Junior TS/SCI Systems Administrator – On‑Prem & Cloud

PingWind; 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 and Vision

401k with matching

Continuing education assistance

Wellness benefits

Legal Insurance

Job summary

PingWind is seeking a Junior Systems Administrator to support on‑premises systems serving NIPR, SIPR, SAP, and AFSCI missions at Quantico, VA. You will work under senior staff to perform day‑to‑day server, storage, virtualization, identity, monitoring, backup, and documentation tasks.

You will respond to incidents, verify backups, assist with migrations, and participate in continuity exercises. Associates or higher in IT fields are required; TS/SCI clearance is needed.

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 elevate 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.

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 elevate 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.

Skills

Windows Server

Red Hat/Linux

VMware

Commvault

Active Directory

Documentation

Education

Associate's degree

Bachelor's degree

Tools

VMware

Commvault

Job description

PingWind is seeking a Junior Systems Administrator to support on‑premises systems serving NIPR, SIPR, SAP, and AFSCI missions at Quantico, VA. You will work under senior staff to perform day‑to‑day server, storage, virtualization, identity, monitoring, backup, and documentation tasks.

You will respond to incidents, verify backups, assist with migrations, and participate in continuity exercises. Associates or higher in IT fields are required; TS/SCI clearance is needed.