Senior Windows & UNIX Systems Administrator (TS/SCI)

Amentum; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off and holidays

Retirement benefits (including 401(k)

Educational reimbursement

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Tax-saving options

Disability and life insurance

Pet insurance

Job summary

Amentum in Columbia, Maryland, seeks a System Administrator 2 to support mission-critical IT systems on a DoD prime contract. The role requires TS/SCI clearance and IAM Level 1 certification, with extensive UNIX and Windows experience and strong Tier I/II support capabilities.

You will perform system maintenance, troubleshooting, capacity planning, and escalate as needed while ensuring reliability and performance for agency customers.

Qualifications

• Ten years’ experience as a SA on programs of similar scope.
• Bachelor's degree in technical discipline from an accredited college or university.
• In lieu of a bachelor's degree, four (4) years of additional SA experience may be substituted for a total of fourteen (14) years of experience.
• DoD 8570 compliance with IAM Level 1 is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide support for implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of IT systems.
• Manage IT system infrastructure and related processes.
• Tier I (Help Desk) and Tier 2 (Escalation) problem identification, diagnosis and resolution.
• Provide support for escalation and communication of status to agency management and internal customers.
• Provide support for the dispatch system and hardware problems and remain involved in the resolution process.
• Configure and manage UNIX and Windows operating systems and load OS software; troubleshoot and improve reliability.
• Manage the daily activities of configuration and operation of IT systems.
• Aid users in accessing and using IT systems.
• Optimize system operations and resource utilization and perform capacity analysis and planning.
• Provide in-depth experience in trouble-shooting IT systems.
• Provide detailed analysis and feedback to agency management and internal customers for escalated tickets.

Skills

System administration

UNIX

Windows

Help Desk

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical discipline

Job description

Amentum in Columbia, Maryland, seeks a System Administrator 2 to support mission-critical IT systems on a DoD prime contract. The role requires TS/SCI clearance and IAM Level 1 certification, with extensive UNIX and Windows experience and strong Tier I/II support capabilities.

You will perform system maintenance, troubleshooting, capacity planning, and escalate as needed while ensuring reliability and performance for agency customers.