Senior Federal System Administrator - Windows/Linux

Integral Consulting Services; Tysons (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Integral Federal is seeking a System Administrator to maintain the availability, access, configuration, and continuity of mission-critical systems used in VA projects. The role supports BOSS, EOAS, and DBS while coordinating the transition to VA-EISS for MISI, and involves coordinating security, incident response, and runbook maintenance.

Applicants should have a strong federal IT background, 7–10 years’ experience in Windows/Linux administration, and familiarity with middleware and enterprise

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in computer science or IT related field with 7–10 years' experience.
• Windows/Linux systems administration and enterprise application operations experience.
• Troubleshooting of web/application servers, database connectivity, identity and interfaces.
• Ability to manage change, access, incidents, backups and runbooks in a controlled federal environment.
• Disciplined validation of automated scripts and protection of credentials and operational data.
• Public Trust

Responsibilities

• Administer assigned legacy hosts, services, middleware, patching and access coordination in approved VA environments.
• Triage operations tickets, monitor health and document recurring defects with escalation to development and security teams.
• Maintain configuration records, service dependencies, backup/restore procedures and cutover-support runbooks.
• Use VA-approved automation and AI-assisted drafting for scripts or runbooks only with tested human review and no exposed secrets.
• Support release windows, integration testing, security evidence and controlled legacy-system retirement.

Skills

Windows/Linux Admin

Troubleshooting

Change Management

Credential Security

Automation Scripting

Education

Bachelor's Degree in CS/IT

Tools

Oracle/WebLogic

ITIL/Incident & Change Mgmt

VAEC

STIG

Job description

Integral Federal is seeking a System Administrator to maintain the availability, access, configuration, and continuity of mission-critical systems used in VA projects. The role supports BOSS, EOAS, and DBS while coordinating the transition to VA-EISS for MISI, and involves coordinating security, incident response, and runbook maintenance.

Applicants should have a strong federal IT background, 7–10 years’ experience in Windows/Linux administration, and familiarity with middleware and enterprise