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# System Administrator

- **Company:** GovCIO
- **Location:** Olympia, WA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $108,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Software Applications, Computing Platforms, Computer Networks, Network Configuration and Change Management, Server Administration, Software Engineering, Software Requirements Analysis, System Software, Computer Equipment, Information Technology
- **Published:** August 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000gnrqwv

## About the Role

+ Bachelor's with 5 - 8 years of system administration experience (or commensurate experience)

 + Clearance Required: Abilty to maintain a public trust clearance

## Description

Establishes and maintains smooth operation of computer systems (to include operating systems, software and hardware) in networked or stand-alone configurations, maintains system integrity, and upgrades systems and/or servers as required. May create and document new methods supporting network/system operations and implement changes to procedures. Consults with support teams, help desks, customers and other technical staff in the resolution of problems, coordinates and performs operation and/or maintenance activities for networks/servers, identifies recurring problems and recommends steps to reduce the severity or frequency of problems. May plan for the transition of development and/or production environments to new technologies, utilize system software to monitor the performance of system files, manage system data to maintain performance efficiencies and/or study system requirements to determine proper server installation methods and procedures.

 + Maintain and administer computer networks and related computing environments, including computer hardware, systems software, applications software, and all configurations.

 + Plan, coordinate, and implement network/system security measures in order to protect data, software, and hardware.

 + Provides regular monitoring and analysis regarding short and long-range planning for in-house systems.

 + Prepares or ensures that appropriate documentation exists, including operational instructions.

 + Writes or modifies basic scripts to resolve performance problems and automate administration tasks.

 + Recommend changes to improve systems and network configurations, and determine hardware or software requirements related to such changes.


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