System Administrator: DoD-Ready Cloud & Security Ops

Data Systems Analysts, Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 105,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Data Systems Analysts, Inc. is seeking a System Administrator to maintain servers, operating systems, access controls, and platform services in secure mission environments.

This role supports ACWS systems, patching, monitoring, and incident resolution with a focus on operational readiness. Required are 4+ years in Windows/Linux environments, cloud production experience, and strong security practices; DoD experience and relevant certifications are highly valued and may be required for certain

Qualifications

• 4+ years supporting Windows, Linux, application servers, enterprise platforms, and cloud-based production environments; Amazon RDS preferred.
• Experience with patching, configuration management, access controls, monitoring, backups, troubleshooting, security hardening, incident response, and operational support.
• CompTIA Security+ and platform certification (e.g. Microsoft, Linux, or AWS certification).
• Experience supporting Army, DoD, acquisition, contracting, financial, or mission enterprise systems (desired).
• Experience with DoD, Army, IL5/IL6, RMF/ATO, cArmy, or federal enterprise environments (desired).

Responsibilities

• Administer and sustain ACWS systems, operating environments, and platform services.
• Support patching, configuration changes, access management, monitoring, and issue resolution.
• Maintain system documentation, SOPs, operational checklists, and support records.
• Coordinate system incidents, outages, performance issues, and maintenance activities.
• Support security compliance, operational readiness, and continuity planning.

Skills

Windows OS

Linux OS

Application servers

Cloud environments

Patching

Security hardening

Incident response

Monitoring

Backups

Access controls

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology / Computer Science / Information Systems / Engineering

CompTIA Security+ certification

Job description

Data Systems Analysts, Inc. is seeking a System Administrator to maintain servers, operating systems, access controls, and platform services in secure mission environments.

This role supports ACWS systems, patching, monitoring, and incident resolution with a focus on operational readiness. Required are 4+ years in Windows/Linux environments, cloud production experience, and strong security practices; DoD experience and relevant certifications are highly valued and may be required for certain