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From the employer's careers site First seen 29 Oct 2026

Systems Administrator with AWS Cloud Experience

Leidos senior full-time

Salary

$131,300 - $237,350 per year

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Description

Leidos is seeking a Systems Administrator with AWS cloud experience in a Windows environment. The successful candidate will perform O&M/A&A/patching duties and assist with managing/upgrading SQL Servers. You will need to be proficient in the MS Product Suite to help move COTS products into the cloud environment.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Perform O&M/A&A/patching duties in a Windows environment with AWS cloud experience
  • Assist with managing and upgrading SQL Servers
  • Support system engineering to perform operational and system administrative tasks
  • Identify and remediate system risks and implement proactive solutions
  • Work closely with the customer for work prioritization
  • Execute systems engineering tasks to support the main information technology enterprise
  • Provide technical support and assist in resolving escalated technical issues
  • Plan and manage hardware and software modifications and upgrades
  • Serve as lead for select IT contractors
  • Support the activities and future growth of the customer's virtual environment
  • Work occasional nights, weekends, and holidays as necessary

Basic Qualifications:

  • Active TS/SCI with Poly
  • Bachelor's degree and at least 12 years of experience OR a Master's and at least 10 years of experience OR 16+ years of experience in lieu of a degree

Required Skills:

  • Experience serving as a team lead
  • Experience supporting a stand-alone environment
  • Experience planning and leading software modifications and upgrades
  • Experience managing an on-premises virtual infrastructure
  • Experience planning, implementing, and maintaining a Disaster Recovery Site
  • Experience transitioning an on-premises virtual solution to a virtual private cloud (VPC)
  • Experience managing MS Product Suite, MS Server 2012/2019, and MS SQL
  • Experience administering a vulnerability assessment tool (e.g., Rapid7 and Nessus)
  • Experience managing virtual appliance suites (e.g., Nutanix and Rubrik)
  • Experience administering SPLUNK
  • Experience administering McAfee
  • Experience interacting with end users to provide guidance and hands-on support
  • Experience maintaining system accreditation
  • Experience conducting security audits of virtual environments

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience supporting TeamMate+, TeamMateAM, and TeamMate Analytics
  • Experience supporting Case Management Tracking System (CMTS)
  • Experience supporting Idea
  • Experience making virtual machine configuration changes
  • Experience administering user access
  • Experience making application software and operating system configuration changes
  • Experience implementing the customer's requirements
  • Experience evaluating and mitigating software security vulnerabilities
  • Experience with the customer's unique IT infrastructure and ongoing projects
  • Experience with the customer's audit and analysis software packages
  • Experience communicating orally and in writing with stakeholders
  • Experience conducting data transfer operations
  • Experience executing O&M tasks

Pay Range: $131,300.00 - $237,350.00

Skills

Required

  • AWS cloud
  • Windows environment
  • MS Product Suite
  • SQL Servers
  • SPLUNK
  • McAfee
  • Rapid7
  • Nessus
  • Nutanix
  • Rubrik
  • Disaster Recovery
  • Virtual Private Cloud

Nice to have

  • TeamMate+
  • TeamMateAM
  • TeamMate Analytics
  • Case Management Tracking System
  • Idea
  • Virtual machine configuration
  • User access administration
  • Application software configuration
  • Operating system configuration
  • Software security vulnerabilities
  • Audit and analysis software packages

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://leidos.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Chantilly-VA/Systems-Administrator_R-00191688

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