Senior Systems Administrator

ITC Federal, LLC; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

11 paid federal holidays

3 weeks paid time off

Job summary

ITC Federal, LLC seeks a Senior Systems Administrator for the U.S. Department of Justice MEGA 6 automated litigation support program. This fully remote role supports DOJ operations and requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance prior to starting.

The position emphasizes system implementation, ongoing maintenance, and collaboration with government and contractor teams to ensure secure, reliable IT resources for complex cases.

Qualifications

• Five+ years hands-on experience implementing complex systems (UNIX, Windows, storage solutions).
• Experience designing, provisioning, installing, integrating and testing systems in a government environment.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Experience with large, multi-OS environments and security requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead system implementation and testing across ITC's DOJ obligations.
• Operate and maintain IT resources set up by the Government for automated litigation support.
• Establish systems and facilities as needed.
• Monitor, analyze and optimize system performance; manage backups; allocate disk space; advise users on applications and databases.
• Enforce system, facility and data security measures including disaster recovery.
• Administer hardware, OS, databases and other applications.
• Coordinate with COR and DOJ staff and on-site network teams.
• Supervise subordinate staff and report on progress.
• Develop system-wide tools and prepare documentation.

Skills

UNIX

Windows

Network storage

Oracle

Relativity

CNE certification

Education

Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or Information Technology

Tools

SAN management tools

Job description

Overview

JOB TITLE: Senior Systems Administrator

AGENCY SUPPORTED: U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) – MEGA 6 Automated Litigation Support

POSITION TYPE: Full-Time, Contingent Upon Award

LOCATION: Remote

CLEARANCE: Public Trust – Candidates do not need to be cleared at the time of application but must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance prior to starting.

BENEFITS: Health, Dental and Vision, 401(k), Tuition Reimbursement, Flexible Spending Account (FSA), 11 Paid Federal Holidays, 3 weeks’ Paid Time Off

ITC Federal, LLC (ITC) connects technology advancements in automation and AI, customer experience, and financial services to solve government mission challenges, enabling smoother operational efficiency and bolstering national security. We leverage the latest technology innovations and proven approaches to better serve the mission and support the DHS, DOJ, and DoW workforce, customers, and programs, regardless of scale or complexity. ITC is located in Fairfax, VA and offers an outstanding compensation and benefits plan and a challenging and rewarding professional work environment.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Systems Administrator to support ITC Federal’s work for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) under the anticipated MEGA 6 automated litigation support (ALS) program. This is a fully remote position supporting DOJ’s complex litigation mission.

Important: This opening is being established in connection with the MEGA 6 contract vehicle award itself. ITC Federal must still be awarded individual task orders under the vehicle before employees can be onboarded. Accordingly, this position is full-time and contingent upon both contract award and the award of the applicable task order.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

Lead Contractor employee responsible for system implementation, orchestrating installation and testing.

PROGRAM CONTEXT:

This position supports the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) under the anticipated MEGA 6 procurement. MEGA 6 is expected to continue DOJ’s multiple-award contract vehicle for automated litigation support (ALS) services, following the structure of the MEGA 5 contract. These contracts are designed to provide DOJ offices, boards, divisions, and other federal agencies with information technology, professional services, and litigation support tools to manage complex legal proceedings efficiently.

Responsibilities

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Works with other senior level Contractor technical staff, including Systems Engineers and Technical Analysts, to ensure that the system as designed and implemented meets the overall system objectives.
• Responsible for the operation and maintenance of IT systems and facilities set up by the Government to provide automated litigation support IT resources to specific cases.
• May be responsible for establishing systems and facilities.
• For existing systems and facilities, responsible for keeping the systems running; monitoring, analyzing, and optimizing system performance, including making recommendations for improving performance; performing scheduled system backups; assigning user IDs and passwords; allocating and tracking disk space; providing consulting support and advice to, and coordinating with IT users responsible for specific applications/databases on the servers; identifying and ordering needed supplies, hardware, software and accessories; and performing hardware and software upgrades.
• Implements and enforces system, facility, and data security measures, including resources and procedures for disaster recovery.
• Administers not only hardware and operating system software, but also database and other applications software.
• Coordinates with the COR and DOJ technical staff on all these issues, and coordinates with the DOJ office automation network administration staff on issues having to do with the network itself.
• Supervises and manages subordinate staff.
• Reports on progress.
• Develops tools for system-wide use in developing applications; prepares system documentation.

Qualifications

REQUIRED:

• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Public Trust clearance prior to start (candidates are not required to be cleared at the time of application).
• Authorized to work in the United States.
• Ability to work effectively in a fully remote environment.
• At least five years of hands‑on, directly applicable experience actually doing the work of implementing the kinds of systems being set up - e.g., UNIX, Windows, Network Storage Solutions, etc. - will usually be expected.
• Must have actually have done the work of designing, obtaining equipment and software, installing, integrating, testing, etc., in the environment required.
• Must have experience with large systems with a complex mix of operating systems and functions.
• Must have a good understanding of the specific applications and application software, e.g., Oracle, Relativity or other web hosting platforms, etc. CNE certification highly desirable.
• At least one year of experience setting up large scale database management applications, using the applicable database management software.
• Experience in storage technology planning, performance capacity planning and modeling, applications planning, human factors issues, distributed processing, and business process analysis.
• Requires in‑depth knowledge of the Government's IT environments, including office automation networks and PC and server based databases and applications.
• Requires in‑depth knowledge of the Government's security requirements.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills required.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Litigation support experience highly valued.
• Supervisory experience very strongly preferred.
• Undergraduate degree strongly preferred; preferably in the computer science or information technology disciplines.

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• This is a fully remote position; work is performed from a home office.
• Must be located in or near the Washington, DC area and available for short‑notice on‑site meetings.
• Work is primarily sedentary, performed while using a computer for extended periods of time.

ITC Federal is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any application for employment on the basis of age, race, color, gender, national origin, religion, creed, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military status, disability, or sex including pregnancy and childbirth or related medical condition or on any other basis prohibited by law.