Senior Systems Administrator

belaytechnologies; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 164,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid leave and holidays

401(k) matching

Training stipend

Student loan repayment

HSA coverage

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Life insurance

Employee events

Job summary

Belay Technologies is seeking a Senior System Administrator to join our intel team in Columbia, Maryland. You will support Life Cycle Sustainment and modernization for DoD education and training apps, across on‑prem and cloud environments.

Responsibilities include patch management (IAVA), Windows and Linux administration, GPOs, PowerShell automation, and IaC with Ansible/Terraform. DoD 8570 IAT I compliance and TS/SCI with polygraph desirable.

Qualifications

• DoD 8570 IAT Level I compliant as specified in TTOs.
• Proficient with Windows Server patching, upgrades and disk management.
• Linux server patching and maintenance.
• Experience with IAVA patching and reporting.
• Experience in maintaining/upgrading installed software.
• Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Available to work core hours M-F 10am-2pm.

Responsibilities

• Perform IAVA patching and reporting across enterprise systems.
• Maintain Windows Server and Linux environments in a hybrid infrastructure.
• Provide troubleshooting, maintenance, and operational support for IT systems.
• Execute patching, software maintenance, and upgrades for Linux and Windows systems.
• Implement and manage Windows GPOs and PowerShell scripting for automation.
• Utilize AWS services (EC2, Lambda, CloudFormation) to automate deployments.
• Support infrastructure as code using Ansible and Terraform.

Skills

DoD 8570 IAT I

Windows Server administration

Linux server administration

IAVA patching

Software upgrades

Troubleshooting

core hours M-F 10am-2pm

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline

Tools

AWS

Terraform

Ansible

PowerShell

Job description

Belay Technologies is seeking a Senior System Administrator to join our intel team. Join a team providing Life Cycle Sustainment (LCS) and modernization activities for commercial and custom-developed education, learning, and training applications supporting the Government enterprise.

Primary Responsibilities

• Perform IAVA patching and reporting across enterprise systems.
• Maintain and administer Windows Server (various versions) and Linux server environments in a hybrid infrastructure.
• Provide troubleshooting, maintenance, and operational support for IT systems, including both on-premise and cloud-hosted environments.
• Execute patching, software maintenance, and upgrades for Linux and Windows systems.
• Implement and manage Windows Group Policy Objects (GPOs) and perform PowerShell scripting for automation and administrative tasks.
• Utilize AWS services, including EC2, Lambda functions, CloudFormation, and Cloud-native scripting to automate deployments and manage cloud infrastructure.
• Support infrastructure as code initiatives using Ansible and Terraform for automation, configuration management, and provisioning.

Qualifications

• TS/SCI Clearance with polygraph
• Fifteen (15) years of experience as an SA in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Five (5) years of additional SA experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.

Required Skills

• DoD 8570 compliance with Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level I is required as specified in the individual TTOs
• Proficiency with maintaining various versions of Windows Server including hardening, patching, upgrading and disk management.
• Linux server experience including patching and software maintenance.
• Experience with IAVA patching and reporting
• Experience in maintaining and upgrades various types of installed software
• Skilled in problem solving and troubleshooting of computer systems and software
• Must be able to work during core hours of M-F 10am-2pm. Exceptions will be considered on a case-by‑case basis

Desired Skills

• DoD 8570 compliance with Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level I
• Experience with PowerShell scripting language

Perks and Benefits

• 8 weeks paid leave - 4 weeks of personal leave, 3 Yay! days, take off on your birthday, 11 paid holidays and optional leave up to 6 days through Belay's volunteer program
• 10% matching in 401(k) contributions vested on day one
• $5,000 annual training/tuition
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• 100% company-funded HSA
• Rich medical coverage (100% coinsurance)
• Dental coverage including orthodontia
• Up to $420,000 in life insurance, premiums 100% company funded
• Amazon Prime, gym reimbursement, monthly lunches, games and prizes
• Pet adoption program, generous referral bonus program, fun events, and more!

Salary Range: $164,000 to $200,000

Belay Technologies is a certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business located in Columbia, Maryland (Baltimore/Washington area). Belay Technologies specializes in systems automation and full stack development. Belay Technologies provides leading technology and engineering solutions to the DoD, as well as state-of-the-art commercial products. We hire software engineers, web designers, test engineers, systems engineers, systems administrators, database engineers and other tech services. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.