Junior System Administrator: Federal IT Ops & Automation

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

Job summary

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company, is seeking a Junior System Administrator to support daily operation and maintenance of enterprise IT systems in a mission-critical federal environment. You will administer OSes, user accounts, configurations, and core infrastructure services across remote client environments.

You will gain hands-on experience in monitoring, patching, backup, recovery, and automation using PowerShell and Bash under senior guidance, with 24/7 on-call support

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent.
• 0–3 years of IT, systems administration, or IT operations experience.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft operating systems and products (Windows, Windows Server, Office 365, SharePoint, Teams).
• Ability to analyze and resolve routine system issues with minimal supervision.
• DoD 8140 requirements and active Secret clearance; US citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Administer operating systems, user accounts, permissions, and system configurations.
• Perform routine system monitoring, log analysis, and health checks for performance and capacity.
• Apply patches and security configurations to maintain compliance.
• Configure and manage backup and recovery solutions and data restoration.
• Troubleshoot server, application, and infrastructure issues; escalate when needed.
• Use PowerShell/Bash to automate routine tasks and improve consistency.
• Support virtualization and cloud-based environments (VMware, AWS, Azure).
• Maintain accurate system documentation, runbooks, and change records.
• Participate in on-call rotations to support 24/7 availability.

Skills

Windows

Windows Server

Office 365

SharePoint

Teams

Scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS related field

Tools

PowerShell

Bash

VMware

AWS

Azure

Job description

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company, is seeking a Junior System Administrator to support daily operation and maintenance of enterprise IT systems in a mission-critical federal environment. You will administer OSes, user accounts, configurations, and core infrastructure services across remote client environments.

You will gain hands-on experience in monitoring, patching, backup, recovery, and automation using PowerShell and Bash under senior guidance, with 24/7 on-call support