Senior Systems Administrator - Secure Linux & Cloud Ops

Leidos LLC; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 92,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

11 holidays

401K with company match

Flexible schedules

Education and training support

Parental paid leave

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Systems Administrator to support the Intelligence Sector's Cyber & Analytics Business Area (CABA). You will administer Linux/Windows systems, maintain core infrastructure, and ensure security compliance in a high-trust DoD environment.

Responsibilities include virtualization, containerization, identity management, and network/storage administration to keep mission systems available and secure.

Qualifications

• Ten years of experience as a System Administrator on similar scope programs.
• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college/university; five additional years may substitute for the degree.

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and troubleshoot Linux and Windows systems.
• Configure and manage core enclave infrastructure and services (DHCP, DNS, domain services, identity).
• Deploy and support virtualized/ containerized environments; manage compute, storage, networking resources.
• Maintain security in line with SSPs and DoD cybersecurity requirements.
• Support classified environments and ensure system reliability and mission readiness.
• Assist with encryption, PKI, and certificate management as part of security posture.

Skills

System Admin

Linux

Windows

AWS

Virtualization

Docker

Kubernetes

Ansible

Python

PowerShell

TCP/IP

DNS

Security Hardening

PKI/TLS

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline

Tools

KVM

Proxmox

VMware

Docker

Podman

FreeIPA

Active Directory

LDAP

Job description

Leidos is seeking a Systems Administrator to support the Intelligence Sector's Cyber & Analytics Business Area (CABA). You will administer Linux/Windows systems, maintain core infrastructure, and ensure security compliance in a high-trust DoD environment.

Responsibilities include virtualization, containerization, identity management, and network/storage administration to keep mission systems available and secure.