Lead Systems Administrator – Global Operations (Secret)

Trace Systems Inc.; Goldsboro (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Trace Systems Inc. is seeking an experienced Systems Administrator Lead to support a global transport network for the US Special Operations Command and partners.

You will perform Tier II administration across Windows and Linux servers, virtualization, storage, and enterprise services, ensuring high availability and security. The role involves coordinating with vendors, performing root-cause analysis, and delivering operational reports.

Qualifications

• Active DoD Secret clearance required.
• US citizenship required due to contract.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in IT or related field.
• 7+ years managing servers, VMs, storage, patches, backups, and IAM.
• Willingness to travel worldwide, up to two months per trip.
• Hands-on expertise with Windows Server, Linux, and virtualization.
• Proficient in AD, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, IAM, and monitoring tools.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, administer, troubleshoot, and restore enterprise systems and services across physical, virtual, cloud, and hybrid environments.
• Support ISR mission systems and associated server infrastructure for reliable availability.
• Coordinate with vendors and partners to integrate new technologies into the C2/ISR enterprise.
• Perform root-cause analysis of outages, deployments, and service disruptions.
• Install, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot Windows Server, Linux, virtualization, storage, and enterprise apps.
• Support commissioning, integration, testing, deployment and sustainment of new server infrastructure and services.
• Prepare operational reports, assessments, outage summaries, and briefings to leadership.
• Provide support to users at HQ, hubs, remote sites, and forward locations.
• Participate in maintenance, patch management, and lifecycle replacement initiatives.
• Maintain architecture diagrams and SOPs, document baselines and knowledge repositories.
• Coordinate with network, cybersecurity, logistics, and program staff for mission success.
• Administer and support AD, GPO, DNS, DHCP, file services, virtualization, backups, IAM.
• Support IA, RMF, STIG, vulnerability remediation, cybersecurity compliance.
• Assist with capacity planning, performance monitoring, and modernization efforts.

Skills

Security clearance

US citizenship

DoD 8140 pathway

Windows Server admin

Linux administration

VMware- Hyper-V

Active Directory

Group Policy

DNS

DHCP

IAM

Vulnerability remediation

Log analysis

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Cybersecurity or related field

Tools

VMware

Hyper-V

Backup solutions

Storage solutions

Monitoring tools

Job description

Trace Systems Inc. is seeking an experienced Systems Administrator Lead to support a global transport network for the US Special Operations Command and partners.

You will perform Tier II administration across Windows and Linux servers, virtualization, storage, and enterprise services, ensuring high availability and security. The role involves coordinating with vendors, performing root-cause analysis, and delivering operational reports.