Senior Discovery IT System Administrator; Top Secret Clearance Required

Senior Discovery IT System Administrator (Top Secret Clearance Required)

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services) is seeking a Senior Discovery IT System Administrator to join a fast‑paced and hard‑working team to assist with various legal accounts. The role is Full‑time, Executive‑level with a base salary range of $ to $ per year. The position is located in Fairfax, VA.

• Ensure the day‑day availability of electronic discovery applications and related tools.
• Administer and monitor all installed systems and infrastructure; install, configure, test, and maintain operating systems, application software and system management tools.
• Monitor and test application performance for potential bottlenecks, identify solutions, and work with vendors and developers to implement fixes.
• Maintain security, backup, and redundancy strategies.
• Assist in technical architecture design discussions.
• Liaise with vendors on behalf of OGC to address product issues.
• Develop and provide training for end‑users.
• Provide general support, subject‑matter expertise and advice on the use of electronic discovery tools and applications.
• Reverse engineer and document the as‑is architecture of existing legacy applications or systems.
• Analyze capabilities, interview and collect business requirements and translate them into technical requirements.
• Support discovery application integration/migration activities.
• Contribute to the Knowledge Management databases by creating and improving technical knowledge articles to assist in future resolution of issues.
• Apply legal technology experience and knowledge of the EDRM.
• Assist in the implementation of e‑discovery tools (e.g., Relativity, Veritas eDP, or other review platform applications hosted in the cloud).
• Support backend infrastructure, data migrations, application installation, management and configuration.
• Operate, install, and manage Microsoft Server 2019/2022 and Microsoft SQL Server 2019/2022.
• Operate and manage cloud technologies including Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS, VMware, Azure Functions, Azure API Gateways, AWS EC2, AWS Lambda, and AWS API Gateways.
• Operate and manage relational databases such as MySQL and/or SQL Server 2012 or higher.

• Top Secret clearance required.
• Extensive experience with enterprise IT administration, particularly involving discovery tools.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft server and SQL Server platforms.
• Experience with cloud environments (Azure, AWS) and related services.
• Proficiency with relational database management and migrations.
• Excellent problem‑solving skills and ability to anticipate technical needs.
• Strong communication skills, with ability to train and support end‑users.
• Legal technology experience and understanding of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM).

• Not Applicable

• Full‑time

• Information Technology

• Health, Dental, and Vision
• Life Insurance
• 401(k)
• Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dependent Care, and Commuter)
• Paid Time Off and observance of State/Federal Holidays

Contact Government Services, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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