Systems Administrator - CLEARED

The Squires Group; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The Squires Group, Washington, DC, seeks a System Administrator to maintain enterprise apps in a secure cloud, monitor health, and manage access. Must have active TS clearance and US citizenship; CompTIA Security+ required.

Responsibilities include patching, deployments, backups, and incident resolution across Linux/Windows environments. Candidates will support DoD/federal programs, utilize AWS and containerized tech (Kubernetes/OpenShift/Docker), and follow SOPs/runbooks while ensuring security

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret (TS) clearance required on Day 1.
• U.S. Citizenship required.
• CompTIA Security+ Certification Required. No flex, candidates without the certification will not be considered.
• 2+ years of experience in systems administration, application administration, or application support.
• 3+ years of experience supporting containerized and/or orchestrated environments such as Kubernetes, OpenShift, Docker, or similar technologies.
• Experience administering enterprise applications in Linux and/or Windows environments.
• Experience with AWS cloud services, monitoring tools, dashboards, and alerting.
• Experience monitoring application health, reviewing logs, troubleshooting technical issues, and supporting incident resolution.
• Experience administering user accounts, access provisioning, permissions, and security roles.
• Knowledge of security-focused administration practices, including least-privilege access management.
• Experience supporting system maintenance, patching, and backup verification.
• Experience following runbooks, SOPs, and established escalation procedures.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Monitor application health, system performance, alerts, and logs to ensure operational availability and stability.
• Administer user accounts, permissions, security roles, and access requests in accordance with security and least-privilege practices.
• Troubleshoot application and infrastructure issues and coordinate resolutions with development, engineering, and other technical teams.
• Support software deployments, patching, maintenance activities, and system upgrades.
• Maintain and follow operational documentation, runbooks, SOPs, and escalation processes.
• Perform application and system maintenance, including access provisioning, account administration, and backup verification.
• Review logs and monitoring data to identify potential issues and support incident resolution.
• Maintain accurate audit and compliance documentation.
• Support applications operating in Linux and/or Windows environments.
• Contribute to the ongoing modernization and migration of enterprise applications to secure cloud environments.
• Participate in incident and change management activities in accordance with established processes.

Skills

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Docker

AWS

Security best practices

Incident management

Windows admin

Linux admin

Effective communication

Education

CompTIA Security+

Tools

Splunk

AWS CloudWatch

ELK

Job description

Overview

Our client is seeking an System Administrator to support the day-to-day administration, monitoring, maintenance, and security of a distributed enterprise application platform hosted in a secure cloud environment.

Per our Federal Government Contract, candidates must be U.S. Citizens with an ACTIVE TOP SECRET CLEARANCE.

Responsibilities

• Monitor application health, system performance, alerts, and logs to ensure operational availability and stability.
• Administer user accounts, permissions, security roles, and access requests in accordance with security and least-privilege practices.
• Troubleshoot application and infrastructure issues and coordinate resolutions with development, engineering, and other technical teams.
• Support software deployments, patching, maintenance activities, and system upgrades.
• Maintain and follow operational documentation, runbooks, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and escalation processes.
• Perform application and system maintenance, including access provisioning, account administration, and backup verification.
• Review logs and monitoring data to identify potential issues and support incident resolution.
• Maintain accurate audit and compliance documentation.
• Support applications operating in Linux and/or Windows environments.
• Contribute to the ongoing modernization and migration of enterprise applications to secure cloud environments.
• Participate in incident and change management activities in accordance with established processes.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret (TS) clearance required on Day 1.
• U.S. Citizenship required.
• CompTIA Security+ Certification Required. No flex, candidates without the certification will not be considered.
• 2+ years of experience in systems administration, application administration, or application support.
• 3+ years of experience supporting containerized and/or orchestrated environments such as Kubernetes, OpenShift, Docker, or similar technologies.
• Experience administering enterprise applications in Linux and/or Windows environments.
• Experience with AWS cloud services, monitoring tools, dashboards, and alerting.
• Experience monitoring application health, reviewing logs, troubleshooting technical issues, and supporting incident resolution.
• Experience administering user accounts, access provisioning, permissions, and security roles.
• Knowledge of security-focused administration practices, including least-privilege access management.
• Experience supporting system maintenance, patching, and backup verification.
• Experience following runbooks, SOPs, and established escalation procedures.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel.

Preferred Qualifications

• Security+ certification
• Experience supporting AWS-hosted environments.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes, OpenShift, Docker, or similar container technologies.
• Experience with Splunk, AWS CloudWatch, ELK, or similar monitoring and logging tools.
• Experience supporting Department of Defense (DoD), Intelligence Community, or other Federal programs.
• Exposure to DevSecOps and CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of ITIL-based incident and change management processes.

4 Reasons to Join The Squires Group, Inc.: 1. Our Commitment to You - We offer competitive pay, multi-year projects, and a list of exciting clients. 2. Work-Life Balance - We work hard; we work smart and have quality time for family and "life." 3. Golden Rule - We treat our consultants the way we want to be treated: with integrity, professionalism, and trust. 4. We Care About You - We help you meet your career goals and continuously support your efforts in the field.

The Squires Group, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.