Senior Systems Administrator – Classified Gov Deployments

Chainalysis Government Solutions; Washington (Washington County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Chainalysis Government Solutions is seeking a Systems Administrator — Government Deployments to operate, secure, and optimize Chainalysis technology within classified U.S. Intelligence Community environments. The role is on-site in the Washington, D.C.

Metropolitan Area, requiring close collaboration with government customers and CGS teams. You will install and maintain Linux/Windows systems, manage AWS/C2S infrastructure, enforce RMF/STIG controls, and ensure operational resilience across

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI Clearance with Full-Scope Polygraph required at start.
• U.S. citizenship required (no visa sponsorship).
• 5+ years of systems administration or technical delivery experience in classified U.S. Government/Intelligence Community environments.
• Hands-on experience with C2S/AWS and core cloud services (EC2, VPC, ELB, RDS, S3, EBS).
• Strong Linux and Windows system administration background, including Apache and PostgreSQL.
• Proven security engineering experience with RMF and STIGs.
• Solid network engineering foundation: TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VPNs, VLANs, firewalls, IDS/IPS, endpoint protection.
• Virtualization expertise (VMware, Hyper-V, or KVM).
• Strong documentation and troubleshooting skills with an ownership mindset.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, administer, maintain, and optimize Linux and Windows OS in government environments (C2S/AWS).
• Provision IaaS components (EC2, VPC, RDS, S3) and maintain web/app infra (Apache, WSGI, PostgreSQL, WebLogic, VMware, OpenShift).
• Lead upgrades, patching, and deployments; coordinate maintenance and verify post-deployment results.
• Maintain systems per RMF/STIGs; remediate vulnerabilities and support security audits.
• Configure/test network components (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VPN, VLANs, firewalls) for data transfer between environments.
• Implement backup/recovery procedures and perform disaster recovery testing; identify single points of failure.
• Provide support to customer system owners, develop runbooks/SOPs, and route issues to CGS teams.

Skills

Systems administration

Cloud services

Linux administration

Windows administration

Security engineering

Network engineering

Documentation & troubleshooting

Tools

C2S/AWS

EC2

VPC

RDS

S3

EBS

VMware

OpenShift

WebLogic

PostgreSQL

Apache

WSGI

Hyper-V

KVM

Job description

Chainalysis Government Solutions is seeking a Systems Administrator — Government Deployments to operate, secure, and optimize Chainalysis technology within classified U.S. Intelligence Community environments. The role is on-site in the Washington, D.C.

Metropolitan Area, requiring close collaboration with government customers and CGS teams. You will install and maintain Linux/Windows systems, manage AWS/C2S infrastructure, enforce RMF/STIG controls, and ensure operational resilience across