Systems Administrator

Public Trust: None

Requisition Type: Regular

Your Impact

Own your opportunity to work alongside federal civilian agencies. Make an impact by providing services that help the government ensure the well being and support of U.S. citizens.

Job Description

SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR

Advance how our customers operate while you advance your career. Join GDIT as a Systems Administrator and build an impactful career in enterprise IT, collaborating with people who are driven and resourceful like you.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT
As a Junior Systems Administrator, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of Homeland Security Task Force. You will play a crucial role in carrying forward the mission to target, disrupt, and dismantle priority Transnational Criminal Organizations and cartels.

• Support Windows and Linux systems across on-premises and virtual environments with a potential to migrate to cloud
• Help ensure availability, performance, and security of systems and data in accordance with contract, security, and compliance requirements
• Utilize Windows and Linux administration skills, develop scripts and drive DevSecOps methodology of the customer mission
  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist with installation, configuration, and maintenance of Windows and Linux servers in physical and virtual environments supporting law enforcement missions.
• Support administration of Active Directory and other core services (DNS, DHCP, file/print, identity).
• Monitor on‑premises for health, performance, and capacity; assist in troubleshooting incidents to maintain high availability and meet SLAs.
• Perform routine maintenance, including OS patching, software updates, and basic backup operations, following customer change management and approval processes.
• Assist with planning and executing system upgrades, migrations, and deployments in data centers, ensuring minimal impact to mission operations.
• Apply and verify security patches, hardening baselines, and configuration standards for Windows, and Linux resources in alignment with applicable law enforcement, DoD, and GDIT security policies.
• Implement and follow established security controls (e.g., least privilege, role‑based access, MFA, logging/monitoring) to protect systems and sensitive law enforcement data.
• Support security audits, inspections, and assessments by providing system and cloud environment data and implementing remediation steps as directed.
• Support backup, restore, and continuity procedures for on‑premises and virtualized environments; assist in periodic testing to validate data integrity and availability.
• Contribute to development and maintenance of disaster recovery plans for critical systems and law enforcement applications; participate in DR and business continuity exercises.
• Provide tier‑1/2 support to users and IT staff for hardware, software, and system issues, including mission‑critical law enforcement applications and tools.
• Maintain accurate, access‑controlled documentation of system configurations, architectures, procedures, and changes to meet audit and chain‑of‑custody requirements.
• Assist in generating reports on system performance, capacity utilization, patch and compliance status, and security events relevant to the law enforcement environment.
• Coordinate with security, network, database, application, and cloud teams to support secure and compliant delivery of IT services to the law enforcement customer.
• Follow all applicable physical, personnel, and information security procedures for cleared environments, including incident and adverse information reporting as required.
• May assist in drafting or updating IT procedures and job aids to reflect customer‑specific and classified environment requirements.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED
Bring your technology expertise and drive for innovation to GDIT. The Systems Administrator must have:
● Education: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or a related field
● Experience: 1+ years of related experience, degree may be substituted with equivalent years of training
● Technical skills: Windows, Linux administration, shell scripting, ManageEngine monitoring, supporting users and systems in secure or regulated environments preferred, exposure to cloud services.

● Security clearance level: Active Secret clearance required
● US citizenship required
● Role requirements: Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, system health monitoring, backup, restore, capacity planning, troubleshoot incidents to maintain high availability and meet SLAs

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.
● Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
● Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
● Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
● Flexibility: Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home - hybrid
● Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Explore an enterprise IT career at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your desire to drive operations forward.

Work Requirements

Years of Experience

1 + years of related experience

* may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree

Certification

CompTIA Linux+ CE | CompTIA - CompTIA

Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) | Microsoft - Microsoft

Travel Required

None

Citizenship

U.S. Citizenship Required