System Administrator

Integral Federal; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off & Holidays

Earned Bonuses & Awards

Professional Training Reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Integral Federal is seeking a System Engineer to maintain availability, access, configuration, and operational continuity for mission critical VA systems. You will coordinate transitions to VA-EISS for MISI, manage legacy environments, and support automation with human-reviewed scripts in a federal setting.

The role requires 7–10 years of experience, Windows and Linux administration, and a disciplined approach to security and runbooks. A Public Trust is preferred and benefits are provided.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS or IT with 7–10 years' experience.
• Experience with Windows and Linux systems administration.
• Experience troubleshooting web/application servers, databases, identity interfaces.
• Ability to manage change, access, incidents, backups and runbooks in a controlled federal environment.
• Disciplined validation of automated scripts and protection of credentials and operational data.
• Public Trust clearance.

Responsibilities

• Maintain availability, access, configuration, and operational continuity of systems.
• Triage operations tickets, monitor health and document recurring defects with escalation to development and security teams.
• Maintain configuration records, service dependencies, backup/restore procedures and cutover-support runbooks.
• Use VA-approved automation and AI-assisted drafting for scripts or runbooks only with tested human review and no exposed secrets.
• Support release windows, integration testing, security evidence and controlled legacy-system retirement.

Skills

Windows administration

Linux administration

Troubleshooting

Change management

Credential protection

Public Trust

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or IT

Tools

Oracle WebLogic

Job description

Overview

The System Engineer maintains the availability, access, configuration, and operational continuity of BOSS, EOAS, and Daily Burial Schedule (DBS) while coordinating the transition to VA-EISS for the VA Memorials Integration Services and Innovation (MISI) program.

Responsibilities

• Administer assigned legacy hosts, services, middleware, patching and access coordination in approved VA environments.
• Triage operations tickets, monitor health and document recurring defects with escalation to development and security teams.
• Maintain configuration records, service dependencies, backup/restore procedures and cutover-support runbooks.
• Use VA-approved automation and AI-assisted drafting for scripts or runbooks only with tested human review and no exposed secrets.
• Support release windows, integration testing, security evidence and controlled legacy-system retirement.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's Degree in computer science or IT related degree with 7-10 years' experience
• Windows/Linux systems administration and enterprise application operations experience.
• Troubleshooting of web/application servers, database connectivity, identity and interfaces.
• Ability to manage change, access, incidents, backups and runbooks in a controlled federal environment.
• Disciplined validation of automated scripts and protection of credentials and operational data.
• Public Trust

Preferred:

• Oracle/WebLogic or related middleware, VAEC and legacy NCA systems.
• ITIL-based incident/change management and STIG/security remediation.
• Scripting, monitoring and infrastructure automation

Salary range: $120,000-$130,000

This position is in the proposal stage. The above salary range represents a general guideline. Integral Federal considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers, such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills, and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and/or discretionary bonuses in addition to base pay.

Company Overview

Integral partners with federal defense, intelligence, and civilian leaders to tackle their most important challenges and deliver positive outcomes. Since our founding in 1998, we have helped clients leverage existing and emerging technologies to transform their enterprises, empower growth, drive innovation, and build sustainable success. The forward-leaning solutions we deliver are tailored to each mission with a focus on keeping our nation safe and secure.

Integral is headquartered in McLean, VA and serves clients throughout the country.

We offer a comprehensive total rewards package including paid parental leave and immediate vesting in our 401(k). Give us a try and become part of a curated group of professionals at Integral Federal!

Our package also includes:

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off & Holidays
• Earned Bonuses & Awards
• Professional Training Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veteran/Disability