On-Prem System Admin (TS/SCI) – VMware & Red Hat

Diné Development Corporation; Quantico (VA); On-site; USD 58,000 - 89,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental & Vision

Retirement match

Paid time off

Job summary

Diné Development Corporation seeks a Junior Systems Administrator to operate and secure on-premises servers, storage, and virtualization across classified and unclassified networks. You will support backups, COOP, and recovery, reporting to senior admins.

The role requires a TS/SCI clearance and hands-on Red Hat Linux, VMware, and Commvault experience, plus a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent IT experience. Join a mission-focused team with strong documentation and compliance.”

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of specialized system administration in Federal/DoW environments with Red Hat Linux, VMware, and backup apps.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience in IT-related field.
• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI access required.
• Certifications: Server+ CE, Security+ CE, and/or Cloud+ CE; RH/Windows/VMware or CP preferred.
• Expert knowledge of backup/recovery, BC/DR, and NIST/DAF COOP guidance.

Responsibilities

• Administer, patch, and maintain Red Hat Linux and Windows servers and VMware VMs across classified/unclassified domains.
• Monitor AD, DHCP, authentication daily and resolve availability/performance issues.
• Support on-prem SAN/NAS operations and capacity allocation.
• Run backups with Commvault or similar; verify completion and remediate failures.
• Conduct quarterly data recovery tests and real-world restores; record results.
• Help develop and maintain on-prem backup, recovery, and COOP plans per NIST SP 800-53 Rev.5 and SP 800-34 Rev.1.
• Restore enterprise services at alternate sites within 24 hours of notification.
• Install, configure, and maintain physical servers, storage arrays, and VMware hosts; coordinate hardware with vendors.
• Collect VM/host performance data for right-sizing; update baselines/diagrams.
• Maintain SOPs, configuration records, and ticket histories; escalate complex issues to senior admins.

Skills

Server administration

VMware virtualization

Backup & recovery

Red Hat Linux

Windows Server

Active Directory management

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT Management / Cybersecurity / CS

Tools

Commvault

VMware vSphere

Job description

Diné Development Corporation seeks a Junior Systems Administrator to operate and secure on-premises servers, storage, and virtualization across classified and unclassified networks. You will support backups, COOP, and recovery, reporting to senior admins.

The role requires a TS/SCI clearance and hands-on Red Hat Linux, VMware, and Commvault experience, plus a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent IT experience. Join a mission-focused team with strong documentation and compliance.”