LYA005SA3 - Senior System Administrator (CLEARANCE REQUIRED)
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The Senior System Administrator supports implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of IT systems, including client, server, storage, network, and mobile devices. The role manages system operations, provides Tier 1 and Tier 2 support, and configures UNIX and Windows operating systems. It also supports system design and mission architecture, analyzes capacity and resource utilization, and resolves complex server hardware, application, and software integration problems.
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Provide support for implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of Information Technology (IT) systems. Manages IT system infrastructure and any processes related to these systems. Provides support to IT systems including day-to-day operations, monitoring, and problem resolution for all the client / server / storage / network devices, mobile devices, etc. Provides Tier 1 (Help Desk) and Tier 2 (Escalation) problem identification, diagnosis, and resolution of problems. Provides support for the escalation and communication of status to agency management and internal customers. Provides support for the dispatch system and hardware problems and remains involved in the resolution process. Configures and manages UNIX and Windows operating systems and installs / loads operating system software, troubleshoot, maintains integrity and configures network components along with implementing operating systems enhancements to improve reliability and performance. Provide support for implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of IT systems. Provide Tier 1 (Help Desk) problem identification, diagnosis and resolution of problems. Manage the daily activities of configuration and operation of IT systems. Provide assistance to users in accessing and using IT systems. Provide Tier 1 (Help Desk) and Tier 2 (Escalation) problem identification, diagnosis and resolution of problems. Provide support to IT systems including day-to-day operations, monitoring and problem resolution for all of the client/server/storage/network. devices, mobile devices, etc. Provide support for the escalation and communication of status to agency management and internal customers Optimize system operations and resource utilization, and perform system capacity analysis and planning. Provide in-depth experience in trouble-shooting IT systems. Provide detailed analysis and feedback to agency management and internal customers for escalated tickets. Provide support for the dispatch system and hardware problems and remains involved in the resolution process. Configure and manage UNIX and Windows (or other applicable) operating systems and installs/loads operating system software, troubleshoot, maintain integrity of and configure network components, along with implementing operating systems enhancements to improve reliability and performance. Support the design of systems, mission architecture and associated hardware. Possess a working knowledge and understanding of system administration interdependencies as part of the Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). Analyze and resolve complex problems associated with server hardware, applications and software integration.
How this job compares
Set against the 920 open System Administrator jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Maryland median$113–179K/yr62 salary ranges
- US median$28–57/hr89 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 110 open System Administrator jobs in Maryland and 920 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Maryland
- NiSUS Technology Corporation (this employer)9 open
- Belay Technologies8 open
- Peraton8 open
- Experience
- System Administrator postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 6 years (716 postings).
- Education
- 401 of the 920 open System Administrator jobs (44%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 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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