Senior Systems Administrator – Federal Enterprise IT

Enterprise Solutions & Management; Battle Creek (MI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Enterprise Solutions and Management (ESM) is seeking a Senior System Administrator to support an enterprise-level program within a federal environment. You will ensure stable, secure IT infrastructure, including AD, VMware, Linux, and Windows, across multiple locations, with emphasis on automation and incident response.

The role requires 5+ years of System Administration experience in Windows environments, DoD RMF and STIG compliance, and a TS clearance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years as System Administrator in Windows environment.
• 10+ years IT experience with 4+ years hands-on hardware/software.
• 3+ years configuring IBM MQ.
• 3+ years configuring IIS.
• Bachelor's degree in CS or related field.
• Top Secret clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure stable, secure IT infrastructure across locations.
• Plan, install, configure, upgrade, and troubleshoot systems.
• Maintain compliance with STIGs and RMF; automate tasks.
• Lead day-to-day ops; provide senior troubleshooting and mentoring.
• Document status, incidents, outages, and actions.

Skills

Server/Storage/Network

AD/DNS/DHCP

VMware

GPO

Patching/Vulnerability

Automation/Scripting

Documentation

Tier 2/3 support

Collaboration with military/stakeh

System availability

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Microsoft Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate

IBM MQ v9.4 Administrator

Top Secret clearance

Total IT experience 10+ years

Tools

PowerShell

Python

Ansible

IBM MQ

IIS

Windows Server

VMware vSphere

Job description

Enterprise Solutions and Management (ESM) is seeking a Senior System Administrator to support an enterprise-level program within a federal environment. You will ensure stable, secure IT infrastructure, including AD, VMware, Linux, and Windows, across multiple locations, with emphasis on automation and incident response.

The role requires 5+ years of System Administration experience in Windows environments, DoD RMF and STIG compliance, and a TS clearance.