Systems Administrator - Mid (5605) (TS/SCI) (Ft. Meade, MD) at smxtech

Department: PACIFIC and INDOPACOM

Compensation

$140,000 – $165,000/yr

Setup: On-site
Location: Fort Meade, Maryland
Type: Full-time
Level: mid
Posted: Sep 8, 2026

Description

SMX is hiring a Mid‑Level Systems Administrator to develop, maintain, and troubleshoot the DIA-provided PRESS Production and Dissemination System and related ACE Section compute infrastructure. The role coordinates with DIA developers, performs patch management, vulnerability remediation, STIG compliance, backups, disaster recovery, monitoring, and system restoration, and requires a TS/SCI clearance, relevant education and DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification, and 3–5 years of systems administration experience. It is a full-time onsite position in Fort Meade, Maryland, with additional duty locations in Fort George G. Meade and Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, and the application deadline was November 30, 2026.

Required Skills

Systems administration
Windows Server
Linux
Active Directory
PowerShell
Bash
Python
Virtualization
Patch management
Vulnerability remediation
STIG compliance
Disaster recovery
Infrastructure monitoring

Additional Information

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, System Administration, Computer Networks, or a related field; an Associate’s degree combined with enterprise certifications is also accepted.
Required Previous Experiences: 3–5 years of hands-on systems administration in cloud or hybrid environments
At least 2 years supporting data pipelines, log aggregation, or Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)
Translation Company Name: SMX