Senior System Administrator

Edgewater Federal Solutions; Germantown (MD); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

401K

Job summary

Edgewater Federal Solutions seeks a cleared Senior System Administrator to support the DOE EHSS contract in Germantown, MD. The role involves leading the development, implementation, maintenance, and replacement of major IT systems and applications onsite.

The position requires active TS or Q clearance and US citizenship, with 10+ years of IT experience across system administration, security, and lifecycle management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science or related field.
• 10+ years of professional IT experience including analysis and full project lifecycle.
• US citizenship and active TS or Q clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, maintain, and monitor RHEL and Windows systems.
• Manage user accounts, group memberships, and access permissions.
• Harden and patch OS per DoD STIGs and agency policies.
• Deploy patch cycles using Satellite Server and WSUS.
• Manage Microsoft Group Policies Objects (GPO).
• Deploy, configure, and manage CDM tools and services for asset discovery, vulnerability scanning, endpoint detection, and configuration management.
• Develop automation scripts using Ansible, Bash, and PowerShell.
• Support backup and disaster recovery operations.
• Create and maintain configuration management documentation for all systems.
• Tier 2 support and ticket closure.
• Troubleshoot complex systems, networks, and security issues.
• Includes weekend work for critical system patching and maintenance windows.

Skills

Ansible

PowerShell

Bash

RHEL administration

Windows administration

Active Directory

Security compliance

Education

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

Tools

Satellite Server

WSUS

GPO

Cisco Firepower

Job description

Senior System Administrator

Job Locations

US-MD-Germantown

Job Details

• ID: 2026-4815
• Category: Information Technology
• Type: Full Time

Overview

Edgewater Federal Solutions is currently seeking a cleared Senior System Administrator to provide support to the DOE Office of Environment, Health, Safety and Security (EHSS) contract located in Germantown, MD. The Senior System Administrator plans, leads and manages activities associated with the development, implementation, maintenance, and replacement of major information technology systems and applications.

This position is ONSITE, reporting to the DOE office in Germantown, Maryland. This position requires an active Top-Secret or Q clearance.

Responsibilities

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Install, configure, maintain, and monitor physical and virtual RHEL and Windows based computer systems.
• Manage user accounts, group memberships, and access permissions across environments.
• Harden and patch operating systems in accordance with DoD STIGs and agency policies.
• Manage and deploy patch life cycles using Satellite Server and WSUS.
• Manage Microsoft Group Policies Objects (GPO).
• Deploy, configure, and manage CDM tools and services for asset discovery, vulnerability scanning, endpoint detection, and configuration management.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts using Ansible, Bash, and PowerShell.
• Support backup and recovery operations including disaster recovery planning.
• Create and maintain configuration management documentation for all systems.
• Tier 2 customer support and managing tickets through closure.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex systems, networks, and security issues.
• Includes weekend work for critical system patching and maintenance windows.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• US Citizenship is required.
• Active TS or Q clearance is required.
• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science or related field.
• 10+ years of experience performing professional level work in the information technology field; including experience performing information technology analysis and managing IT projects through the entire project life cycle.

Desired Skills

• Knowledge of LAN/WAN systems to help manage internal networks.
• Experience with CDM tools (Axonius, ForeScout, Carbon Black, CrowdStrike, Tenable Security Center).
• Successful completion of COMSEC training and certification.
• Administration and support of Cisco Firepower firewalls.

Salary: $100,000.00 - $120,000.00

Additional benefits include:

• Paid Time Off & Holiday Pay
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Disability, Life Insurance, and AD&D
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Pre-Tax 401K and/or After-Tax Roth IRA (with employer matching contribution)
• Tuition and Technical Training Reimbursement
• Exercise Reimbursement
• Computer Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear, reach, stoop, kneel, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone, keyboard, and standard office equipment.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to fifteen (15) pounds.
• Fine hand manipulation (keyboarding).

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Exposure to general office conditions while conducting office duties.
• Moderate noise (i.e., business office with computers, phone, and printers, light traffic).
• Ability to work in a confined area.
• Ability to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period.

Working at Edgewater Federal Solutions

Edgewater Federal Solutions is a privately held government contracting firm located in Frederick, MD. The company was founded in 2002 with the vision of being highly recognized and admired for supporting customer missions through employee empowerment, exceptional services, and timely delivery. Edgewater Federal Solutions is ISO 9001, 20000-1, 270001 certified, appraised at CMMI Level 3 Maturity for Development and Services, and has been named in the Top Workplaces in the Greater Washington Area Companies since 2018.

Edgewater Federal Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It has been and continues to be our policy to provide equal employment to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status and/or other status protected by applicable law