (3) years of specialized Federal or DoW system administration experience involving server, virtualization, storage, and backup platforms.

Position Description

Ailani Wind Joint Venture is seeking an Intermediate Systems Administrator to administer and sustain on-premises computing environments supporting NIPR, SIPR, SAP, and AFSCI missions. The administrator supports servers, storage, virtualization, identity services, enterprise applications, and backup and recovery platforms. This position monitors availability and performance, implements approved changes, supports cloud migration activities, and executes backup, restoration, business continuity, disaster recovery, and continuity of operations procedures

Primary Responsibilities

• Administer Windows and Red Hat Enterprise Linux servers, enterprise applications, and supporting infrastructure across authorized environments
• Operate and maintain SAN, NAS, cloud-storage, and other enterprise storage services
• Provision, configure, monitor, right-size, and sustain virtual machines and VMware or comparable virtualization platforms
• Monitor Active Directory, DHCP, authentication services, application health, capacity, utilization, and system performance
• Install approved patches, configuration changes, security controls, and software releases using established change-management procedures
• Administer Commvault or comparable backup platforms; schedule and monitor backups and perform and document restoration tests
• Investigate system incidents and performance degradation, determine root causes, implement corrective actions, and document results
• Support migration of workloads, applications, data, and services to approved cloud environments
• Develop, maintain, and execute backup/restoral, business continuity, disaster recovery, and continuity of operations procedures and exercises
• Maintain system inventories, architecture diagrams, build records, standard operating procedures, and configuration baselines
• Coordinate with cybersecurity, network, application, service desk, and Government stakeholders to sustain mission availability

Required Qualifications

• Expert-level knowledge of Red Hat/Linux and Windows server administration, VMware or comparable virtualization, and Commvault or comparable backup platforms
• Expert-level knowledge of backup and recovery, business continuity, disaster recovery, and continuity of operations concepts and practices
• Knowledge of NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-34, NIST SP 800-209, and applicable DAF and AFOSI COOP requirements
• Ability to troubleshoot complex server, storage, virtualization, authentication, application, and performance issues
• Ability to implement secure configurations, maintain accurate technical documentation, and operate within formal change-control processes
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in classified Federal and DoW environments

Desired Qualifications

• RHCSA or higher Red Hat certification
• Microsoft Windows Server administration certification
• VMware Certified Professional or comparable virtualization certification
• Commvault certification and experience performing enterprise recovery exercises
• Experience supporting DAF or AFOSI mission systems and cloud migration initiatives

About Pingwind

PingWind is focused on delivering outstanding services to the federal government. We have extensive experience in the fields of cybersecurity, development, IT infrastructure, supply chain management and other professional services such as system design and continuous improvement. PingWind is a VA CVE certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and SBA HUBZone Certified with offices in Washington DC and Northern Virginia. www.PingWind.com

Our benefits include:

• Paid Federal Holidays
• Robust Health & Dental Insurance Options
• 401k with matching
• Paid vacation and sick leave
• Continuing education assistance
• Short Term / Long Term Disability & Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program through Sun Life Financial EAP Guidance Resources

Salary Range

$68K -94K

The pay range for this job 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) job responsibilities, education, certifications, experience, as well as internal equity mapping and alignment with market data, or other applicable laws.

PingWind, Inc. does not discriminate in employment opportunities, terms, and conditions of employment, or practices on the basis of race, age, gender, religious or political beliefs, national origin or heritage, disability, sexual orientation, or any characteristic protected by law.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.