Secret Linux Systems Administrator
Dahlgren, VAJob$35–48/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Insight Global is seeking a Secret Linux Systems Administrator to support a federal program in Dahlgren, Virginia. The role administers, maintains, and troubleshoots Linux servers and workstations in classified and unclassified environments, working alongside scientists and engineers on system performance, software installations, user access, backups, recovery, and day-to-day Linux administration.
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Job Description
Insight Global is seeking a Secret Linux Systems Administrator to federal program in Dahlgren, VA. This individual will support the administration, maintenance, and troubleshooting of Linux-based servers and workstations across classified and unclassified environments. They will work alongside scientists and engineers to support system performance, software installations, user access, backups/recovery, and day-to-day Linux administration. Candidates must have 4-6 years of Linux systems administration experience and an active Secret clearance with the ability to obtain an Interim Top Secret clearance. They must also have an active IAT Level II certification. The pay for this role ranges from $35-$48/hour, based on experience.
Skills and Requirements
- 4-6 years of Linux Systems Administration experience
- Active Secret clearance with ability to obtain an Interim Top Secret
- Active IAT Level II certification
- Strong Linux system administration and management experience
- Experience administering Linux-based servers and end-user workstations
- Experience troubleshooting system, hardware, software, and user issues
- Experience with HP and Dell hardware
- Experience supporting software/application installations and system configurations
- Experience with backup/recovery and user account/access management
- Experience with software/license management and software distribution
- Experience supporting clustered systems or high-performance computing environments
We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected].
How this job compares
Set against the 2,465 open Systems Administrator jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$35–48/hr
- US median$42–60/hr172 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $41.50/hr, is 23% below the US median midpoint ($54/hr) — in the middle half of Systems Administrator hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 250 open Systems Administrator jobs in Virginia and 2,465 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Virginia
- CACI International23 open
- General Dynamics Information Technology21 open
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience; Systems Administrator postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (2,060 postings).
- Education
- 361 of the 2,465 open Systems Administrator jobs (15%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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