Leidos
Senior Systems Administration
Alexandria, VA · Senior
No sponsorship$116k-$210kDetected 5 hours ago
TypeScriptPostgreSQLAWSCI/CDLinuxCybersecuritySystems EngineeringLoad BalancingCommunicationCompTIA
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About the role
- Leverage external and internal cloud services, including elastic capacity auto scaling, elastic load balancing, right sizing, disaster recovery strategies, and tiered storage.
- Active CompTIA Security+ (or higher) certification.
- Active Red Hat Certified System Administrator certification.
Responsibilities
- This position plays a critical role in maintaining secure, reliable, and high performing environments that support mission operations.
- Primary Responsibilities Provide Tier I, II, and III infrastructure support.
- Provide technical systems engineering and system administration support.
- Identify, analyze, and document problems related to program functionality and user interfaces.
- Ensure the architecture and design of DoD information systems remain functional and secure.
- Implement security best practices and initiatives across all levels of the infrastructure.
- Provide broad spectrum user support, including identifying and responding to customer requirements with a focus on quality assurance, customer satisfaction, help desk functions, and related support activities.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree with 12+ years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree with 10+ years of relevant experience.
- Additional related experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
- Proficiency in Linux system administration.
- Experience using PostgreSQL through the command line.
Nice to have
- Experience supporting AWS cloud environments.
- AMSOPP1 If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling.
- We're not hiring followers.
- We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail.
- Step 10 is ancient history.
- We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.
- For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.
Compensation
- Pay Range $116,350.00 - $210,325.00 The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary.
- Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $17.2 billion for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2026.
- 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.
Company info
- At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it.
- Leidos Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Active TS/SCI security clearance
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