Windows Systems Administrator

Quest Oracle Community; Arlington, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 73,000 - 133,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Veritas NetBackup Administrator to support the CESO effort in Arlington, VA. The role is 100% on-site and requires a TS/SCI clearance to start.

You will manage NetBackup infrastructure, configure policies, monitor jobs, and coordinate with multiple teams to ensure backup reliability and compliance. The position emphasizes secure, highly automated platform operations in a government-facing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 4+ years of overall related experience with a Windows or Linux server environment.
• An active TS/SCI security clearance is required for this position.
• Currently possess DoD 8750 certification at least IAT level II, e.g Security+ce.
• Experience with backup monitoring, reporting, and performance tuning.
• Strong understanding of Linux and/or Windows server administration.
• Experience with VMware, Hyper‑V, or other virtualization platforms.

Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain Veritas NetBackup infrastructure (Master Server, Media Servers, and Clients).
• Configure, monitor, and troubleshoot backup and restore operations.
• Perform backup policy creation, scheduling, retention management, and lifecycle policies.
• Monitor backup job success rates and resolve failed backup issues promptly.
• Coordinate with infrastructure, storage, database, and application teams for backup requirements.
• Maintain backup documentation, operational procedures, and compliance reports.

Skills

Backup administration

Linux/Windows administration

Security clearance TS/SCI

DoD 8750 IAT II

VMware/Hyper-V

DISA STIGS

Backup monitoring

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Veritas NetBackup

Job description

We are currently seeking a Veritas NetBackup Administrator to join the Compartmented Enterprise Services Office (CESO) effort. This program is establishing a modern secure web service (SWS) operation as part of a state‑of‑the‑art, highly automated platform capable of supporting a rapidly expanding customer population. We are assisting CESO as they migrate to a high security cloud environment by providing network and communication services, monitoring services, and system administration.

This position is based in Arlington, VA and is 100% on-site.

Requires a TS/SCI US Government Security to start.

Primary Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain Veritas NetBackup infrastructure (Master Server, Media Servers, and Clients).
• Configure, monitor, and troubleshoot backup and restore operations.
• Perform backup policy creation, scheduling, retention management, and lifecycle policies.
• Monitor backup job success rates and resolve failed backup issues promptly.
• Coordinate with infrastructure, storage, database, and application teams for backup requirements.
• Maintain backup documentation, operational procedures, and compliance reports.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 4+ years of overall related experience with a Windows or Linux server environment. Additional experience, education and training may be considered in lieu of degree
• An active TS/SCI security clearance is required for this position.
• Currently possess DoD 8750 certification at least IAT level II, e.g Security+ce.
• Candidate may be asked to obtain CI Poly in future
• Experience with backup monitoring, reporting, and performance tuning.
• Strong understanding of Linux and/or Windows server administration.
• Experience with application of security settings and other commercial best practices such as DISA STIGS.
• Experience with VMware, Hyper‑V, or other virtualization platforms.
• Experience with backup monitoring, reporting, and performance tuning.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experienced with DISA and DISA’s support to mission partners
• TS/SCI w/CI Poly Preferred
• Strong hands‑on experience with Veritas NetBackup 8.x / 9.x / 10.x.
• Experience with NetBackup Master Server and Media Server administration.
• Familiarity with Oracle, SQL Server, Exchange, SAP, or other enterprise application backups.
• Linux OS experience.
• Understanding of disaster recovery and business continuity concepts.

Original Posting:

August 6, 2026

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $73,450.00 - $132,775.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.