The Role
Provide advanced systems administration and technical leadership for IT infrastructure, ensuring performance, security, and compliance. Mentor junior staff and oversee disaster recovery, system updates, and integration across platforms.
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Summary
GAMA-1 Technologies, LLC seeks a highly experienced System Administrator IV to provide advanced systems administration, configuration management, and technical leadership in support of enterprise IT infrastructure in a remote environment. The candidate will serve as a senior technical authority responsible for ensuring optimal performance, security, availability, and scalability of complex multi-platform systems in mission-critical environments.
Supervisory Responsibilities None.
Essential functions/responsibilities
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Information Security and Confidentiality Obligations
Basic Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Work authorization/security clearance requirements
Work environment
Travel required No
Proficiency Requirement
GAMA-1 Technologies, LLC seeks a highly experienced System Administrator IV to provide advanced systems administration, configuration management, and technical leadership in support of enterprise IT infrastructure in a remote environment. The candidate will serve as a senior technical authority responsible for ensuring optimal performance, security, availability, and scalability of complex multi-platform systems in mission-critical environments.
Supervisory Responsibilities None.
Essential functions/responsibilities
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
- Serve as system administrator, overseeing the operation, maintenance, and enhancement of enterprise IT systems
- Manage and optimize virtualization platforms such as VMware, Hyper-V, or cloud-based compute environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
- Implement and maintain system security controls, ensuring compliance with federal security frameworks (e.g., NIST 800-53, FISMA, RMF).
- Oversee patch management, system updates, and configuration baselines using automation tools such as Ansible, PowerShell, or SCCM.
- Monitor and troubleshoot system performance issues, conducting root cause analyses and developing mitigation plans.
- Provide technical mentorship and oversight to junior administrators and support staff.
- Coordinate with cybersecurity, network, and application teams to ensure seamless integration and security of systems across the enterprise.
- Lead efforts in disaster recovery planning, system backups, and continuity of operations.
- Develop and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs), system documentation, and configuration records.
- Evaluate and recommend emerging technologies to enhance operational efficiency and system resilience.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Information Security and Confidentiality Obligations
- Ensure adherence to organizational information security policies and procedures; actively participate in mandatory security awareness training; and manage confidential and sensitive information in accordance with company protocols and data protection standards.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or a related field.
- 8+ years of progressive experience in systems administration, with at least 3 years in a senior or lead capacity supporting enterprise-level environments.
- Expert-level knowledge of Windows Server and/or Linux administration, system automation, and virtualization technologies.
- Hands-on experience with cloud-based infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and hybrid system integration.
- Strong understanding of network protocols, firewalls, VPNs, and load balancing concepts.
- Demonstrated experience implementing security hardening and compliance with federal cybersecurity standards.
- Proven ability to lead technical projects, mentor team members, and interface with stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent documentation, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Certifications such as Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Administrator, Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE), VMware Certified Professional (VCP), or AWS Certified SysOps Administrator.
- Experience supporting federal IT systems, including compliance with FISMA, NIST, or RMF requirements.
- Familiarity with ServiceNow, Splunk, SolarWinds, or similar enterprise management platforms.
Work authorization/security clearance requirements
- Ability to obtain a Public Trust security clearance,
Work environment
- This work is typically completed in a remote work environment..
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- Must be able to access and navigate each department at the organizations and client facilities.
Travel required No
Proficiency Requirement
- The employee is expected to demonstrate proficiency in all essential job functions, tools, and processes related to this position within the first 90 days of employment. This includes acquiring a thorough understanding of job-specific responsibilities, systems, and workflows as outlined during onboarding and training. Failure to meet this requirement may result in additional training, reassessment, or other actions as deemed necessary by management.
Top Skills
Ansible
AWS
Azure
Fisma
GCP
Hyper-V
Linux
Nist 800-53
Powershell
Rmf
Sccm
VMware
Windows Server
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The Company
What We Do
GAMA-1 is a highly-technical Certified Small Disadvantaged Business with a mature service delivery model. We combine industry and government standards with established GAMA-1 methodologies to develop, engineer, secure, implement, and maintain IT solutions and services. We refine our methods through continuous process improvement and hold International Organization of Standards (ISO) 9001 (Quality), ISO 20000 (ITSM), and ISO 27001 (Security) certifications. We train our staff on IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) v4 and apply Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Services Level 3 processes.
GAMA-1 is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place to Work® for two consecutive years. This prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at GAMA-1 Technologies. This year, 97% of employees said it’s a great workplace compared to 57% of typical U.S.-based company employees.
