Senior System Administrator; 2nd Shift
Listed on 2026-01-11
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IT/Tech
Cybersecurity, IT Support, Systems Engineer, Systems Administrator
Date Posted:
Country: United States of America
Location: VA144: 7500 Geoint Drive, Springfield 7500 Geoint Drive , Springfield, VA, 22150 USA
Position Role Type: Onsite
U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
Security Clearance: TS/SCI with Poly - Current
At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world.
Raytheon seeks a Systems Administrator to join a high-performing team at the heart of an important US government function which helps the nation meet its national security strategy. This is for an on-site system administrator sustaining and maintaining a VM-based data system supporting a high visibility system critical to this agency’s day-to-day and contingency operations. This architecturally complex, multi-networked system has many users who demand quick troubleshooting, active workflow management, and restoral operations as needed.
The selected candidate will work an Operations and Sustainment team, embedded on-site, with customer presence, for a system considered mission critical by the customer. The system is responsible for successful 24x7x365 operations of the ASP side of the system, with very detailed assistance to the ISP part of the system. This position operates at a customer facility in Springfield, VA, and will coordinate with another team in St Louis, MO.
This position is Mon-Fri 2:00pm-10:00pm plus on-call one weekend per month.
- Ensuring maximum system availability.
- Conduct system updates/upgrades in coordination with the ISP and the support factory.
- Conduct VM-based services to ensure system operation.
- Support development/modification of technical documentation.
- Complete and track lessons learned and metrics.
- Typically requires a Bachelor’s in science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience.
- Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
- Security+ DoD 8570 certification or higher and Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Certifications:
RHCT or RHSA. - System administration experience across Linux systems and SQL.
- Experience in the Intelligence Community (IC).
- Experience with LDAP, NFS, TCP/IP, Splunk, Grafana, and NIS/NIS+
- Experience issuing and managing PKI Certifications.
- Ability to work in an operational environment with attention to detail.
- Familiarity with dislocated or geographically separated operations.
- Good communication and organizational skills.
- Ability to contribute to technical documentation.
- Comfortable performing duties collocated with the customer and other operations center residents.
- Proven ability in strong customer support.
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Certifications:
RHCT or RHSA.
Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value:
Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.
Relocation eligible.
Eligible for employee referral.
This position requires a security clearance. DCSA Consolidated Adjudication Services (DCSACAS), an agency of the Department of Defense, handles and adjudicates the security clearance process. More information about Security Clearances can be found on the US Department of State government website here: https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..htm
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