Senior Systems Administrator - TS/SCI Clearance

J&T Business Consulting; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 100,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision

401(k) with match

Tuition reimbursement

Paid PTO & Holidays

Life Insurance

Job summary

J&T Business Consulting seeks a Mid/Sr System Administrator to support a large, distributed network in Annapolis, MD. You will deploy, patch, and optimize Windows and Linux environments, enforce security controls, and sustain complex enclaves to ensure uptime.

The role requires active TS/SCI with Polygraph, a bachelor's degree with 8+ years of relevant experience, and strong virtualization and automation skills. Travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Management, or a related technical discipline plus 8+ years of relevant systems administration experience, or equivalent.
• Proficiency with Windows Server 2019, Active Directory, and foundational knowledge of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).
• Hands-on experience administering client and server virtualization platforms (e.g., VMware).
• Demonstrated familiarity with enterprise monitoring, automation, and security tools (e.g., SaltStack, Ansible, Splunk, Puppet, SolarWinds, Nessus).
• Proven ability to install, configure, troubleshoot, reimage, back up, and restore enterprise server and desktop hardware.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, optimize, and maintain Windows and Linux server/desktop configurations across complex, air-gapped enclaves.
• Administer, sustain, and troubleshoot web-based information sharing and storage application environments.
• Manage Active Directory, domain services, group policies, certificate renewals, and access controls.
• Execute system scanning, vulnerability management, security patching, and vulnerability mitigation using automated tools.
• Perform client and server virtualization management, virtual machine provisioning, and hardware reimaging/troubleshooting.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of server and network architectures to facilitate rapid incident response and knowledge sharing.
• Communicate system status, scheduled maintenance, and outage resolutions with end users, technical teams, and program leadership.
• Support occasional short-duration local/day travel and handle physical equipment handling (up to 50 lbs).

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

Windows Server

Active Directory

RHEL

VMware

SaltStack

Ansible

Splunk

Puppet

Nessus

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Systems/CS/IS or related field

Tools

SaltStack

Ansible

Splunk

Puppet

SolarWinds

Nessus

VMware

Job description

J&T Business Consulting seeks a Mid/Sr System Administrator to support a large, distributed network in Annapolis, MD. You will deploy, patch, and optimize Windows and Linux environments, enforce security controls, and sustain complex enclaves to ensure uptime.

The role requires active TS/SCI with Polygraph, a bachelor's degree with 8+ years of relevant experience, and strong virtualization and automation skills. Travel may be required.