System Administrator

Apply now Job No: 503286
Work Type: Staff Full Time (1500 hours or greater)
Location: Dayton, OH
Category: Research Institute Staff
Department: Sensor & Software Systems - 250620
Pay Grade: R2/R3 - Exempt
Advertised: February 06, 2026
Applications close: Open until filled

Position Summary:

Position Summary:

The Systems Administrator is responsible for the day-to-day operational maintenance, support, and upgrades for operating systems, workstations, and servers. Under limited supervision, performs complex software installations and upgrades to operating systems and layered software packages. Schedules installations and upgrades and maintains them in accordance with established IT policies and procedures. The ideal candidate needs to be comfortable working in an agile environment and working with government and contractor representatives.

This position will be supporting the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright Patterson Air Force Base.

Minimum Qualifications:

o Associates Degree OR Bachelors Degree OR 4+ years of related experience
o 2+ years of Linux System Administration Experience, such as RHEL, CentOS, and Ubuntu; particularly focused on security hardening, patch management, system automation, and ensuring compliance with DoD standards in both classified and unclassified areas
o 5+ years working in Dev Sec Ops  deploying and securing Linux containers using Docker and Kubernetes and integrating security in CI/CD pipelines
o 5+ years working with cloud environments (cloud GCC-High/azure)
o 5+ years of experience with DoD Risk Management Framework, eMASS, and Xacta
o 5+ years of experience implementing and managing DISA STIG compliance, using tools such as SCAP and ACAS (Nessus)
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Experience with backend support for VMware
o Familiarity with DoD-specific collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Teams
o Experience working with Kanban and sprints within an Agile environment
o CompTIA Security+ certification
o Active TS/SCI security clearance
o Due to the requirements of our research contracts with the U.S. federal government, candidates for this position must be a U.S. citizen

Preferred Qualifications:

While not everyone may possess all of the preferred qualifications, the ideal candidate will bring many of the following:

o 5+ years of Linux System Administration Experience, such as RHEL, CentOS, and Ubuntu; particularly focused on security hardening, patch management, system automation, and ensuring compliance with DoD standards in both classified and unclassified areas
o Bash and Python scripting
o Experience with windows system administration

Special Instructions to Applicants:

To apply please submit a cover letter addressing each minimum qualification and any applicable preferred qualifications that you meet.

Closing Statement:

Informed by its Catholic and Marianist mission, the University is committed to the dignity of every human being. Informed by this commitment, we seek to increase diversity in all of its forms, achieve fair outcomes, and model inclusion across our campus community. The University is committed to policies of affirmative action designed to increase the employment opportunities of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in compliance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1973.

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