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Senior Systems Administrator

Leidos


Job Location:

Alice Springs - Australia

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 21 August 2026 (23 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 18 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Leidos is seeking an IT Engineer with Microsoft Enterprise Systems Administrator experience to join our team in support of a Federal Intelligence Agency contract located in Alice Springs AUS. Primary responsibilities include providing Tier 2 support of maintaining multiple large Enterprise environment that spans CONUS and OCONUS boundaries. The supporting infrastructure includes multiple Microsoft based networks spanning multiple security enclaves within a hybrid (Windows & RHEL) environment.

Primary Responsibilities & Duties:

  • System Administrative duties to include management of Windows and Linux workstations on EVD and physical

  • Troubleshooting application functionality crash and performance

  • Investigate user performance and work with external teams to improve user experience

  • Assist customers with Tier2 incident resolution for Linux and windows applications.

  • Provide remote end user desktop support

  • Identifies analyzes and resolves system incidents with both short-term workarounds and long-term solutions.

  • Responds to escalated service desk/team requests.

  • Communicate effectively (in oral and written form) with a variety of individuals; work well within small and large team environments.

  • Participates in special projects as required.

  • Willingness to provide initial triage response and notifications for incidents

Clearance Requirements:

  • Must have an active TS/SCI with Polygraph with current investigation within the last 5 years.

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelors Degree and 8 years of relevant experience or a Masters Degree and 6 years of experience. Additional years of experience in lieu of degree are acceptable.

  • Active Top Secret/SCI with Polygraph Clearance Required

  • Active Directory Administration

  • DNS DHCP DFS LDAP

  • Windows 10 Server 2012 Server 2016

  • Application Troubleshooting such as Outlook Excel Word JAVA Internet Explorer

  • Linux Operating system

  • Understanding of Service Now NETS or other ticketing process

  • ITIL v3 or higher

  • Diagnostics & Troubleshooting

  • Hardware/Software Troubleshooting

  • Microsoft Windows System Administration

Preferred Qualifications:

  • PowerShell

  • Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager

  • Virtualization Environments (VMware Citrix)

  • Profile management utilizing the VMware User Experience Management (UEM) toolset

  • Microsoft Exchange

  • Telephone/Video support

  • Networking

  • Familiarity with site specific customer and mission Certification Requirement (*required day 1) IAT II

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Original Posting:

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job education experience knowledge skills and abilities as well as internal equity alignment with market data applicable bargaining agreement (if any) or other law.


Required Experience:

Senior IC


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Leidos is an innovation company rapidly addressing the world's most vexing challenges in national security and health. Our 47,000 employees collaborate to create smarter technology solutions for customers in these critical markets.

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