System Administrator

Paylocity; Maryland; On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Athenix Solutions Group is seeking System Administrators at multiple levels to sustain and support diverse IT environments in a defense-focused role. Responsibilities include operations, monitoring, problem resolution, and security patching across servers, storage, and networks.

Positions welcome candidates with varying experience, from entry to senior, all with a strong technical foundation and clearance eligibility. This role emphasizes teamwork and reliability in a mission-critical setting.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent experience.
• Experience levels vary: Entry, Basic, Mid, Senior with corresponding years.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day IT system support across server/storage/network devices.
• Support hardware installation and manage network infrastructure components.
• Set up storage solutions and maintain hardware inventory.
• Apply security patches and follow best practices for system security.
• Perform break/fix support including Tier 1 and Tier 2 problem resolution.
• Utilize command scripting to automate tasks and troubleshoot.

Skills

IT support

Hardware installation

Linux scripting

Networking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field

Tools

Command scripting

Job description

Description

Athenix Solutions Group is looking for a System Administrators a variety of roles to maintain and provide technical support for diverse software and hardware systems assisting in the defense of our nation. We have roles for SAs to work individually or as part of a team.

Do you have skills and experience in some of the following areas?

• Providing support to IT systems including day-to-day operations, monitoring and problem resolution for all of the client/server/storage/network devices, mobile devices, etc.
• Supporting hardware installation, supporting servers, desktops, network infrastructure
• Setting up storage such as network-attached storage or remote storage
• Maintaining inventory of infrastructure hardware
• Implementing security best practices and applying security patches
• Providing IT break/fix support including Tier 1 (Help Desk) and Tier 2 (Escalation) problem identification, diagnosis and resolution
• Configuring and managing Linux operating systems and installs/loads operating system software, troubleshoots, maintains integrity and configures network components along with implementing operating systems enhancements to improve reliability and performance
• Command scripting required

If so we have an exciting job waiting for you!

Requirements

• Active Clearance: TS/SCI with Polygraph?is required
• Education: Positions available no matter where you are in your career!
• Entry Level – Bachelor’s Technical field, and no or minimal experience (Note: even without a degree experience can qualify you for this level with 5 years of relevant experience)
• Basic Level – Bachelor’s degree in a technical field, and 5 years of relevant experience
• Mid Level – Bachelor’s degree in a technical field, and 10 years of relevant experience
• Senior Level - Bachelor’s degree in a technical field, and 15 years of relevant experience

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.