Senior Systems Administrator - DoD Virtualization & Security

Forge Forward Inc.; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Forge Forward Inc. in Charleston, SC is seeking a Senior Systems Administrator to hands-on manage, secure, and troubleshoot enterprise virtualization, VDI services, Windows servers, and endpoint security in secure DoD environments. U.S.

citizenship and an active SECRET clearance are required for this on-site role. The candidate will patch, configure, document procedures, and coordinate with engineering, cybersecurity, network, and service desk teams.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of enterprise systems administration experience (DoD environment preferred).
• Experience in DoD or classified environments is highly desirable.
• Proficient with VMware vSphere/ESXi/vCenter and VDI management.
• Familiar with Trellix ESS/ePO, MDE, and MDI security tooling.
• Strong documentation, communication, and customer-service skills.

Responsibilities

• Administer VMware vSphere, ESXi, vCenter, and virtual machines.
• Support VDI desktop pools, images, profiles, and client connectivity.
• Administer Windows Server, AD, GPO, and patching processes.
• Implement Trellix ESS/ePO, MDE, and MDI onboarding and health monitoring.
• Apply DISA STIGs and approved security baselines; remediate findings.

Skills

VMware vSphere

VDI administration

Active Directory

Group Policy

PowerShell

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT

Tools

VMware Horizon

Trellix ePO

Trellix ESS

Jira

Confluence

SharePoint

Git

Job description

Forge Forward Inc. in Charleston, SC is seeking a Senior Systems Administrator to hands-on manage, secure, and troubleshoot enterprise virtualization, VDI services, Windows servers, and endpoint security in secure DoD environments. U.S.

citizenship and an active SECRET clearance are required for this on-site role. The candidate will patch, configure, document procedures, and coordinate with engineering, cybersecurity, network, and service desk teams.