System Administrator L2 (Ansible/AWS/Terraform)

Zohorecruit; Fort Meade, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid leave (five weeks)

Federal holidays (11)

401k with employer contribution

Training reimbursement

Job summary

BizFirst LLC is seeking an experienced System Administrator L2 for an Intelligence Community mission support role at Fort Meade, MD. The right candidate will manage IT systems, perform daily operations, and provide Tier 1 and 2 support with DevOps experience in Ansible and Terraform on AWS.

The position requires an active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph, a related Bachelor's degree (or equivalent 15 years of experience), and onsite work at Fort Meade, MD.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph required.
• Bachelor's degree in Communication Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Information Systems or 15 years of system administration experience without a degree.

Responsibilities

• Support implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of IT systems and infrastructure.
• Provide Tier 1 and Tier 2 support and configure UNIX and Windows systems.
• Carry out DevOps tasks with Ansible and AWS/Terraform tooling.
• Work onsite at Fort Meade, MD.

Skills

Ansible

AWS

Terraform

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS/Related field

Tools

DevOps

Job description

System Administrator L2 (Ansible/AWS/Terraform)

Fort Meade, United States | Posted on 10/07/2026

• Job Title: System Administrator L2 (Ansible/AWS/Terraform)
  
• Openings: 1
  
• Security Clearance: Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph (FSP) required.
  
• Work Type: Onsite at Fort Meade, MD
  
• Job Type: Full-time
  
• Benefits: Our client provides full benefits.
  
• Program: Intelligence Community mission support
  
• Start Date: Upon offer acceptance and clearance transfer
  

BizFirst is assisting our client with recruiting an experienced System Administrator for an Intelligence Community mission support role in Fort Meade, MD. This full-time, onsite position requires an active TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph.

Our client is a Woman Owned Small Business that has supported U.S. defense and intelligence missions since 2012. Founded by two engineers, its systems, software, and hardware engineering teams model, analyze, design, integrate, develop, and deploy complex mission systems side by side with government customers, and the company also builds rugged RF hardware for specialized SIGINT applications. It works alongside many of the largest national security integrators and operates from Columbia, Maryland, near Fort Meade.

What will you do

Support the implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of IT systems and infrastructure. You will handle daily operations and problem resolution, provide Tier 1 and Tier 2 support, and configure UNIX and Windows systems. The role calls for DevOps experience with Ansible and AWS experience with Terraform.

Responsibilities

• Implement, troubleshoot, and maintain IT systems, infrastructure, and related processes.
  
• Support day-to-day operations, monitoring, and problem resolution for client, server, storage, network, and mobile devices.
  
• Provide Tier 1 help desk and Tier 2 escalation support, including problem identification, diagnosis, and resolution.
  
• Escalate issues and communicate status to agency management and internal customers.
  
• Support dispatch system and hardware problems and remain involved through resolution.
  
• Configure and manage UNIX and Windows operating systems and install or load operating system software.
  
• Troubleshoot and maintain system integrity, configure network components, and implement operating system enhancements to improve reliability and performance.
  

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph.
  
• Bachelor's degree in Communication Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Information Systems and 10 years of experience in system administration, or 15 years of experience in system administration without a degree.
  
• Experience with DevOps using Ansible.
  
• Experience with AWS using Terraform.
  
• Experience supporting IT systems, infrastructure, operations, troubleshooting, and maintenance.
  
• Experience configuring and managing UNIX and Windows operating systems.
  
• Ability to work onsite at Fort Meade, MD.
  

Benefits provided by our client

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for the employee and family, 100% employer-paid (HMO HSA Silver plan), plus a Health Savings Account
  
• Five weeks (200 hours) of paid leave per year
  
• Eleven (11) paid federal holidays per year
  
• 401k with an employer contribution equal to 10% of salary
  
• Reimbursement for approved training, up to three days (24 hours) per year, including books and related conference or class travel
  
• Reimbursement of professional fees, such as IEEE membership and licenses
  
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
  
• Term life insurance equal to annual salary, up to $100K
  
• Referral matching bonus program
  

BizFirst LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race or ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or genetic information, or any other reason prohibited by law in employment.