Senior System Administrator (Remote)

Lensa; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a highly skilled Senior System Administrator to manage and maintain the Veterans Affairs IT infrastructure. This fully remote role involves troubleshooting, security compliance, and collaboration with various stakeholders. Candidates should have extensive experience and a relevant degree.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in application support or development.
• Proven problem-solving and analytical abilities.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitors system performance, diagnoses issues, and implements solutions.
• Ensures security compliance and oversees access controls.
• Leads administration of network servers and technology tools.

Skills

Problem Solving

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science

Tools

Agile methodologies

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 seamless 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 monthly 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 on an annual basis.
• 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 suitability/Public Trust clearance.

Company Overview

GovCIO is a team of transformers—people who are passionate about transforming government IT. Every day, we make a positive impact by delivering innovative IT services and solutions that improve how government agencies operate and serve our citizens.

We need great people to help us do great things—for our customers, our culture, and our ability to attract other talented individuals. We are changing the face of government IT and building a workforce that fuels this mission. Are you ready to be a transformer?

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. EOE, including disability/vets.

Salary and Benefits

The posted pay range reflects the expected range at the start of employment but may vary depending on factors such as market location, skills, education, and experience. The total compensation may include other elements, discussed during hiring. This is an at-will position, and the employer reserves the right to modify salary and compensation elements at any time.

Salary Range: USD $130,000.00 - USD $150,000.00 /Yr.

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Additional Details

Location: US-Remote

ID: 2025-6000

Category: Information Technology

Position Type: Full-Time

Other Information

• Senior level, Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time