Systems Administrator

Accylerate is seeking a Systems Administrator for a 6-month contract in Glen Allen, VA (Hybrid).

Client: DSS

Title: Systems Administrator

Duration: 6 Months

Location: Glen Allen, VA (Hybrid)

• Provides senior‑level enterprise IT operations support, including system monitoring, batch processing, incident response, and production support.
• Coordinates with technical teams to ensure system availability, stability, and timely issue resolution.
• Provides advanced operational and service desk support by responding to production problem reports, service requests, and project‑related operational needs.
• Researches complex issues, communicates status and next steps to stakeholders, documents activities in service management systems, and ensures issues are resolved in accordance with established workflows and timelines.
• Maintains and updates operational documentation, including runbooks and playbooks, to ensure procedures remain accurate and effective.
• Consults with application support, development, and operations teams to support system changes, new functionality, deployments, and ongoing production readiness.
• Reviews technical documentation, identifies operational risks, and communicates potential impacts to management.
• Participates in a 24x7 on‑call rotation as part of a team‑based operations model.
• Manages multiple priorities, works independently with minimal supervision, communicates clearly with technical and non‑technical stakeholders, and demonstrates sound judgment, professionalism, and customer service orientation.

• Enterprise systems monitoring and incident response across Linux and Windows environments.
• Production operations support for online, batch, and file transfer systems.
• Batch job scheduling, execution, and failure analysis using enterprise schedulers such as BMC Control‑M or equivalent.
• Root cause analysis and troubleshooting of system, application, and infrastructure issues.
• ITIL‑aligned operational support, including incident, problem, and service request management.
• Service desk and customer support skills, including clear communication of technical issues to non‑technical stakeholders.
• Operational documentation development and maintenance, including runbooks and playbooks.
• Ability to work independently while coordinating with cross‑functional technical teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for documenting issues, workflows, and resolutions.
• Ability to support a 24x7 operations environment, including on‑call rotation.
• UNIX / Linux administration experience, including CRON scheduling and shell scripting (BASH, Perl).
• Familiarity with enterprise monitoring and alerting tools.
• Experience supporting large, multi‑user enterprise environments.
• Knowledge of application lifecycle support and production readiness practices.