Systems Administrator

The Systems Administrator is responsible for day-to-day management, maintenance, and support of the organization’s IT infrastructure, including servers, virtualization, and other critical systems. This role involves configuring, troubleshooting, and ensuring the reliability, security, and performance of systems and services. The Systems Administrator will collaborate with other staff and departments to deliver optimal support and contribute to ongoing IT projects.

Work Location: Washington, DC 

Work Arrangement: Onsite 

Clearance:  Must have an active Secret clearance

 Key Responsibilities: 

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following: 

• Administer, configure, and support Windows Server infrastructure and core services (Active Directory, DNS/DHCP, Group Policy, file/print) to meet availability, performance, and service-level objectives.
• Monitor system health, logs, and capacity; respond to incidents, perform root-cause analysis to prevent recurrence and minimize downtime.
• Operate and improve backup/restore and disaster recovery capabilities, including backup job monitoring, restore execution, routine recovery testing, and maintaining current runbooks/documentation.
• Coordinate planned maintenance and system changes with stakeholders; develop implementation plans, validate results, and communicate status/impacts to ensure successful, low-risk deployments.
• Drive continuous improvement through standardization and automation (PowerShell), platform lifecycle activities (patching/upgrades), and recommendations that improve reliability, security, and operational efficiency across the environment.
• Administer SharePoint Knowledgebase site, including creating folders and managing permission groups.

• Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field of study, or equivalent experience, plus 5 years of relevant work experience.
• Active Secret Clearance or equivalent.
• Hands-on administration of enterprise server environments (Active Directory, DNS/DHCP, Group Policy, file/print services) including patching, hardening, and performance tuning.
• Strong experience supporting Windows Server and Windows 10/11, including troubleshooting, break/fix, and endpoint configuration.
• Experience administering enterprise backup/restore operations.
• Experience with virtualization platforms (VMware vSphere/ESXi and vCenter), including VM provisioning, snapshots, resource management, and support of clusters and high-availability configurations.
• Familiar with basic SQL programming and SharePoint 2019 Administration.
• Proficiency in automation/scripting (PowerShell preferred; Python a plus) to streamline administration tasks (account provisioning, reporting, patching, and system health checks).
• Strong customer service and communication skills, with the ability to produce clear technical documentation, brief stakeholders, and lead incident response/troubleshooting efforts across teams.
• Preferred certifications and training (or similar equivalents): 
• Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) 
• Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate 
• Microsoft 365 Certified: Administrator Expert 
• Microsoft Certifications and Applied Skills 
• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) 
• Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) 
• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) 
• Formal installation and programming training for current versions of CCure and Genetec 
• CompTIA Network+ 
• CompTIA A+ 
• Azure Database Administrator Associate 
• Microsoft 365 Certified: Fundamentals 
• Formal SharePoint Certifications or demonstrated experience 
• ITIL Foundations 

Benefits: 

• Competitive salary: $108,000.00 - $112,000.00 

• Paid Time Off & Holiday Pay 

• Medical Insurance 

• Dental Insurance 

• Vision Insurance 

• Disability, Life Insurance, and AD&D 

• Flexible Spending Accounts 

• Pre-Tax 401K and/or After-Tax Roth IRA (with employer matching contribution) 

• Tuition and Technical Training Reimbursement 

• Exercise Reimbursement 

• Employee Assistance Program 

• Opportunities for professional development and growth 

• Collaborative and dynamic work environment 

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear, reach, stoop, kneel, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone, keyboard, and standard office equipment. 

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work. 

• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to fifteen (15) pounds. 

• Fine hand manipulation (keyboarding). 

Working at Edgewater Federal Solutions:  

Edgewater Federal Solutions is a privately held government contracting firm located in Frederick, MD. The company was founded in 2002 with the vision of being highly recognized and admired for supporting customer missions through employee empowerment, exceptional services, and timely delivery. Edgewater Federal Solutions is ISO 9001, 20000-1, 270001 certified, appraised at CMMI Level 3 Maturity for Development and Services, and has been named in the Top Workplaces in the Greater Washington Area Companies since 2018.  

Edgewater Federal Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It has been and continues to be our policy to provide equal employment to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status and/or other status protected by applicable law.  #LI-HH1