Senior Enterprise System Administrator – Patch & Cloud

Hbcu Connect, Llc; United States; Remote; USD 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement savings plan

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Life and disability insurance

Job summary

Maximus is a trusted federal partner seeking a Journeyman System Administrator to support enterprise patch and upgrade management across large-scale environments, including on-prem and cloud. This contingent role requires ability to obtain a Public Trust and U.S. citizenship.

You will execute CVE-based patching, develop images, perform Linux/UNIX patching, track remediation, and ensure production stability while meeting critical timelines.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of system administration experience in enterprise IT.
• U.S. citizenship or national status required; Public Trust preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT or related field.
• Experience with CVE-based patching and remediation.
• Windows Server and Linux/UNIX patching and admin.
• Imaging, configurations baselines, rollback procedures.

Responsibilities

• Execute CVE-based patching by severity across client, server, cloud, and on-prem environments.
• Develop, test, maintain, and deploy system images and standardized configurations.
• Perform manual Linux/UNIX patching with validation and rollback.
• Track, document, and report patching activities for audits.
• Conduct post-deployment validation and monitor production stability.
• Meet critical/high-severity remediation timelines and contingency plans.
• Support large-scale endpoints and infrastructure (workstations, servers, mobile, VDI).

Skills

PowerShell scripting

Bash scripting

Python scripting

ITSM familiarity

Windows/Linux admin

Change/config/release mgmt

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field

Tools

Ansible

Job description

Maximus is a trusted federal partner seeking a Journeyman System Administrator to support enterprise patch and upgrade management across large-scale environments, including on-prem and cloud. This contingent role requires ability to obtain a Public Trust and U.S. citizenship.

You will execute CVE-based patching, develop images, perform Linux/UNIX patching, track remediation, and ensure production stability while meeting critical timelines.