Tactical Network and Computer Systems Administrator
UIC Government Services and the Bowhead Family of Companies
Patuxent River, MDJob$105–165K/yrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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Bowhead seeks a Tactical Network and Computer Systems Administrator for an upcoming effort in Patuxent River, Maryland. The administrator will support weapons-systems and test-and-evaluation environments by maintaining airborne and air-to-ground data communications networks, operating systems, and physical and virtual servers, while ensuring network and server availability, integrity, and security.
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Overview
Tactical Network and Computer Systems Administrator:
Bowhead is seeking a Tactical Network and Computer Systems Administrator for an upcoming effort in Patuxent River, MD. The Tactical Network and Computer Systems Administrator will install, configure, maintain, and monitor weapons systems airborne and air-to-ground data communications networks, operating systems, and physical and virtual servers. This position will ensure the availability, integrity, and security of network and server resources supporting weapons systems and associated test and evaluation environments.
Responsibilities
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Install, configure, and maintain weapons systems airborne and air-to-ground data communications networks.
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Monitor network, server, and system performance to ensure availability and integrity.
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Analyze system, sensor, network, and server resource consumption.
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Manage user access and system permissions.
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Install and upgrade systems software.
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Maintain software configuration management.
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Support network emulation, virtualization, analysis, and planning.
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Coordinate network and data communications hardware and software between weapons systems networks and associated test and evaluation networks.
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Coordinate and oversee team tasking and monitor project progress.
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Participate in project planning, resource allocation, and event coordination.
Qualifications
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Advanced-level Navy Cybersecurity Workforce (CSWF) qualification.
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Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.
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At least 3 years of experience performing at least two of the specialized functions identified for tactical network administration.
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Experience administering weapons systems networks, operating systems, and physical and virtual servers.
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Microsoft or Linux operating system certification.
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Privileged Access qualification and applicable IA certification as required by the SOW.
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Preferred: Certifications in both Microsoft and Linux operating system environments
Physical Demands:
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Must be able to lift up to 20 pounds
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Must be able to stand and walk for prolonged amounts of time
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Must be able to twist, bend and squat periodically
Target salary is $ 105,000 - $165,000 commensurate with experience.
Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Bowhead considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer.
SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS: Must currently hold a security clearance at the Top Secret level with SCI eligibilty. US Citizenship is a requirement for Top Secret clearance at this location.
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Applicants may be subject to a pre-employment drug & alcohol screening and/or random drug screen, and must follow UIC’s Non-DOT Drug & Alcohol Testing Program requirements. If the position requires, an applicant must pass a pre-employment criminal background history check. All post-secondary education listed on the applicant’s resume/application may be subject to verification.
Where driving may be required or where a rental car must be obtained for business travel purposes, applicants must have a valid driver license for this position and will be subject to verification. In addition, the applicant must pass an in-house, online, driving course to be authorized to drive for company purposes.
UIC is an equal opportunity employer. Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation (UIC) considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, military/veteran status, marital status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status EOE/D/V. Pursuant to The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 43 U.S.C. Sec. 1601 et seq., and subject to other state and federal requirements, UIC and its subsidiaries may legally grant certain preference in employment opportunities to UIC Shareholders and their Descendants. Please view Equal Employment Opportunity posters here .
All candidates must apply online at www.uicalaska.com , and submit a completed application for all positions they wish to be considered. Once the employment application has been completed and submitted, any changes to the application after submission may not be reviewed. Please contact a UIC HR Recruiter if you have made a significant change to your application. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), persons unable to complete an online application should contact UIC Human Resources for assistance www.uicalaska.com/careers/recruitment/ .
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
UIC Government Services (UICGS / Bowhead) provides innovative business solutions to federal and commercial customers in the areas of engineering, maintenance services, information technology, program support, logistics/base support, and procurement. Collectively, the fast-growing Bowhead Family of Companies offers a breadth of services which are performed with a focus on quality results. Headquartered in Springfield, VA, we are a fast-growing, multi-million-dollar company recognized as a top Alaska Native Corporation providing services across the Department of Defense and many federal agencies. Bowhead offers competitive benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, short/long-term disability, and 401(k) retirement plans as well as a paid time off programs for eligible full-time employees. Eligible part-time employees are able to participate in the 401(k) retirement plans and state or contract required paid time off programs.
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ID 2026-26579
Category Information Technology
Location : Location US-MD-Patuxent River
Min USD $105,000.00/Yr.
Max USD $165,000.00/Yr.
Minimum Clearance Required Top Secret
Travel Requirement Less than 10%
How this job compares
Set against the 764 open Network Administrator jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 9, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$105–165K/yr
- Maryland median$96–152K/yr36 salary ranges
- US median$98–133K/yr471 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $135K, is 8% above the Maryland median midpoint ($125K) — in the middle half of Network Administrator salary ranges in Maryland.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 44 open Network Administrator jobs in Maryland and 764 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Maryland
- Leidos6 open
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Network Administrator postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (664 postings).
- Education
- 128 of the 764 open Network Administrator jobs (17%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 9, 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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