Senior System Administrator (Remote)

Lensa; Pierre (SD); Remote; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior System Administrator to manage Veterans Affairs IT infrastructure. This fully remote role involves troubleshooting, optimizing server environments, and ensuring security compliance. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in IT and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of relevant experience in application support or development.
• Strong interpersonal skills for collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Monitors system performance and implements solutions.
• Ensures security compliance and oversees access controls.
• Leads network server administration and technology tools.

Skills

Problem-solving

Analytical abilities

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science

Bachelor's degree in information technology

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Agile methodologies

Project management tools

AWS

Azure

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Overview

GovCIO is seeking a highly skilled Senior System Administrator to support the management and maintenance of the Veterans Affairs IT infrastructure. This role involves troubleshooting hardware, software, and networking issues, ensuring optimal performance and security, and executing scheduled maintenance and upgrade activities. The candidate will collaborate with stakeholders, government leadership, and engineering teams to design, maintain, and optimize server environments in alignment with customer requirements. This is a fully remote position.

Responsibilities

• Proactively monitors system performance, diagnoses issues, and implements innovative solutions to enhance reliability and security.
• Ensures rigorous security compliance by overseeing access controls, backups, and firewall management.
• Leads the administration of network servers and technology tools, driving continuous improvement and scalability.
• Establishes and configures user accounts and workstations to support organizational productivity.
• Executes system upgrades, deploying new releases and tools to maintain cutting-edge technology standards.
• Maintains detailed internal documentation of system configurations and policies to ensure clarity, consistency, and operational excellence.
• Prepares and maintains monthly POA&Ms for each Authority to Operate (ATO) package, reflecting the status of vulnerability scans.

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or a related field with 12+ years of relevant experience (preferably in application support or development).
• Proven problem-solving and analytical abilities.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Skills And Experience

• Strong interpersonal skills to collaborate with customers and internal cross-functional teams.
• Knowledge of consolidating national clinical and administrative datasets.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and project management tools.
• Ability to evaluate and resubmit controls for Authority to Operate validation annually.
• Understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VPNs, and firewall configurations.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS or Azure.
• Effective written and oral communication skills.

Clearance Required

• Ability to obtain and maintain a suitability/Public Trust clearance.

Company Overview

GovCIO is a team of transformers—people passionate about transforming government IT. We make a positive impact by delivering innovative IT services and solutions that improve government operations and citizen services.

We seek great people to help us do great things for our customers, our culture, and our workforce. Join us to be a transformer!

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Pay and Salary

The posted pay range reflects the expected starting range, but actual offers may vary based on individual factors. Compensation may include other elements discussed during hiring. This is an at-will position, and GovCIO reserves the right to modify pay and benefits.

Salary Range: USD $130,000 - USD $150,000 per year.

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Job Details

• Location: US-Remote
• ID: 2025-6000
• Category: Information Technology
• Position Type: Full-Time

Additional Information

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Information Technology
• Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting