
Systems Administrator – Linux
Atlanta, GAJob$105–120K/yrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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Job overview
Electrosoft seeks a Linux Systems Administrator to support federal-customer IT infrastructure across Windows and Red Hat platforms. The role includes system administration, troubleshooting, scripting and automation, backup and disaster recovery, and security hardening. The candidate will collaborate across teams, maintain system documentation, and provide technical guidance to junior team members. A related bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, certifications, and IT experience is accepted.
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Full job description
Electrosoft Services, LLC is an award-winning company that provides comprehensive technology-based solutions and services to federal customers. While cybersecurity is our specialty, we also focus on ICAM, Zero Trust, digital engineering and transformation, and enterprise AI and intelligent automation. We always seek to delight our customers, so we retain highly qualified employees and offer them meaningful work, growth opportunities, and work-life balance. What sets us apart from all other contractors is the sense of teamwork our employees feel – and the knowledge that outstanding effort is recognized and rewarded. The camaraderie we share emanates from Lunch & Learn sessions where we explore new ideas together, fun group activities ranging from escape rooms to miniature golf, and much, much more. If we’ve described you and your dream workplace, please apply and share in the many benefits and opportunities we offer.
System Administrator - Linux
The Contractor shall be capable of performing the tasks &/or possess the skill sets listed below:
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Strong knowledge and proficiency (e.g., ~8+ years of experience) with Infrastructure related technologies such as Active Directory, Group Policy Objects (GPOs), User Account Management, DHCP, DNS, TCP/IP, IPv4/IPv6 addressing, Server Administration, Certificate Services, Anisible, Server Clustering, and Virtualization.
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Candidate will be well versed in Planning, Implementation, Administration and Troubleshooting issues involved with platforms across a variety of OS servers including Microsoft Windows and Red Hat.; ensuring their reliability, security, and optimal performance.
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Manage and optimize Information Technology tools and solutions to support operational requirements.
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Strong communication and documentation skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
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Analyzes development and implementation requirements and makes appropriate modifications to existing systems and prepares specifications based on customer requests.
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Create, implement, maintain, troubleshoot, and utilize advanced BASH, Perl, JavaScript, Python, PowerCLI, &/or PowerShell scripts to automate repetitive tasks, enhance system functionalities, and troubleshoot issues. Must also be comfortable performing Administration and O&M tasks from the command line.
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Ability to manage and troubleshoot a comprehensive disaster recovery and backup strategy utilizing hybrid cloud solutions such as CommVault Metallic Backups.
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Lead and mentor junior team members in best practices and technical challenges.
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Maintain detailed documentation for system designs, configurations, processes, and service records.
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Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support IT infrastructure projects, providing expert guidance and technical leadership.
Basic Qualifications:
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Candidate will hold a ComSci/CIS/InfoSec/IT related bachelor’s degree (or higher) with ~8+ years of Information Security work experience or an equivalent combination of education, certifications, & IT experience.
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Candidate will hold and maintain a current vendor (or one version release previous) certifications such as “Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate”, "Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)", "VMware Certified Professional - Data Center Virtualization 2024 [v2] (VCP-DCV 2024)”, or higher IT/InfoSec related certification.
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Experience performing administration, management, troubleshooting and deployment of operating system updates/upgrades, security patches, and software to Desktops and Servers in both physical and virtualized environments.
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Ability to participate in a 24/7/365 on call rotation.
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Organized, detail-oriented, and excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently or as part of a team.
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Capability to troubleshoot and resolve LAN/WAN connections, performance/throughput issues, and other related network problems.
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Possess knowledge &/or familiarity with security hardening framework standards and regulations from Center for Internet Security (CIS) Control 4, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication 800-53
The actual base salary offered will be determined based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant years and depth of experience, skills and qualifications, education, certifications, internal equity, and the specific requirements of the position. Candidates should not assume they will be offered the top of the posted range, as compensation is based on the individual qualifications and overall fit for the role.
Salary Range
$105,000—$120,000 USD
Electrosoft is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
All qualified applicants are considered for employment, and employees are treated during employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, citizenship, disability, or Veteran status. Additionally, the company provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.
How this job compares
Set against the 2,413 open Systems Administrator jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 8, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$105–120K/yr
- US median$95–150K/yr1,478 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $113K, is 9% below the US median midpoint ($123K) — in the middle half of Systems Administrator salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 46 open Systems Administrator jobs in Georgia and 2,413 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Georgia
- Electrosoft (this employer)4 open
- CGS Federal3 open
- Hyundai Autoever America3 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience — more than three in four Systems Administrator postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 2,016 postings).
- Education
- 350 of the 2,413 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 8, 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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