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System Administrator 2 with Security Clearance

Farfield Systems, IncFort Meade, MD🇺🇸United StatesPosted 27 Aug 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

Advance your career with Farfield Systems, Inc. as a System Administrator, where you'll leverage your expertise in IT systems management and gain valuable experience in a hybrid environment. This mid-senior role is ideal for a technically skilled professional with a strong background in system administration and a desire to contribute to critical projects, offering excellent growth potential and a collaborative team atmosphere.

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Employee
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Fort Meade, MD, United States
Posted
Yesterday

Job Description

Provides support for implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of Information Technology (IT) systems. Manages IT system infrastructure and any processes related to these systems. Provides support to IT systems including day-to-day operations, monitoring and problem resolution for all of the client/server/storage/network devices, mobile devices, etc. Provides Tier 1 (Help Desk) and Tier 2 (Escalation) problem identification, diagnosis and resolution of problems. Provides support for the escalation and communication of status to agency management and internal customers.

Provides support for the dispatch system and hardware problems and remains involved in the resolution process. Configures and manages UNIX and Windows operating systems and installs/loads operating system software, troubleshoots, maintains integrity and configures network components along with implementing operating systems enhancements to improve reliability and performance.

Required Skills 1. Ten (10) years' experience as an SA in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. 2. Bachelors degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Five (5) years of additional SA experience may be substituted for a bachelors degree. 3. DoD 8570 compliance with Information Assurance Technical (IAT), Level I or higher is required.

Desired Skills 1. Provide support for implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of IT systems 2. Provide Tier 1 (Help Desk) problem identification, diagnosis and resolution of problems 3. Manage the daily activities of configuration and operation of IT systems 4. Provide assistance to users in accessing and using IT systems 5.

Provide Tier 1 (Help Desk) and Tier 2 (Escalation) problem identification, diagnosis and resolution of problems (U) Provide support to IT systems including day-to-day operations, monitoring and problem resolution for all of the client/server/storage/network devices, mobile devices, etc. 6. Provide support for the escalation and communication of status to agency management and internal customers 7. Optimize system operations and resource utilization, and perform system capacity analysis and planning 8. Provide in-depth experience in trouble-shooting IT systems 9.

Provide detailed analysis and feedback to agency management and internal customers for escalated tickets 10. Provide support for the dispatch system and hardware problems and remains involved in the resolution process 11. Configure and manage UNIX and Windows (or other applicable) operating systems and installs/loads operating system software, troubleshoot, maintain integrity of and configure network components, along with implementing operating systems enhancements to improve reliability and performance

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