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The team supports 3 (diff classifications) of backend environment with Mission and Operations users and desktops so authentication, DNS, share drives and home directories and communications between all of it. As this team is large and does a lot of Dev Ops work as well as live systems sustainment you will need to communicate well with lots of other SA's, SE's and NE's spanning multiple contracts and with direct Civilian tasking and leadership.Security Clearance:Must currently hold a Top Secret/SCI U.S. Government security clearance with a favorable Polygraph, therefore all candidates must be a U.S. citizenMinimum Qualifications:Bachelor's Degree in related technical discipline required.Fifteen (15) years of experience providing System Administration supportRequired Skills:LINUX Administration (to meet the years for the LCAT)Solid experience with STE/STN, DISA STIG compliance work on Linux systemsStorage Management (CFS/DFS, NetApp..)Virtualization (Proxmox, RH KVM, VMWare…..)IP networking and Firewall exp.Some experience with Containers/Cloud environmentDesired Skills:Automation tools (Ansible, salt..)Scripting (bash, python, perl..)Backup tools (Rubrik, NetBackup….)Hyper Converged Infrastructure exp (Harvester, Nutanix, Cisco HyperFlex…)This position is open for direct hires only. We will not consider candidates from third party staffing/recruiting firms.Benefits include an annual salary of $130,000 - $270,000 (Depends on the Years of Experience), up to 20% 401k contribution (No Matching Required and Vested from Day 1), above market hourly rates, $3,600 HSA contribution, 6 weeks paid time off, and company paid employee medical/dental/vision insurance/life insurance/short-term & long-term disability/AD&D.","company":"Captivation Software","rawCompany":"captivation software","city":"Annapolis Junction","state":"MD","isRemote":false,"isActive":true,"createdAt":"2026-11-04T04:33:56.482Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1244.00","title":"Network and Computer Systems Administrators","slug":"network-and-computer-systems-administrators"},{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"15-1211.00","title":"Computer Systems Analysts","slug":"computer-systems-analysts"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"541519","title":"Other Computer Related Services","slug":"other-computer-related-services"},{"code":"541513","title":"Computer Facilities Management Services","slug":"computer-facilities-management-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Systems Administrator 3 - Linux/STE/STN/Virtualization/Ansible/Python/Kubernetes/Docker","description":"Mid Level Systems AdministratorCaptivation Software is looking for a mid level systems administrator who will be assisting with daily responsibilities.You will work on large mixed Contractor/Civilian, SA/SE team supporting DevOps and Live systems. 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