Senior Systems Administrator (TS/SCI)

TAP Engineering LLC; College Park (MD); On-site; USD 140,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off 15–25 days

401(k) match

Medical coverage

Dental & Vision

Life insurance

Disability insurance

FSAs

Tuition reimbursement

Employee assistance

Wellness incentives

Referral bonuses

Job summary

TAP Engineering LLC is seeking a Systems Administrator to support cutting-edge research and engineering. The role provides advanced technical support, systems administration, troubleshooting, and issue resolution across enterprise IT environments to ensure availability, reliability, and performance of mission-critical systems.

Responsibilities include Tier 1 and 2 support, configuring and maintaining servers, storage, and networks, and administering UNIX and Windows systems.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with appropriate polygraph required.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline with 15+ years of related experience, or 20+ years of related experience in lieu of a degree.
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide Tier 1 (Help Desk) and Tier 2 (Escalation) support, troubleshooting, diagnosis, resolution, and escalation of IT issues.
• Support the implementation, configuration, maintenance, and daily operation of client, server, storage, network, and mobile devices.
• Manage system configurations and daily operational activities.
• Assist in escalating issues and communicating status to agency management and internal customers.
• Analyze escalated tickets and provide technical recommendations and feedback to agency management and internal customers.
• Configure, administer, and maintain UNIX, Windows, and other operating systems.
• Apply knowledge of system administration interdependencies within SOA environments.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related discipline

20+ years experience in lieu of degree

Job description

TAP Engineering LLC is seeking a Systems Administrator to support cutting-edge research and engineering. The role provides advanced technical support, systems administration, troubleshooting, and issue resolution across enterprise IT environments to ensure availability, reliability, and performance of mission-critical systems.

Responsibilities include Tier 1 and 2 support, configuring and maintaining servers, storage, and networks, and administering UNIX and Windows systems.