Senior Systems Administrator — TS/SCI with Security Focus

Peraton

Washington (District of Columbia)

On-site

USD 112,000 - 179,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced benefits

Generous PTO (25 days)

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a seasoned Systems Administrator to support government customers in the Washington, DC area. You will monitor systems, apply patches, harden security, and work closely with ISSO, vendors, and end users to meet timelines.

The role requires TS/SCI clearance with polygraph or the ability to obtain, 8+ years of system administration experience, STIG implementation, and experience with SQL Server or Oracle on Windows and Linux.

Qualifications

TS/SCI clearance with polygraph or ability to obtain
Bachelor's degree or equivalent with 8+ years of experience
Minimum 8 years of System Administration experience
Active Security+ (DoD 8570 Baseline for IAT Level II)
Experience with STIG implementation
Experience maintaining SQL Server or Oracle databases
Experience writing PowerShell scripts
Strong Windows 2016+ and Red Hat Linux 8+ experience
Experience with AWS and VMware
Ability to perform occasional after-hours tasks and maintain documentation

Responsibilities

Collaborate with government customers, Project Lead, ISSO, Vendor, and End Users.
Perform daily system monitoring and monthly patching tasks.
Troubleshoot network and application performance issues and recommend actions.
Respond to system issues via ticketing system; may be on-site after hours.
Deploy patches monthly during off-hours at customer location.
Implement system hardening via STIGs and patching.
Provide support for Oracle/SQL Server databases on Windows and CentOS.
Create/update documentation for SOPs, STPs, SIPs, SAG, SUM, and ICD.