System Administrator DEPOT - NGG (Secret, CO)

Footbridge Federal; Gunbarrel (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Financial Foundation

Time Away and Flexibility WhereMission

Professional Development

Job summary

Footbridge Federal is seeking an experienced IT infrastructure professional to deploy, configure, and maintain system infrastructure and virtual hardware. You will monitor health, optimize performance, and coordinate with security teams to ensure compliance and proper access controls.

You will leverage Atlassian tools to manage infrastructure changes and user requests, and participate in a 9/80 schedule with on-call rotation.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Red Hat Linux administration with VMware or OpenStack and OpenShift experience.
• Automation and scripting using Ansible or Ansible Tower.
• Experience in Agile development methodologies.
• Active Secret security clearance with ability to obtain TS/SCI.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, and maintain system infrastructure and virtual hardware.
• Monitor overall system health and resolve performance bottlenecks or licensing issues.
• Work closely with security teams to enforce compliance standards and account controls.
• Utilize Atlassian tools to process infrastructure changes and user requests.
• 9/80 work schedule with requirement for periodic on-call support.

Skills

Red Hat Linux

VMware/OpenStack

Ansible

Ansible Tower

Agile

OpenShift

Tools

OpenShift

VMware

OpenStack

Job description

• Deploy, configure, and maintain system infrastructure and virtual hardware.
• Monitor overall system health and resolve performance bottlenecks or licensing issues.
• Work closely with security teams to enforce compliance standards and account controls.
• Utilize Atlassian tools to process infrastructure changes and user requests.

Minimum Qualifications

• Hands-on Red Hat Linux administration coupled with VMware or OpenStack virtualization and OpenShift platform experience.
• Automation and scripting expertise using Ansible or Ansible Tower.
• Experience working within Agile development methodologies.
• Active Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with Red Hat Identity Management (IdM) and VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF).
• Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, IBM AIX systems, or Cisco IOS devices.
• Active TS/SCI security clearance.

Required Skills

• Hands-on Red Hat Linux administration coupled with VMware or OpenStack virtualization and OpenShift platform experience.
• Automation and scripting expertise using Ansible or Ansible Tower.
• Experience working within Agile development methodologies.
• Active Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI.

Preferred Skills

• Familiarity with Red Hat Identity Management (IdM) and VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF).
• Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, IBM AIX systems, or Cisco IOS devices.
• Active TS/SCI security clearance.

Security Clearance

• Level: Secret

Travel or Schedule

• 9/80 work schedule with requirement for periodic on-call support.

Contract position through May 2027, with potential extension through February 2028. On-site work arrangement, with occasional regional travel required between local project sites. 9/80 work schedule with requirement for periodic on-call support.

• Health and Financial Foundation — Medical, dental, vision, retirement, life insurance, disability coverage, and flexible spending accounts are described in the benefits page.
• Time Away and Flexibility Where Mission Permits — PTO, holidays, sick time, military leave, and flexible arrangements are supported where program and security requirements allow.
• Professional Development — The site references certification support, training, conferences, mentorship, internal mobility, and individual development planning.

About Footbridge

Mission

Footbridge Federal delivers engineering, cyber, mission IT, analytics, and cleared program support for defense, intelligence, federal civilian, homeland security, and research missions.

Culture

Mission Context Matters

Candidates should expect work tied to defense, intelligence, federal civilian, homeland, and research missions rather than generic commercial delivery.

Small-Team Accountability

The culture copy emphasizes ownership, communication, and practical execution across teams that work close to customers and program outcomes.

Growth With Technical Credibility

Career content supports hands-on technical growth, certifications, internal mobility, and program leadership without forcing one career track.

Benefits & why work here

• Health and Financial Foundation: Medical, dental, vision, retirement, life insurance, disability coverage, and flexible spending accounts are described in the benefits page.
• Time Away and Flexibility Where Mission Permits: PTO, holidays, sick time, military leave, and flexible arrangements are supported where program and security requirements allow.
• Professional Development: The site references certification support, training, conferences, mentorship, internal mobility, and individual development planning.