Mission-Critical Systems Administrator - DoD/Quantico

Piper Companies; Quantico (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Paid Holidays

Medical

Dental

Vision

401K

Tuition Reimbursement

Sick Leave

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Systems Administrator to support a federal defense program, delivering secure IT infrastructure and mission-critical operations on-site at Quantico, VA. You will maintain and optimize virtualized Windows server environments in a classified DoD setting, ensuring compliance with security standards and accreditation efforts.

Responsibilities include administering VMware/ESXi environments, monitoring performance and security, troubleshooting issues, and

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in IT or systems administration.
• Active Security+ certification or other DoD 8570/8140 IAT II–compliant certification.
• Active Secret security clearance

Responsibilities

• Administering and maintaining virtualized server environments using VMware and ESXi; Supporting day-to-day system administration tasks across Windows-based server infrastructure.
• Monitoring system performance, availability, and security to ensure compliance with DoD standards.
• Troubleshooting hardware, software, and virtualization issues in a classified environment.
• Assisting with system upgrades, patching, documentation, and accreditation efforts

Skills

Troubleshooting

DoD standards adherence

Tools

VMware

ESXi

Windows Server

Active Directory

Group Policy

PowerShell

DNS

DHCP

SCCM

RMF

DISA

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Systems Administrator to support a federal defense program, delivering secure IT infrastructure and mission-critical operations on-site at Quantico, VA. You will maintain and optimize virtualized Windows server environments in a classified DoD setting, ensuring compliance with security standards and accreditation efforts.

Responsibilities include administering VMware/ESXi environments, monitoring performance and security, troubleshooting issues, and