Senior IT Systems Engineer – Secure, High-Impact Deployments

Institute for Defense Analyses; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 101,000 - 161,000; Full time

Job summary

Institute for Defense Analyses in the United States is seeking an experienced IT Systems Engineer to design, administer, and maintain multiple IT systems and servers. The role requires solving complex problems and ensuring security, availability, and performance across deployments.

You will mentor junior staff, document procedures, and coordinate with security directives. The position may require after-hours coverage and flexible scheduling to support critical operations.

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science or related field with 6+ years IT experience including systems administration.
• Or a high school diploma with 10+ years IT experience including systems administration.
• Experience designing, administering, and supporting computer systems and software.

Responsibilities

• Lead IT initiatives, provide project management docs, and mentor junior staff.
• Analyze systems and plan integration for new software with current infra.
• Build new physical and virtual servers per design specs.
• Ensure systems meet business and security requirements per directives.
• Prepare technical documentation, SOPs, and processes.
• Coordinate resources to resolve complex problems and outages.
• Administer and maintain classified/unclassified systems and services.
• Stay current with IT trends and suggest improvements.
• Communicate outages and issues to leadership and after-hours support as needed.

Skills

Advanced IT knowledge

SCCM

Windows deployment

Scripting

Project management

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

High school diploma + 10 years IT exp

Tools

Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager

Windows Deployment Server

PXE

McAfee EPO

Job description

Institute for Defense Analyses in the United States is seeking an experienced IT Systems Engineer to design, administer, and maintain multiple IT systems and servers. The role requires solving complex problems and ensuring security, availability, and performance across deployments.

You will mentor junior staff, document procedures, and coordinate with security directives. The position may require after-hours coverage and flexible scheduling to support critical operations.