Senior System Administrator - Secure Mission Apps

Socket.dev; Fort Dix (NJ); On-site; USD 105,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

DSA in New Jersey seeks a Systems Administrator to maintain servers, operating systems, access controls, and monitoring for secure mission environments at Fort Dix. You will manage patching, backups, and incident response to ensure uptime and compliance.

Requirements include a Bachelor’s in IT/CS or related field, 5+ years on Windows/Linux, Security+ and an Active Secret clearance. DoD RMF/ATO experience is a plus; salary range is $105,000–$115,000. DSA is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years supporting Windows, Linux, application servers, and cloud-based production environments.
• Experience with patching, configuration management, access controls, monitoring, backups, troubleshooting and incident response.
• CompTIA Security+ and platform certifications (Microsoft, Linux, or AWS).
• Active Secret clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Administer and sustain ACWS systems, operating environments, and platform services.
• Support patching, configuration changes, access management, monitoring, and issue resolution.
• Maintain system documentation, SOPs, and support records.
• Coordinate system incidents, outages, performance issues, and maintenance activities.
• Support security compliance, operational readiness, and continuity planning.

Skills

Windows administration

Linux administration

Cloud environments

Patching & config management

Incident response

Security+

Active Secret clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT / CS / Information Systems / Engineering or related field

Tools

Appian

Java middleware

Databases

Monitoring tools

Cloud-hosted applications

Job description

DSA in New Jersey seeks a Systems Administrator to maintain servers, operating systems, access controls, and monitoring for secure mission environments at Fort Dix. You will manage patching, backups, and incident response to ensure uptime and compliance.

Requirements include a Bachelor’s in IT/CS or related field, 5+ years on Windows/Linux, Security+ and an Active Secret clearance. DoD RMF/ATO experience is a plus; salary range is $105,000–$115,000. DSA is an Equal Opportunity Employer.