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# Junior Systems Administrator

- **Company:** Peraton Inc
- **Location:** Fort Meade, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Starter
- **Salary:** $112,000.0 - $179,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Network Architecture, Computer Network Operations, Information Technology
- **Published:** September 1, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9131361/junior-systems-administrator

## About the Role

Individual Capabilities/Experience Required:

 * Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or universityand five (5) years' experience as a SA in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required. Five (5) years of additional SA experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.
 * DoD 8570 compliance with Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level I certification or higher is required.
 * Additional Domain Experience:
 + Computer Network Operations - Must have at least one (1) year of demonstrated experience in Modern operating systems and network architectures.
 + Information Assurance - Must have at least one (1) year of demonstrated experience in certification and accreditation. Architecture development and design. Risk Assessments. IA Metrics gathering.
 * Ability to work independently and in groups to complete tasks bounded by constraints.
 * Position requires an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.

Individual Capabilities/Experience Desired:

 * Strong writing and communication skills.

Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

## Description

Peraton is seeking a System Administrator to provide enterprise-focused engineering support to a government customer. You will provide support for implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of IT systems; provide Tier 1 (Help Desk) problem identification, diagnosis and resolution of problems; and manage the daily activities of configuration and operation of IT systems.

You will also provide assistance to users in accessing and using IT systems; provide Tier 1 (Help Desk) and Tier 2 (Escalation) problem identification, diagnosis and resolution of problems; provide support to IT systems including day-to-day operations, monitoring and problem resolution for all of the client/server/storage/network devices, mobile devices, etc.; provide support for the escalation and communication of status to agency management and internal customers; and optimize system operations and resource utilization, and perform system capacity analysis and planning.


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