Senior Systems Administrator

About Chartis Federal

Chartis Federal is a premier systems engineering and integration firm specializing in mission-critical IT and communications solutions for law enforcement, homeland security, and defense. As a trusted prime contractor with over $160 million in task order awards, we operate across 22 states and support essential government missions worldwide.

Our commitment to excellence has fueled our year-over-year growth, earning us recognition twice as a Washington Technology FAST 50 company and securing a place on the Inc. 5000 list for five consecutive years. At Chartis Federal, our mission is clear: keeping heroes safe and connected on the battlefield, on the border, and in our backyards.

Position Summary

Chartis Federal is seeking a Senior Systems Administrator to provide systems administration support for a mission-critical tactical communications environment.

This role is responsible for supporting the continuous operation, performance, maintenance, backup and recovery readiness, and operational stability of communications systems infrastructure in a secure operational environment.

This position is contingent upon award.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, maintain, and rebuild servers and infrastructure systems 
• Configure hardware, software, storage, services, directories, and related systems 
• Perform daily monitoring of systems, applications, logs, and operational health 
• Conduct backup and recovery operations 
• Perform file archival, storage management, and system maintenance 
• Apply operating system patches, upgrades, and security updates 
• Support system hardening and cybersecurity compliance 
• Create, modify, and manage user accounts 
• Provide Tier III troubleshooting and issue resolution 
• Perform root cause analysis for infrastructure incidents 
• Support hardware/software recovery activities 
• Conduct performance tuning and capacity planning 
• Optimize CPU, memory, and storage resources 
• Maintain environmental monitoring equipment 
• Develop and maintain system administration procedures 
• Identify opportunities for automation and process improvement 
• Support ad hoc technical initiatives