NAVAIR Systems Administrator, Senior
Point Mugu, CAFull-time$86–138K/yrPosted 1mo agoStill listed today
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Job overview
AMERICAN SYSTEMS seeks a senior NAVAIR Systems Administrator to support mission-critical naval aviation and defense operations at Point Mugu. The role maintains physical and virtual infrastructure, servers, applications, and information-system security in a government software hosting facility. The administrator also provides customer support, networking assistance, and participates in Agile project planning. This is a full-time, on-site position.
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Overview
AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs through our strategic solutions in Information Technology, Test & Evaluation, Engineering & Analysis, and Training.
THIS IS A FULL TIME ON SITE POSITION LOCATED AT POINT MUGU, CA.
As our next Systems Administrator for NAVAIR, you'll collaborate with talented professionals to create innovative, mission-critical solutions that empower naval aviation and defense operations. Your expertise will help shape cutting-edge systems, enhance national security, and drive technological advancement for our nation.
Responsibilities
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Provide engineering solutions for various and unique problem sets and customers in a government software hosting facility.
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Deploy and maintain physical and virtual hardware infrastructure, to include virtual machines and containers.
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Perform routine maintenance and configuration changes to various physical and virtual hosts.
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Installation, configuration and troubleshooting of hardware and software issues on servers, workstations, and IT equipment.
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Maintain system backups and disaster recovery plans.
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Manage user accounts and permissions.
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Deploy and maintain software applications.
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Troubleshoot technical issues.
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Maintain documentation to include knowledge base, incident response actions, system configurations, and other information related to system administration.
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Provide technical support to customers, ranging from resolving technical issues to providing guidance and best-practices.
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Secure information systems and applications to current DoD guidance
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Maintain configuration and security posture of information systems through continuous monitoring and routine security events/reporting.
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Participate in project planning using Agile methodology.
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Provide networking support to on-premises infrastructure.
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Understanding and familiarity of Linux operating system and virtual networking.
Qualifications
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Active Secret with ability to obtain Top Secret (interim to start). Must be a U.S. Citizen
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Risk Management Framework (RMF) compliance experience preferred (example: scanning and Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) execution)
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CompTIA Sec+
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Windows or Linux OS certification
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ACAS Operator and Supervisor Course completion preferred (Certification must be within the 3 year active window)
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At least 5+ years of experience
Desired:
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Software familiarity:
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Veeam Backup
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Windows (10-11)
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Windows Server (2016-2022)
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Linux (Red Hat)
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VMWare (ESXi, VSphere, VCF, VSAN, NSX)
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Cisco (iOS and NX-OS)
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PDQ Deploy
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Atlassian
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Gitlab
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Databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL)
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ACAS (SecurityCenter, Nessus Scanner)
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STIGManager
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Evaluate-STIG
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Containers (Docker, Podman)
Pay Transparency Statement AMERICAN SYSTEMS is committed to pay transparency for our applicants and employee-owners. The salary range for this position is USD $86,000.00/Yr. - USD $137,600/Yr. Actual compensation will be determined based on several factors permitted by law. AMERICAN SYSTEMS provides for the welfare of its employees and their dependents through a comprehensive benefits program by offering healthcare benefits, paid leave, retirement plans, insurance programs, and education and training assistance. EEO Statement EEO Race/Sex/Disability Status/Veteran Status
How this job compares
Set against the 2,422 open Systems Administrator jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$86–138K/yr
- California median$107–164K/yr140 salary ranges
- US median$95–149K/yr1,490 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $112K, is 19% below the California median midpoint ($138K) — in the lowest quarter of Systems Administrator salary ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 199 open Systems Administrator jobs in California and 2,422 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Systems Administrator postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (2,024 postings).
- Education
- 347 of the 2,422 open Systems Administrator jobs (14%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 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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