Senior System Administrator – Federal IT & Automation

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance, Dental & Vision

401(k) with immediate vesting

Paid Time Off & Holidays

Professional Training Reimbursement

Job summary

Integral Federal is seeking a System Engineer to ensure the availability, access, configuration, and operational continuity of VA systems during ongoing MISI transitions. You will coordinate with VA teams to maintain mission-critical services such as BOSS, EOAS, and DBS from Tysons to McLean, VA.

The role requires 7–10 years of Windows/Linux administration, middleware experience, and a disciplined approach to change control, security, and runbook development in a federal setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or IT related field.
• 7–10 years of experience in Windows/Linux systems administration and enterprise app operations.
• 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 required.

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 administration

Linux administration

Web/App server troubleshooting

Database connectivity

Credential management

Change & incident management

Scripting & automation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in CS/IT

Tools

Oracle WebLogic

Job description

Integral Federal is seeking a System Engineer to ensure the availability, access, configuration, and operational continuity of VA systems during ongoing MISI transitions. You will coordinate with VA teams to maintain mission-critical services such as BOSS, EOAS, and DBS from Tysons to McLean, VA.

The role requires 7–10 years of Windows/Linux administration, middleware experience, and a disciplined approach to change control, security, and runbook development in a federal setting.