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Systems Administrator

DP Professionals IncNorth Charleston, SC🇺🇸United StatesPosted 11 Aug 2026

Quick Overview

Work Type
On Site
Level
Mid Senior

Job Description

DPP is seeking a Systems Administrator for an opportunity with our client in the Defense Research and Development industry.
 
Work location: Fully onsite in Charleston, SC
Duration: 6 months
Terms: W2 Contract
Work Authorization: ; must hold a current & active Top Secret/SCI security clearance.
 
Responsibilities:
  • Fulfill common tasks that facilitate the user account life cycle (Creation, Password Resets, Account Auditing, Off-Boarding).
  • Perform installation of diverse types of software packages, troubleshoot installation errors, and create documentation for future use.
  • Troubleshoot user issues related to access to environment, trouble using tools in environment, or possible bugs with tools in environment.
  • Troubleshoot user issues related to CI/CD processes (Artifactory/Jenkins/Bitbucket).
  • Develop custom scripts or small compiled applications based on internal and external customer requests.
  • Support the program, including multitasking, working several complex and diverse tasks with simultaneous deadlines.
  • Software tracking to include usage rates and expiration dates.
  • Troubleshoot automation issues related to deployment of environment (Ansible and CloudFormation).
Required qualifications:
  • Available after hours as needed.
  • Must possess an active Top Secret/SCI clearance.
  • Bachelor''s degree in related technical field OR equivalent work experience
  • Must currently hold a DoD 8140-compliant IAT II certification (Security+CE or higher).
  • 2-5 years of System Administration experience to include 2-5 years of Linux Operation systems.
  • Experience navigating the Linux CLI.
  • Experience managing system services (systemctl).
  • Experience reviewing system logs.
  • Basic knowledge of networking concepts (DNS, firewall rules, SSH).
  • The ability to self-start, and finish tasks with little supervision needed.
  • The ability to receive and respond to trouble tickets via email, chat, and Jira, ensuring timely resolution or escalation.
  • Must possess the ability to document processes needed to complete job functions.
  • Introductory knowledge of Atlassian products (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket).
  • Experience with ticketing systems (Jira preferred).
Preferred qualifications:
  • Familiarity with administrating/operating Atlassian suite of tools (Jira/Bitbucket/Confluence).
  • User and group administration experience.
  • Experience with project and space configuration under supervisor guidance.
  • The ability to perform routine maintenance tasks.
  • Be able to apply updates following documented procedures.
  • Experience creating/modifying Jira resources (Projects, Workflows, Fields, Screens).
  • Familiarity with AWS Cloud resource concepts (EC2, RDS, CloudWatch, CloudFormation).
  • A working understanding of networking principles.
  • Experience troubleshooting system issues with product vendors.
  • Familiarity with JFrog Products:
    • Artifactory
    • Xray
    • Distribution
  • AWS certification
Interested? Learn more:
Click the apply button to learn more about this position (#26-00942).

Skills

AWS
Ansible
Auditing
CloudFormation
Confluence
DNS
Jenkins
Jira
Ticketing Systems

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