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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Data Center System Administrator - **Company:** Leidos, Inc. - **Location:** Fort Washington, MD, United States - **Salary:** $73,450.0 - $132,775.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Cyber Security, Data Centers, Remote Access Technology, Remote Infrastructure Management, Network Switches, HybridCloud, Information Technology, Servicenow - **Published:** August 6, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/usfa55bc47216286b22cef259144f462e0/eaa ## About the Role * Experience with interacting with customers to handle service inquiries and problems. * Experience working in a data center. * Knowledge of data center standards and best practices. * Knowledge of power infrastructure layout from generation to rack level, redundancy levels and techniques, rack standards, properties and selection criteria, and power rail/strip options, cold aisle/hot aisle containment, and standards for fire suppression, security and safety. * Experience with Tier 2 system administration to include connecting crash carts and configuring remote management interfaces to restore administrator remote access and following prescribed procedures to restore servers. * Experience troubleshooting issues in a growing environment. * Time management skills. * Strong oral and written communications skills. * Track record of working effectively within a team and support to peers toward improved processes and results. * Experience with IT Service Management (ITSM) products such as ServiceNow. * Experience mentoring others. Certifications * Candidate must, at a minimum, meet DoDM 8140.03 (previously DoD 8570) - IT System Admin Intermediate certification requirements (Cloud+, GICSP, SSCP, Security+ CE, GSEC, or higher) Education * Candidate must have a BS with 4 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 2 years of prior relevant experience. Additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree. Clearance * Due to the nature of the government contracts we support, US Citizenship is required. * An active TS/SCI with Poly required for Position or TS/SCI and willingness to obtain and maintain a required specific polygraph. ## Description If this sounds like a mission you want to be a part of, keep reading! The Digital Sector of Leidos is seeking a Data Center System Administrator to support data center operations. The System Administrator will rack and stack equipment, support upgrades and consolidations, ensure power is transferred if there is a power failure, and provide general data center system administrator support. They will support hybrid cloud-hosting alternatives. This individual will work in a team environment to ensure mission needs are met and ensure functionality of capabilities of customers. Primary Tasks: * Be able to work with and employ rack level redundancy techniques, rack standards, properties and selection criteria, and power rail/strip options, cold aisle/hot aisle containment, and standards for fire suppression, security and safety. * Support implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of physical equipment to include servers, storage arrays, network switches etc. Rapidly distinguish isolated system problems vs data center-wide outages. * Coordinate with customers and stakeholders to collect data, conduct analysis, develop, and implement solutions associated with incident tickets and requirements. * Develop solutions to complex technical issues. * Provide follow-up reports (technical findings, feedback, resolution steps taken) for root cause analysis, engineering technical assessment and process improvement initiatives. * Support customer requirements in a 24/7/365 mission environment and be able to respond to after-hours emergency calls (power/cooling disruption). * Update operations and maintenance documentation for 24/7/365 personnel. * Mentor junior team members to include temporary military support for major projects. ## Related Videos - [The Sustainability Race: AI's Promises, Pitfalls and Potential](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100155-the-sustainability-race-ai-s-promises-pitfalls-and-potential) - [Applying Agile Principles to Incident Management ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/101-applying-agile-principles-to-incident-management) - [What makes Cybersecurity different for critical infrastructure?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/571-what-makes-cybersecurity-different-for-critical-infrastructure) - [Building the Nervous System of AI - Michael Kagan (NVIDIA)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2133-building-the-nervous-system-of-ai-michael-kagan-nvidia) - [AI in Production: applied AI & enterprise use cases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100130-ai-in-production-applied-ai-enterprise-use-cases) - [Hacking MSSQL on Cloud. 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