# Systems Administrator

**Company**: Leidos
**Location**: MacDill AFB, FL
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: entry
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $73,450.00 - $132,775.00
**Category**: IT
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Leidos is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Systems Administrator to support mission-critical operations at MacDill AFB. This role is ideal for an early career professional who thrives in dynamic environments and is eager to build hands-on experience managing both classified and unclassified systems.

You will play a key role in supporting the maintenance, optimization, and security of enterprise systems that directly contribute to operational readiness.

**Key Responsibilities**

- Install, operate, and maintain a range of physical and virtual systems.

- Design, plan, and execute system backups and disaster recovery processes.

- Perform daily operations and maintenance of VMware technologies including ESXi, Horizon, vCenter, and vSphere.

- Manage and maintain enterprise storage solutions such as Nutanix and Dell platforms.

- Support virtual desktop infrastructure including virtual desktops and connection brokers.

- Build and deploy virtual desktop images using established USMC standard ISOs.

- Apply system patches, updates, and custom fixes across supported environments.

- Monitor, analyze, and optimize system performance across hardware, software, and network services.

- Maintain cybersecurity compliance and accreditation for all supported systems

**Basic Qualifications**

- Bachelor’s degree with 4+ years of relevant experience, or Master’s degree with 2+ years of experience. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

- DoD IAT Level I certification or higher, or Security+ / Network+ certification.

- Active Secret clearance.

- Experience supporting zero client technology.

- Hands-on experience with VMware vSphere, hypervisor management, and VDI environments.

- Experience or familiarity with Nutanix AOS.

- Experience building and deploying ESXi servers, including cluster creation and expansion.

- Experience creating VMware images for Windows Server and Windows 10/11.

- Practical experience with Microsoft Server virtualization deployment and maintenance.

- Experience implementing VMware Horizon View.

- Proficiency with Windows 10 and 11.

- Experience with Microsoft Active Directory and Group Policy management.

- Valid U.S. passport with ability to travel internationally on short notice.

- Ability to work in austere and drug-free environments.

**Preferred Qualifications**

- 4+ years of systems training experience.

- VMware Certified Associate or Professional certification.

- Nutanix Certified Associate or Professional certification.

- Ability to respond to crisis situations and support surge operations, including extended work hours.

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## Skills

### Required
- VMware vSphere
- Nutanix AOS
- Microsoft Server
- Windows 10
- Windows 11
- Active Directory
- Group Policy management

### Nice to have
- VMware Certified Associate or Professional certification
- Nutanix Certified Associate or Professional certification

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