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Senior System Administrator

Job in Columbia, Howard County, Maryland, 21046, USA
Listing for: Synergy ECP
Per diem position
Listed on 2026-03-12
Job specializations:
  • IT/Tech
    Cybersecurity, Systems Administrator, IT Support, Systems Engineer
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 100000 - 125000 USD Yearly USD 100000.00 125000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Company Description:

Synergy ECP is a Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SD(VOSB)) that was formed in July 2007 with Headquarters in Columbia, MD. We have a talented, dedicated staff providing a broad range of services to the defense, intelligence, and health care industries.

In an ultra-competitive environment, Synergy ECP has thrived by adhering to our name, ensuring excellence is displayed by our employees, our customers, and by improving performance (ECP).

It’s what sets us apart, enabling us to be an autonomous yet agile business that delivers significant results, demonstrating our readiness to meet our customers’ evolving demands.

Synergy ECP has earned a client list that includes numerous Fortune 100 companies, in addition to multiple branches of the US government and military services.

Synergy ECP is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected class.

Job Description:

This position is for System Administration support for development and production environments for a mission-critical Identity and Access Management (IdAM) system. Responsibilities include working with a team to obtain and configure Virtual Machines (VMs), loading operating systems and software, performing security hardening, patching, and monitoring status. The position will also support ISSO and ISSEs in obtaining and maintaining security certification and accreditation.

Apply knowledge of computer operations, platforms, systems, architectures, functions, and terminology. Independently read, write, and implement standard operating procedures and technical documentation.

Required Clearance: TS/SCI with FS Polygraph

Required Skills and Experience:

  • Bachelor’s Degree or higher in computer engineering or in a field related to the computer engineering or computer science disciplines
  • 10 years System Administration experience. An additional 4+ years of System Administration experience may be substituted for the degree for a total of 14 years.
  • 2+ years’ experience with PKI authentication services.
  • Experience with:
  • Configuration and Maintenance of Virtual Machines
  • VCenter/VMWare
  • Linux and Windows operating systems (CentOS, Red Hat, Windows 10, Windows Server)
  • DNS
  • Active Directory (AD)
  • Scripting languages (e.g. Perl, bash, etc.)
  • Ansible Playbooks
  • Jenkins – Continuous Integration /Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)
  • OS and Software application patching (e.g. IAVA, Version updates)
  • AWS (VPC, EC2, S3)
  • Attention to detail and time management
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to provide after hours call-in support
  • Desired Skills:

  • Experience with:
  • IdAM directories (Active Directory and/or LDAP)
  • Jira and Confluence
  • Networking/Load Balancing
  • Docker/Kubernetes
  • Mongo

    DB 4.x
  • Strong organizational and time management skills, including the ability to multi-task and work independently and with a team.
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    Position Requirements
    10+ Years work experience
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