Sr. Systems Admin/DBA (Secret Clearance) - DC Metro Area

Type of Requisition:

Pipeline

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

Secret

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

IT Infrastructure and Operations

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Azure Active Directory (AD), Microsoft Azure Cloud Services, Microsoft Windows Server, PL/SQL (Programming Language), Structured Query Language (SQL)

Certifications:

None

Experience:

10 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

No

Job Description:

Systems Administrator Senior (Azure Administrator)

Your Impact

Own your opportunity to work alongside federal civilian agencies. Make an impact by providing services that help the government ensure the wellbeing of U.S. citizens.

Job Description

We are seeking a qualified, motivated individual to join GDIT as a Systems Administrator Senior. You will be responsible for monitoring, implementing, and maintaining Microsoft Azure solutions. You will be required to carry out traditional System Administrator duties as well being responsible for Azure IAM (identity access and management) and the overall system health of our development environments. You will collaborate with GDIT technical leadership, Government customers, and other key stakeholders to assess our existing and new systems infrastructure.

How You’ll Make an Impact: 

• Analyzes customer requirements and provides highly innovative technical expertise on cloud computing techniques, technologies, infrastructure, DevOps and related cloud architecture
• Recognized Subject Matter Expert in systems analysis
• Maintains current knowledge of relevant technology as assigned
• May serve as a team or task lead
• Work with project managers and developers to plan and implement Azure platform deployments

Systems Administrator Senior Advisor Duties and Responsibilities

• Migrate resources from on-premises infrastructure to Azure Cloud platform
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using tools like Terraform, Ansible, ARM/Bicep Templates to streamline resource deployment (provisioning new servers, configuring roles/features, or backing up system configurations)
• Create and maintain PowerShell/Bash scripts for automation and configuration management tasks
• Handle system configuration, patch management, and troubleshooting to ensure high availability and security of all VMs and Azure services
• Administer and manage IAM and RBAC for cleared personnel and non-human users according to the least privileged principles
• Integrate systems with Azure EntraID or on-prem AD for centralized identity management and multi-factor authentication
• Monitor and optimize Azure platform using tools like Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights
• Ensure systems meet compliance requirements by applying DISA STIGs and/or hardening guidelines for Windows/Linux servers
• Maintain and monitor services and infrastructure hosted on Azure Platform, including Azure data factory, Azure SQL database, Azure functions, Azure storage accounts, and related services
• Manage and maintain storage, network, backups, and security services in the Azure Government cloud
• Address all vulnerabilities identified via system scanning
• Respond to alerts and conduct root cause analysis for any downtime or performance degradation
• Maintain data backups and recovery procedures for critical systems (ie: database and tool servers)
• Periodically test restore processes to ensure COOP and disaster recovery objectives can be met
• Document processes, procedures, and configurations

Systems Administrator Senior Advisor Requirements and Qualifications

• Master’s degree in computer science or relevant field; or equivalent professional experience is preferred
• Extensive experience operating in an Azure Cloud platform environment
• Expert-level experience with Terraform/Ansible, ARM/Bicep Templates, and Bash/Powershell scripting
• Active Secret Clearance to start
   

Required Technical Skills: