Junior System Administrator

Leidos; Frederick (MD); On-site; USD 51,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos Health is hiring a System Administrator for the Ft. Detrick, MD site within the eIT PMO to support medical research activities. You will maintain production systems and coordinate IA updates with the IA Engineer, following Change and Release Management processes.

The role includes administering OS environments, managing accounts, backups, and system documentation, with emphasis on security and DoD compliance. US citizenship is required.

Qualifications

• BS degree with <2 years of related experience.
• CompTIA Security+ certification required.
• Microsoft MCP or equivalent; certification within 6 months.
• US Citizenship required.
• Strong organization and time management skills.
• Experience in Windows Server admin, VMware, Oracle DB or MS SQL Server preferred.

Responsibilities

• Administers the functionality and efficiency of operating systems across Dev/Test/Prod environments.
• Maintain backups and recovery processes for deployed products.
• Deploy patches and coordinate IA updates per Change/Release policies.
• Prepare system documentation and test plans; support regression testing.

Skills

English proficiency

Independent work

Time management

Education

BS degree

Tools

VMware

Microsoft Server Administration

Oracle DB

MS SQL Server

Job description

Description

Job Description

Leidos Health has an opening for a System Administrator located at Ft. Detrick, MD. The position is with the Enterprise Information Technology (eIT) Project Management Office (PMO), supporting medical research activities. Candidate will work for the Product Development and Sustainment Lead.

Perform maintenance and monitoring on all production eIT PMO products, ensuring that they are running as expected. Work with the project's Information Assurance (IA) Engineer to ensure that all appropriate IA updates are planned and deployed as needed following the Change and Release Management process.

PRIMARY DUTIES:

• Administers the functionality and efficiency of one or more operating systems deployed within the Development, Test, Production and Management Environment.
• Set up and maintain administrator and service accounts.
• Maintain system documentation, tuning system performance, installing system-wide software, validating, and implementing critical system patches.
• Take direction from Product Lead, Sr. System Administrators, and Sr. DBAs.
• Maintain Backup and Recovery process providing backup and recovery for deployed products.
• Follow developed policies, procedures, and standards related to the use of computing resources, overall strategy, design, implementation, and operational aspects of multiple systems, operating environments, and related software.
• Participate in the development of schedules, plans, and implementation of system upgrades.
• Monitor and control computer operating systems; set up and maintain more than one type of computer system. Analyzes system faults, monitors log files, troubleshoots, and runs diagnostic tests on operating systems and hardware to detect problems. Participate in preventive maintenance of operating systems, as well as repair of operating system problems.
• Evaluate and install software during various phases of testing.
• Review and prepare documentation for system test and installation of software.
• Administer systems/environment solutions for multiple projects with varying schedules and interface with vendors for solution of trouble calls.
• In conjunction with Senior Database Administrator, responsible for database maintenance, including database definition, monitoring of log files, structure, long-range requirements, PMO operational guidelines, security, and integrity controls.
• Manage and maintain multiple databases across multiple platforms and computer environments including, but not limited to, database analysis, design, installation, configuration of database server and associated client software, database and application turning and performance monitoring, and general technical expertise.
• Responsible for database security support such as routinely executing IA patches to be compliant with IA Controls, and resolve or document vulnerability findings.
• Interact with peers on a daily basis and during internal Engineering Review Board meetings.
• Frequent interaction with customers and/or function peer group leads and managers.
• Maintain a safe workplace ensuring that he/she is aware of and observes appropriate safety and occupational health rules and regulations. Employee may be required to attend safety training relative to his/her position and report any infractions of safety procedures to the facility Safety Officer.
• Assist with software regression testing as needed.
• Provide assistance to staff in developing or reviewing test scripts, especially those related to verifying the functionality of the management servers.
• Ability to perform tasks with minimal supervision.

MORE SPECIFIC DUTIES:

Minimum Daily Duties:

• Backup management – make sure that jobs completed successfully
• Review disk space report to verify that no systems are out of hard drive space
• Check Splunk alerts as well as locate and review available Splunk reports
• Check VMware alerts
• Check datastore sizes
• Review logs
• Review and remediate STIG items

Additional Duties:

• Understand and be able to explain to others the Backup and Restore process
• Understand and be able to explain to others the Disaster Recovery process
• Deploy windows patches
• Deploy new Medical dictionaries
• Review Change Request/Change Proposal / Installation instructions / Test plan for every change that impacts Sys Admin team
• Make updates to GPO objects

Monthly Duties Document Maintenance Responsibilities:

• Coordinate the monthly sustainment release (Windows Updates / Software Patches / Test Plan and Report)
• Routine Maintenance Work Instruction
• Hardware/Software Inventory – Make correct, then maintain
• Create and Maintain Change Requests/Change Proposals through completion.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• CompTIA Security+ certification required
• Training and Certification completed as required per DoD, eIT PMO, and contracting agency.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• BS degree and less than 2 years of prior relevant experience. Experience may be substituted in lieu of degree.
• CompTIA Security+ certification required.
• Position requires Microsoft MCP or equivalent.
• Certification must be obtained within 6 months of starting the position.
• Organization and time management skills.
• Experience in Microsoft server administration or administration of VMware preferred.
• Experience in Oracle database administration or MS SQL Server preferred.
• Must have excellent English, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite programs including Word, Excel, Adobe, and PowerPoint.
• Familiarity with good documentation practices.
• Must be able to successfully complete a background investigation.
• Must be able to work independently following a period of specific technical training.
• Must be a US Citizen.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to communicate with users and vendor support about problems with the system.
• In-depth knowledge of DoD Acquisition process per DoD 5000.75 Agile methodology

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Original Posting:

October 2, 2026

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $50,700.00 - $91,650.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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.

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