Systems Administrator (Journeyman)

Agile Defense; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Agile Defense is seeking a Junior System Administrator to support a mission-critical federal program at Quantico, VA. You will help operate and maintain secure, high-availability networks and systems enabling national criminal justice operations.

This role includes hands-on deployment, testing, integration, and maintenance within a PMO framework. The position requires a TS clearance and an Associate’s Degree with at least 4 years in system administration.

Qualifications

• Associate’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related discipline.
• Minimum of 4 years of related experience in system administration.
• CompTIA Security+ and/or CCNA certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage the daily activities of configuration and operation of the organization’s IT systems and applications.
• Assist in the installation, maintenance, and general support of IT systems.
• Identify and resolve problems associated with operating systems.
• Analyze and resolve problems associated with server hardware/software and applications software.
• Detect, diagnose, and report related problems on both server and desktop IT systems.
• Assist users with questions or issues related to accessing and using IT systems.
• Install new software releases and system upgrades, evaluate and install patches, and resolve software related problems.
• Deploy monthly Microsoft updates and third‑party patches to mitigate security risks.
• Monitor health and performance of devices in the enterprise.
• Perform system backup and recovery procedures.
• Assist with operation and maintenance of issuing Certification Authorities, including monitoring system health, supporting Certificate Revocation List (CRL) publication processes, and performing routine maintenance tasks.
• Create and maintain network and system infrastructure diagrams.
• Ensure technical documentation exists for all systems and is kept up to date, including inventory and patch levels of all systems, hostnames, property numbers, IP addresses, enclave, number of cores, number of processors, admin passwords, certificates, and service accounts on a monthly interval.
• Respond to and investigate cybersecurity incidents in coordination with the Information System Security team.
• Support and manage physical, virtual and hyperconverged environments.
• Install, configure, upgrade, and migrate Windows Server and SQL Server software.

Skills

System administration

Troubleshooting

LAN/WAN concepts

Education

Associate’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related discipline

Tools

Windows Server

SQL Server

Cybersecurity monitoring tools

Job description

Systems Administrator (Journeyman) – Quantico, VA – Top Secret clearance required.

Agile Defense is seeking a Junior System Administrator to support a mission‑critical federal law‑enforcement program. In this role, you will help operate and maintain secure, high‑availability networks and systems that directly enable national criminal justice operations. You’ll play a hands‑on role in the operation, deployment, testing, integration and maintenance of infrastructure and software environments while working within a dynamic Project Management Office (PMO).

Responsibilities

• Manage the daily activities of configuration and operation of the organization’s IT systems and applications.
• Assist in the installation, maintenance, and general support of IT systems.
• Identify and resolve problems associated with operating systems.
• Analyze and resolve problems associated with server hardware/software and applications software.
• Detect, diagnose, and report related problems on both server and desktop IT systems.
• Assist users with questions or issues related to accessing and using IT systems.
• Install new software releases and system upgrades, evaluate and install patches, and resolve software related problems.
• Deploy monthly Microsoft updates and third‑party patches to mitigate security risks.
• Monitor health and performance of devices in the enterprise.
• Perform system backup and recovery procedures.
• Assist with operation and maintenance of issuing Certification Authorities, including monitoring system health, supporting Certificate Revocation List (CRL) publication processes, and performing routine maintenance tasks.
• Create and maintain network and system infrastructure diagrams.
• Ensure technical documentation exists for all systems and is kept up to date, including inventory and patch levels of all systems, hostnames, property numbers, IP addresses, enclave, number of cores, number of processors, admin passwords, certificates, and service accounts on a monthly interval.
• Respond to and investigate cybersecurity incidents in coordination with the Information System Security team.
• Support and manage physical, virtual and hyperconverged environments.
• Install, configure, upgrade, and migrate Windows Server and SQL Server software.
• No telework approved; standard government hours of operation.

Qualifications

• Associate’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related discipline.
• Minimum of 4 years of related experience in system administration.
• CompTIA Security+ and/or CCNA certification preferred.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.