Engineering & Implementation Systems Administration Lead

Overview/ Job Responsibilities

Position is contingent upon contract award and funding.

Entarian is seeking an experienced Engineering & Implementation Systems Administration Lead to oversee the deployment, administration, integration, and sustainment of enterprise infrastructure supporting engineering, development, testing, and operational environments. The Engineering & Implementation Systems Administration Lead is responsible for ensuring the availability, performance, security, and reliability of systems supporting mission- critical applications throughout the implementation life-cycle. This role provides technical leadership for systems administration activities while coordinating closely with engineering, cloud, cybersecurity, networking, Dev Sec Ops , and program management teams to successfully deploy and sustain complex technical solutions.

The ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience supporting large-scale technical environments involving space systems, ground infrastructure, mission operations, communications networks, cloud platforms, or enterprise information technology capabilities.

• Lead systems administration activities supporting engineering, integration, implementation, testing, and production environments.
• Plan, install, configure, and maintain Windows, Linux, virtual, cloud, and hybrid infrastructure supporting mission- critical systems.
• Coordinate infrastructure deployment activities with engineering, networking, cybersecurity, cloud, and Dev Sec Ops  teams.
• Manage enterprise server, virtualization, storage, backup, identity management, and supporting infrastructure services.
• Monitor system performance, availability, capacity, and operational health while resolving complex infrastructure issues.
• Implement and maintain secure system configurations in accordance with DISA STIGs, RMF requirements, and organizational security policies.
• Lead patch management, vulnerability remediation, system hardening, and life- cycle maintenance activities.
• Support system integration, verification, testing, accreditation, and operational readiness activities.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure documentation, implementation procedures, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and system diagrams.
• Coordinate infrastructure changes through established configuration management and change control processes.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and task direction to systems administrators and implementation personnel.
• Support customer meetings, engineering reviews, technical troubleshooting, and deployment activities as required.

Salary Range: $ - $

• Active Secret security clearance (TS/SCI preferred depending on program requirements).
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical discipline. Equivalent experience may be considered.
• Minimum ten (10) years of experience administering enterprise Windows, Linux, virtualized, cloud, or hybrid infrastructure supporting complex government or commercial environments.
• Demonstrated experience leading systems administration teams supporting implementation, integration, or enterprise infrastructure deployments.
• Experience deploying and administering Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), VMware, Hyper- V, or comparable enterprise platforms.
• Strong understanding of enterprise networking, storage, virtualization, identity management, backup and recovery, and systems monitoring.
• Experience supporting Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, PKI, certificate management, and enterprise authentication services.
• Experience implementing secure system configurations using DISA STIGs, Security Technical Implementation Guides, or equivalent security standards.
• Experience supporting infrastructure implementation projects, technology refresh initiatives, and operational transitions.
• Familiarity with scripting and automation technologies such as Power Shell, Bash, Python, or Ansible.
• Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills across enterprise infrastructure technologies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate across engineering, cybersecurity, operations, and customer organizations.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Project, and Outlook.
• Ability to travel approximately 10% to support customer locations, implementation activities, engineering reviews, and operational deployments.

• Experience supporting Department of Defense, U.S. Space Force, NASA, Intelligence Community, or other classified government programs.
• Experience supporting AWS Gov Cloud, Azure Government, VMware Cloud Foundation, or hybrid cloud architectures.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, Open Shift, or containerized application environments.
• Experience supporting Dev Sec Ops  pipelines, CI/CD infrastructure, Git Lab, Azure Dev Ops, or Infrastructure as Code using…