Junior System Administrator: Federal IT Ops & Automation

asmexternalcareersite; United States; Remote; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

ASM Research seeks a Junior System Administrator to support daily operation and maintenance of enterprise IT systems in a mission-critical federal environment. The role focuses on hands-on administration of operating systems, user accounts, configurations, and core infrastructure services across remote client environments.

You will build foundational expertise in system admin, monitoring, patching, backup/recovery, and automation using scripting tools under supervision from more senior staff.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT, Cybersecurity, CS, IS, Data Science, SWE or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 0-3 years of IT or IT operations experience with foundational system administration and 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 security policies.
• Perform routine system monitoring, log analysis, and health checks for performance and capacity across enterprise environments.
• Apply patches, updates, and security configurations to maintain compliance with federal and enterprise cyber standards.
• Configure and manage backup and recovery solutions and support data restoration as needed.
• Troubleshoot server, application, and infrastructure issues and escalate complex incidents as needed.
• Use scripting tools (PowerShell, Bash) to automate routine tasks and improve consistency.
• Support virtualization and cloud environments, including basic VM and cloud resource administration.
• Maintain accurate system documentation, runbooks, and change records.
• Participate in on-call rotations and 24/7 monitoring to support mission-critical availability.

Skills

Microsoft Windows

Windows Server

Office 365

SharePoint

Teams

PowerShell

Bash

Automation

Troubleshooting

DoD 8140 compliance

Secret clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

VMware

AWS

Azure

Job description

ASM Research seeks a Junior System Administrator to support daily operation and maintenance of enterprise IT systems in a mission-critical federal environment. The role focuses on hands-on administration of operating systems, user accounts, configurations, and core infrastructure services across remote client environments.

You will build foundational expertise in system admin, monitoring, patching, backup/recovery, and automation using scripting tools under supervision from more senior staff.