Junior Systems Administrator

PingWind, Inc.; Quantico (VA); On-site; USD 54,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Eleven Federal Holidays

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Medical plan options

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

401k with matching

CE assistance

Wellness benefits

Job summary

PingWind, Inc. is seeking a Junior Systems Administrator to support on-premises infrastructure serving NIPR, SIPR, SAP, and AFSCI missions. You will work under the guidance of senior admins, handling day-to-day server, storage, virtualization, identity, monitoring, backup, and documentation tasks.

The role requires responding to incidents, completing maintenance, verifying backups, and escalating complex work for expert analysis. Suggests room for growth within a collaborative federal IT team.

Qualifications

• Experience with Windows Server and Linux servers, virtualization, storage, backup, and identity services.
• Ability to follow technical procedures, troubleshoot systematically, and document work accurately.
• Experience with enterprise monitoring tools and maintaining system documentation.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine administration of Windows and Red Hat Linux servers under supervision.
• Monitor server, storage, and virtualization dashboards and resolve issues.
• Provision and update VMs, accounts, groups, and permissions.
• Assist with SAN/NAS and cloud storage activities.
• Execute patches, configuration changes, and installations with documentation.
• Monitor backup jobs and support restoration testing.
• Troubleshoot incidents and escalate complex issues with detailed notes.
• Support migrations to approved cloud environments.
• Participate in DR/COOP exercises and maintain SOPs.

Skills

Windows Server

Red Hat Linux

VMware

Backup platforms

Identity services

Troubleshooting

Education

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

Bachelor's degree in IT/Cybersecurity/CS

Tools

Commvault

NAS/SAN management

Cloud storage

DHCP/DNS

Job description

Location: Russell-Knox Building (RKB) - Quantico, VA

Required Clearance: Active TS/SCI

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

Required Education: Associate's degree or higher in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or a related field. Equivalent specialized training and experience may be considered.

Required Experience: One (1) to three (3) years of system administration or technical support experience involving servers, virtualization, storage, backup, identity, or related infrastructure.

Position Description

Ailani Wind Joint Venture is seeking a Junior Systems Administrator to support the operation and maintenance of on-premises systems serving NIPR, SIPR, SAP, and AFSCI missions. Working under the technical oversight of intermediate and senior systems administrators, this position performs day-to-day server, storage, virtualization, identity, monitoring, backup, and documentation activities.

The administrator responds to incidents, completes approved maintenance, verifies backups and system health, and escalates complex work requiring advanced or expert-level analysis. Intermediate and senior team members provide the expert capability required for complex engineering, recovery, and continuity activities.

Primary Responsibilities

• Perform routine administration and maintenance of Windows and Red Hat Enterprise Linux servers under senior technical oversight and approved procedures
• Monitor server, storage, application, authentication, and virtualization dashboards and promptly report or resolve identified conditions
• Provision and update virtual machines, accounts, groups, permissions, DHCP records, and other assigned services
• Assist with SAN, NAS, cloud-storage, and capacity-management activities
• Execute approved patches, configuration changes, software installations, and maintenance tasks and document completion
• Monitor Commvault or comparable backup jobs, investigate failures, and support scheduled restoration testing
• Troubleshoot assigned system, application, performance, and access incidents and escalates complex issues with complete technical notes
• Support workload, application, and data migrations to approved cloud environments
• Participate in backup/restoral, disaster recovery, business continuity, and continuity of operations exercises
• Maintain inventories, system records, diagrams, checklists, standard operating procedures, and configuration documentation
• Coordinate with senior administrators and network, cyber, application, and service desk personnel to sustain mission operations

Required Qualifications

• Foundational-to-intermediate knowledge of server operating systems, virtualization, enterprise storage, backup/recovery, identity services, and system monitoring
• Working knowledge of Red Hat/Linux, Windows Server, VMware or comparable virtualization, and Commvault or comparable backup platforms
• Basic knowledge of NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-34, NIST SP 800-209, and applicable DAF and AFOSI COOP concepts
• Ability to follow technical procedures, troubleshoot systematically, document work accurately, and escalates issues appropriately
• Ability to safeguard classified and sensitive systems and comply with configuration, change, and cybersecurity controls
• Ability to perform routine assignments under senior technical oversight and recognize work requiring advanced or expert-level support

Desired Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or a related field
• RHCSA, Microsoft Windows Server, VMware, or Commvault certification
• Hands-on experience supporting Active Directory, DHCP, SAN/NAS, virtual machines, and enterprise monitoring tools
• Experience participating in recovery testing, COOP exercises, or cloud migrations
• Experience supporting DAF or AFOSI systems and users

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 an SBA certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) with offices in Northern Virginia and Huntsville AL.

www.PingWind.com

Our benefits include:

• Eleven Federal Holidays
• Paid Time Off accrued each pay period
• Parental Leave
• Three medical plan choices with generous employer contribution
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Company paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Company paid Life and AD&D Insurance
• 401k with competitive matching and vesting schedule
• Continuing education assistance
• Short Term / Long Term Disability & Life Insurance
• Medical, Dependent Care and Commuter Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness benefits include Calm Health app and WellHub gym subsidy (formerly GymPass)
• 529 College Savings Plan
• Legal Insurance
• Pet Insurance

Salary Range

$54-$75k

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.

Veterans are encouraged to apply

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.

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