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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Network Systems Administrator - **Company:** Strategic Inc - **Location:** Arlington, VA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $93,000.0 - $103,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Systems Engineering, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Configuration Management, CompTIA Security+, Drupal, Enterprise Content Management, Metadata, Performance Tuning, Regression Testing, Microsoft SharePoint, Data Streaming, Systems Architecture, Systems Integration, Test Management, Computer Networking Systems, Bug Reporting, Information Technology - **Published:** October 13, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=1712fa72ddfc195b ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field. * Minimum of eight years of progressively responsible systems engineering, systems administration, platform operations, or enterprise infrastructure experience. * Minimum of three years supporting cloud, hybrid, or Government-managed enterprise environments. * Demonstrated experience diagnosing complex platform or integration issues and coordinating resolution across multiple technical teams or service providers. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities * Systems architecture, integration analysis, configuration management, and technical documentation. * Enterprise platform operations, monitoring, incident management, problem management, root-cause analysis, and corrective-action tracking. * Release assessment, regression testing, defect management, and operational-readiness validation. * Working knowledge of SharePoint information architecture and enterprise content capabilities, including content types, site columns, metadata, permissions, search, filtering, and reporting. * Working knowledge of Drupal or comparable enterprise content-management platforms and the technical constraints of Government-managed hosting environments. * Cloud or hybrid infrastructure, identity and access dependencies, security controls, and performance optimization. * Ability to distinguish contractor-controlled issues from Government, hosting, identity, or enterprise-service dependencies and coordinate action without exceeding assigned authority. * Ability to convert technical findings into clear risks, options, priorities, and recommendations for nontechnical decision-makers. * Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical issues to program, Government, and stakeholder audiences. * Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities, document decisions, and meet deadlines in an evolving environment. * Ability to work independently and collaboratively, exercise sound judgment, and protect sensitive Government information., * Experience supporting DHS HSIN, HSIN-CI, CISA, or a comparable Federal information-sharing environment. * Hands-on experience supporting a SharePoint-to-Drupal, content-management, or enterprise-platform migration. * Industry-recognized certification such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, CompTIA Security+, CISSP, ITIL, or a comparable systems or security credential. * Experience with test management, issue-tracking, monitoring, configuration-management, and dashboard tools. ## Description The Senior Network and Computer Systems Administrator serves as the senior technical operations and platform integration lead supporting the mission-essential HSIN-CI environment. The position focuses on platform stability, technical architecture, environment dependencies, release readiness, incident and problem management, and restoration of capabilities affected by the SharePoint-to-Drupal modernization. Working within Government-controlled hosting and enterprise-service boundaries, the role analyzes legacy and current-state configurations, validates sprint releases, documents defects, coordinates resolution across technical organizations, and develops practical recommendations to improve reliability, search, reporting, security, and mission continuity., * Lead technical assessment of the current Drupal-based HSIN-CI environment and its interfaces with Government-managed identity, hosting, network, security, and enterprise services. * Analyze the legacy SharePoint architecture, when access and reference materials are available, including content types, site columns, metadata, permissions, search, filtering, reporting, and site configurations; document functional mappings, gaps, and lessons for the current platform. * Maintain current-state and target-state technical documentation, including system context, integration points, dependencies, data flows, environment constraints, configuration baselines, and decision records. * Review sprint releases and planned changes for technical feasibility, operational impact, security implications, dependencies, regression risk, and readiness for Government testing or deployment. * Plan and execute structured technical validation, regression testing, and defect verification for new and changed capabilities; maintain traceable defect records with evidence, severity, impact, reproduction steps, ownership, and status. * Coordinate incident and problem management for platform outages, degradation, integration failures, access dependencies, and recurring defects, including root-cause analysis, escalation, workaround documentation, corrective-action tracking, and verification of resolution. * Monitor available platform-health, performance, capacity, availability, and error information; identify trends and recommend stabilization or optimization actions within the contract scope. * Assess search, reporting, permissions, content-model, and cross-platform integration issues and work with the Senior Web Administrator, developers, Government teams, and service providers to develop technically feasible solutions. * Support continuity of operations for a mission-essential information-sharing environment, including after-hours response or coordination when required for high-impact incidents or releases. * Provide technical input to capability roadmaps, modernization recommendations, risk registers, release plans, monthly reporting, and briefings for program and Government leadership. * Ensure technical activities and recommendations align with DHS 4300A, FISMA, NIST guidance, Section 508 considerations, SBU/FOUO handling requirements, and Government-established architecture and change-control processes. * Facilitate technical walkthroughs and knowledge transfer so architecture, configurations, known defects, dependencies, and operational procedures are not concentrated with individual team members. * Perform other duties as assigned consistent with the position's responsibilities., This position does not have formal supervisory responsibility unless assigned. The employee is expected to lead technical coordination, facilitate cross-team troubleshooting, guide less-experienced personnel, and support knowledge transfer., Occasional local or overnight travel may be required for Government-directed site support, planning, testing, or stakeholder activities. Travel outside the local commuting area requires advance COR approval.