System Administrator - Secret Clearance (DoD/Mission)

DSA; Fort Dix (NJ); On-site; USD 105,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

DSA seeks a System Administrator to sustain and administer ACWS systems, operating environments, and platform services for secure mission applications. The role focuses on patching, access management, monitoring, and maintaining comprehensive documentation and SOPs.

The candidate should have a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, 5+ years of Windows/Linux experience in production environments, and an active Secret clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years supporting Windows, Linux, application servers, enterprise platforms, and cloud-based production environments.
• 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)
• Active Secret clearance

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 support

Linux support

Cloud environments

Patch management

Monitoring

Backups

Security hardening

Incident response

Operational support

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Appian

Java middleware

Databases

Monitoring tools

Cloud applications

Job description

DSA seeks a System Administrator to sustain and administer ACWS systems, operating environments, and platform services for secure mission applications. The role focuses on patching, access management, monitoring, and maintaining comprehensive documentation and SOPs.

The candidate should have a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, 5+ years of Windows/Linux experience in production environments, and an active Secret clearance.