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# Senior Systems Administrator

- **Company:** CGI Group
- **Location:** Baltimore, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $71,700.0 - $176,300.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Distributed Systems, Hyper-V, Python (Programming Language), Windows Servers, Windows PowerShell, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Scripting, Information Technology, Performance Monitor, Vmware, Control M
- **Published:** May 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=858eff4051976c16

## About the Role

Ability to obtain and maintain Public Trust clearance
.Bachelor's degree +14 years of relevant IT experience
.Expert RHEL & Windows Server administration; security compliance enforcement.
.Deep experience with CONTROL M/EM install/upgrade/troubleshooting in large distributed environments.
.Strong automation/scripting; familiarity with virtualization (VMware/Hyper V).

Desired qualifications/non-essential skills required:
.Enterprise/federal batch automation experience; continuous improvement leadership, * Adv Adm - SysAdm & Scripting

 * Linux
 * PowerShell
 * PowerShell

## Description

CGI Federal is seeking a Senior Systems Administrator to lead operations for a multi platform batch environmentowning Linux/Windows server reliability, CONTROL M/EM administration, and automation for mission critical workloads for a large federal agency., Lead installation, upgrades, and re hosting of CONTROL M/EM servers/agents across distributed environments; establish standards and change controls.
.Direct RHEL and Windows Server patching/hardening, performance tuning, and capacity planning; drive proactive monitoring.
.Architect automation (Shell/Python/PowerShell) and reporting to reduce toil and improve batch throughput; mentor engineers.
.Partner with vendors on complex issues; produce root cause and recovery documentation; manage weekly program status.


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