Senior System Administrator

Edgewater Federal Solutions is currently seeking a cleared Senior System Administrator to provide support to the DOE Office of Environment, Health, Safety and Security (EHSS) contract located in Germantown, MD. The Senior System Administrator plans, leads and manages activities associated with the development, implementation, maintenance, and replacement of major information technology systems and applications.

This position is ONSITE, reporting to the DOE office in Germantown, Maryland. This position requires an active Top-Secret or Q clearance., Install, configure, maintain, and monitor physical and virtual RHEL and Windows based computer systems.

• Manage user accounts, group memberships, and access permissions across environments.
• Harden and patch operating systems in accordance with DoD STIGs and agency policies.
• Manage and deploy patch life cycles using Satellite Server and WSUS.
• Manage Microsoft Group Policies Objects (GPO).
• Deploy, configure, and manage CDM tools and services for asset discovery, vulnerability scanning, endpoint detection, and configuration management.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts using Ansible, Bash, and PowerShell.
• Support backup and recovery operations including disaster recovery planning.
• Create and maintain configuration management documentation for all systems.
• Tier 2 customer support and managing tickets through closure.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex systems, networks, and security issues.
• Includes weekend work for critical system patching and maintenance windows.
• Other duties as assigned.

• US Citizenship is required.
• Active TS or Q clearance is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science or related field.
• 10+ years of experience performing professional level work in the information technology field; including experience performing information technology analysis and managing IT projects through the entire project life cycle.

Desired Skills:

• Knowledge of LAN/WAN systems to help manage internal networks.
• Experience with CDM tools (Axonius, ForeScout, Carbon Black, CrowdStrike, Tenable Security Center).
• Successful completion of COMSEC training and certification.
• Administration and support of Cisco Firepower firewalls.

medical insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, vision insurance, paid time off, 401(k), Salary: $100,000.00 - $120,000.00

Additional benefits include:

• Paid Time Off & Holiday Pay
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Disability, Life Insurance, and AD&D
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Pre-Tax 401K and/or After-Tax Roth IRA (with employer matching contribution)
• Tuition and Technical Training Reimbursement
• Exercise Reimbursement
• Computer Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program

Edgewater Federal Solutions is a privately held government contracting firm located in Frederick, MD. The company was founded in 2002 with the vision of being highly recognized and admired for supporting customer missions through employee empowerment, exceptional services, and timely delivery. Edgewater Federal Solutions is ISO 9001, 20000-1, 270001 certified, appraised at CMMI Level 3 Maturity for Development and Services, and has been named in the Top Workplaces in the Greater Washington Area Companies since 2018.