System Administrator

Fuse Engineering; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is looking for a System Administrator in Fort Meade, Maryland to provide tier-3 operational and maintenance support for enterprise IT and data center monitoring systems. The role requires a Top Secret SCI clearance and involves maintaining system availability, security compliance, and proactive troubleshooting. Ideal candidates will have experience in Linux administration and enterprise monitoring tools. This position is crucial for ensuring operational efficiency and security across infrastructures.

Qualifications

• Top Secret SCI w/ Polygraph Clearance Required.

Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain enterprise monitoring and logging platforms.
• Maintain continuous availability and mission support.
• Perform system scaling, configuration changes, and performance tuning.
• Execute patching and upgrades for security compliance.
• Provide advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
• Support log retention, storage, and restoration processes.

Skills

Linux system administration

Enterprise monitoring tools (Nagios, NetFlow, Syslog)

Network troubleshooting fundamentals

Patch and configuration management

Incident response and operational support in secure environments

Job description

Overview

The System Administrator provides Tier-3 operational and maintenance support for enterprise IT and data center monitoring systems. This role ensures system availability, security compliance, and continuous monitoring across regional and global infrastructures.

Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain enterprise monitoring and logging platforms including:
  • Nagios (multi-region)
  • NetFlow/sFlow collectors
  • HP Network Node Manager (HPNMi)
  • HP Network Automation (HPNA)
  • Syslog and Cribl
• Maintain regional and global instances to ensure continuous availability and mission support.
• Perform system scaling, configuration changes, and performance tuning as operational requirements evolve.
• Execute patching and upgrades of applications and systems for:
  • Security compliance
  • Bug remediation
• Provide advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis for mission-impacting incidents.
• Assist with alert tuning, false positive reduction, and onboarding of new monitoring alerts.
• Support enterprise environmental logging and monitoring infrastructures to meet uptime SLAs.
• Track incidents, service requests, and changes
• Support log retention, storage, and restoration processes.
• Assist users with software installation, usage, and operational best practices.

Qualifications

Top Secret SCI w/ Polygraph Clearance Required

Required Skills

• Linux system administration
• Enterprise monitoring tools (Nagios, NetFlow, Syslog)
• Network troubleshooting fundamentals
• Patch and configuration management
• Incident response and operational support in secure environments