Systems Administrator (UNIX/Solaris)

Spatial Front, Inc; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Spatial Front, Inc. is seeking a Systems Administrator (UNIX/Solaris) to support our growing team. The role focuses on administration, sustainment, security, and continuous improvement of the UNIX/Solaris infrastructure that supports PeopleSoft HCM in a secure, on-premises federal environment.

Work Location: Hybrid, On-site, Arlington, VA. The ideal candidate has 3+ years of UNIX/Solaris experience, a Bachelor's in a related field, and US citizenship with an active Secret clearance or the

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• 3+ years UNIX/Solaris administration or infrastructure support.
• Experience with PeopleSoft HCM or similar ERP environments preferred.
• US citizenship with an active Secret clearance or ability to obtain one.

Responsibilities

• Administer, monitor, and sustain Solaris/UNIX servers and supporting infrastructure.
• Install, configure, patch, harden, maintain, and troubleshoot operating systems and services.
• Manage system performance, logs, file systems, accounts, cron jobs, and configurations.
• Develop shell scripts and automation to streamline administration and batch processing.
• Support security, audit readiness, vulnerability remediation, and DISA STIG compliance.
• Troubleshoot incidents and coordinate resolution across teams.
• Support backup, recovery, patch cycles, and change control.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to maintain a secure, reliable platform.

Skills

UNIX/Solaris administration

Scripting

Troubleshooting

Security/compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field

Tools

PeopleSoft HCM

Cron/job scheduling

Oracle-based environments

Job description

Spatial Front, Inc. (SFI), a two-time USA Today Top Workplaces awardee and Washington Top Workplaces honoree, is seeking a Systems Administrator (UNIX/Solaris) to support our growing team. The ideal candidate will support the administration, sustainment, security, and continuous improvement of the UNIX/Solaris infrastructure that supports PeopleSoft HCM in a secure, on-premises federal environment. This role is responsible for maintaining operating systems, servers, automation, and supporting utilities across development, test, and production environments. The ideal candidate combines strong Solaris/UNIX administration, scripting, troubleshooting, and secure network experience.

Work Location: Hybrid, On-site, Arlington, VA

Key Responsibilities

• Administer, monitor, and sustain Solaris/UNIX servers and supporting infrastructure for PeopleSoft HCM and associated Oracle-based environments in a secure, on-premises setting.
• Install, configure, patch, harden, maintain, and troubleshoot operating systems, server components, utilities, and supporting services across development, test, and production environments.
• Manage system performance, capacity, startup/shutdown services, logs, file systems, user accounts, permissions, scheduled jobs (cron), and environment configurations.
• Develop and maintain shell scripts and automation tools to streamline administration, batch processing, monitoring, deployment support, and operational efficiency.
• Support system security, hardening, account administration, audit readiness, vulnerability remediation, and compliance with DISA STIGs or similar federal security requirements.
• Troubleshoot incidents involving servers, network connectivity, middleware dependencies, storage, backups, batch schedules, and system interfaces; coordinate resolution across teams.
• Support backup and recovery operations, contingency planning, patch cycles, change control processes, and environment readiness.
• Collaborate with application, database, integration, cybersecurity, and operations teams to maintain a stable, secure, and reliable platform.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent relevant experience).
• 3+ years of UNIX/Solaris systems administration or infrastructure support experience.
• Experience supporting PeopleSoft HCM or similar ERP environments preferred.
• Hands-on experience with on-premises Solaris/UNIX administration, including OS configuration, patching, performance tuning, troubleshooting, file systems, services, user accounts, and job scheduling.
• Strong scripting and automation skills using shell scripting or similar tools.
• Experience supporting Oracle-based platforms, middleware, secured networks, and operational support processes.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen with an active Secret security clearance or the ability to obtain one.
• Experience working in secured federal or DoD environments preferred.

Desired Skills

• Familiarity with PeopleSoft HCM architecture, batch processing, interfaces, and Oracle ecosystem components in on-premises environments.
• Experience supporting DISA-secured networks or similarly controlled federal/DoD environments, including system hardening and compliance.
• Knowledge of runbooks, SOPs, change management, backup and recovery, incident management, problem management, and contingency operations.
• Ability to collaborate across infrastructure, database, application, security, and network teams.

Additional Information

• Clearance: Must be a U.S. Citizen with an active Secret security clearance or the ability to obtain one.
• Work Environment: On-site/Hybrid as required by the contract and program.
• No agencies, third parties, or Corp-to-Corp submissions.
• Spatial Front Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer — all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status.