SR System Admin

Post Date

Mar 10, 2026

Location

Colorado Springs,
Colorado

ZIP/Postal Code

80916
US
May 10, 2026 Insight Global

Job Type

Contract-to-perm

Category

System Administrator

Req #

SDG-6a2ed2fe-147b-4970-b22c-eb3d047e709b

Pay Rate

$70 - $88 (hourly estimate)

Job Description

The Senior Systems Administrator provides senior‑level system administration, integration, and sustainment support for mission‑critical applications and systems supporting United States Space Command. This role performs installation, upgrades, daily operations, backups, troubleshooting, and lifecycle maintenance across virtualized environments, physical servers, storage systems, and specialized mission applications. Work is performed with minimal supervision and requires advanced technical expertise, strong communication skills, and the ability to support geographically dispersed customers and engineering teams.

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Required Skills & Experience

10 years experience managing a Department of Defense (DoD) Windows Server environment

Demonstrated experience deploying and troubleshooting Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) in Windows environments

Demonstrated experience managing a enterprise-level virtualization environment (e.g. VMware ESXi, DellVxRail or Nutanix HCI)

Demonstrated experience implementing and/or managing a mainstream on-premises (e.g. VMware Horizon, Citrix) Virtual Desktop Environment in a Department of Defense environment

Demonstrated experience managing Microsoft Group Policy Objects (GPOs) in an enterprise environment

Demonstrated experience requesting and installing Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) certificates

Experience managing Microsoft SQL Server, especially Always On availability groups

Experience installing, configuring, and hardening Microsoft Window 10 and/or 11

Active DoD 8570 Level II Certification

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.