Systems Administrator w TS​/SCI CI Poly

Systems Administrator w TS/SCI CI Poly | Req#4228

Actio Net is looking for a System Administrator role provides hands‑on technical support in a classified environment, responsible for installing, configuring, securing, and maintaining Windows and Linux systems, networks, and associated hardware and software. The position includes building systems from bare metal, managing authentication services, performing backups, monitoring security events, troubleshooting failures across multiple sites, and ensuring full compliance with DoD and Intelligence Community security standards.

The administrator also contributes to cybersecurity program execution, documentation, automation, and performance optimization while supporting distributed systems and infrastructure‑as‑code tools. Strong customer engagement, leadership, communication, and the ability to prioritize workloads in fast‑paced, mission‑critical environments are essential. The role requires onsite support 90% of the time, limited travel, U.S. citizenship, and an active or obtainable TS//SCI clearance with CI polygraph.

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SALARY 130K-190k

Work directly with customers in a technical role

Responsible for asset installation/configuration, operation and maintenance of systems hardware, software and related infrastructure.

Configure and manage operating systems (Windows and Linux), applications (commercial and government), networks (IPs, subnets, etc.), and network equipment (switches)

Configure and manage DOD and IC standard distributed authentication services

Build up systems from "bare metal" in alignment with accredited baselines

Ensure that system hardware, operating systems, software systems and related procedures adhere to government policies.

Perform regular security monitoring to identify any possible intrusions.

Perform daily backup operations.

Perform regular file archival and purge, as necessary.

Create, change and delete user accounts per request.

Perform ongoing performance tuning, hardware upgrades and resource optimization, as required.

Repair and recover from hardware or software failures for multiple sites.

Establishes, documents, and monitor the government’s cyber security program implementation plan.

Maintain facility video distribution system and displays.

Other tasks and duties as assigned

Contribute technical content and tutorials to product documentation

Familiarity with distributed systems like Hadoop, HBase/Accumulo, Spark and Kafka

Experience with Puppet, Ansible, Terraform, Bash, Powershell, and Python tools

A strong understanding of security concepts, best practices and how to apply them, such as Secure Shell, public key encryption, access credentials, certificates, TLS, and data encryption to include Department of Defense and Intelligence Community security policies/processes

Leadership Skills

Highly motivated

Excellent interpersonal skills

Ability to dynamically prioritize tasks

Organized with attention to detail and accuracy

Ability to represent successful completion of work in Agile Management systems (e.g. Jira, Confluence, Git Lab)

Position Requires onsite support in a classified environment

Remote work supported only in limited capacity (short duration, NIPR) and with approval of the sponsor

Employee may be required to travel in support of distant end installations or break fix actions if they cannot be accomplished remotely.

Equipment Used

Typical Working Conditions

General office environment

Essential Physical Tasks

CONUS/OCONUS travel less than 10% of the time

Ability to use a personal computer, keyboard and mouse on a consistent basis.

Operates standard computer-based business tools (including but not limited to Microsoft Word and Excel) effectively with a high degree of competency

Ability to capture essential procedural instructions for tasks in a manner repeatable by others

Verbal Communications

Demonstrates excellent clear and concise verbal communication skills.

Active communicator - giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate.

Bachelor of Science in Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field

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