System Administrator - NGG (Secret, CO)

Footbridge Federal; Gunbarrel (CO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Retirement plan

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Flexible spending accounts

PTO holidays

Job summary

Footbridge Federal is seeking a systems engineer to handle routine maintenance, provisioning, patching, backups, and performance monitoring on-site in Colorado. The role requires working with virtualization, container platforms, and automation tools to sustain secure, reliable infrastructure for defense-related programs.

You will collaborate with cybersecurity teams, manage user accounts, and maintain logs, while supporting agile development and change management processes using Atlassian tools.

Qualifications

• Experience with VMware or OpenStack virtualization platforms and OpenShift container administration.
• Infrastructure automation with Ansible or Ansible Tower and shell scripting.
• Experience in an Agile development framework.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine system maintenance, server provisioning, automated patching, and backup/recovery operations.
• Monitor environment performance, resolve bottlenecks, manage software licensing.

Skills

VMware/OpenStack virtualization

OpenShift container administration

Ansible / Ansible Tower

Shell scripting

Agile development

Secret clearance eligibility; TS/SCI

Tools

Cisco IOS

Job description

• Perform routine system maintenance, server provisioning, automated software patching, and backup/recovery operations.
• Monitor environment performance, resolve system bottlenecks, and manage software licensing.
• Partner with cybersecurity teams to perform vulnerability remediation, manage user accounts, and maintain audit logs.
• Provide end-user help desk resolution and execute change management workflows using Atlassian tools.

Minimum Qualifications

• Expertise utilizing VMware or OpenStack virtualization platforms and OpenShift container administration.
• Infrastructure automation experience using Ansible or Ansible Tower, combined with shell scripting capabilities.
• Experience working within an Agile development framework.
• Active Secret clearance with the eligibility and ability to obtain a TS/SCI.

Preferred Qualifications

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

Required Skills

• Expertise utilizing VMware or OpenStack virtualization platforms and OpenShift container administration.
• Infrastructure automation experience using Ansible or Ansible Tower, combined with shell scripting capabilities.
• Experience working within an Agile development framework.
• Active Secret clearance with the eligibility and ability to obtain a TS/SCI.

Preferred Skills

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

Security Clearance

• Level: Secret

Travel or Schedule

• 9/80 work schedule (every other Friday off).

Contract role through early 2028. On-site work arrangement. 9/80 work schedule (every other Friday off).

• 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.