Senior Systems Administrator

Why This Role Matters
At Bluestaq mission success depends on systems that are secure reliable and always ready. As a Senior Systems Administrator youll keep critical infrastructure running maintaining monitoring and troubleshooting the applications and systems our teams and customers depend on around the clock. Your work directly strengthens the technical backbone behind Bluestaqs most important missions.

What Youll Own:

• Maintain and support the integrity of system networks through technical support and configuration management
• Perform daily maintenance monitoring and troubleshooting of applications networking problems and systems issues across both cloud-hosted and on-premises platforms
• Serve as a primary escalation point (Tier 2/3) for infrastructure incidents outages and performance degradation
• Administer Active Directory including GPO role-based access controls and user/group policy management
• Support cloud identity and access management (IAM) tools and practices
• Build and maintain automation workflows using Ansible Terraform Docker and Kubernetes to reduce manual effort and improve reliability
• Perform software and system installations upgrades routine automation and cybersecurity risk mitigation tasks
• Provide responsive solutions-oriented support to system users ensuring reliable access to tools and systems
• Maintain accurate thorough documentation in Confluence system configurations change records runbooks and SOPs
• Track and manage work through Jira communicating scope and status effectively to the team and stakeholders
• Coordinate with security and compliance teams to ensure systems meet DoD standards and hardening requirements
• Support 24/7 operations including shift work and on-call rotations as mission requires
• Contribute to team knowledge sharing and support the mentorship of junior administrators (L1/L2)
• Proactively identify issues anticipate roadblocks and escalate appropriately when needed
• Take responsibility for personal development and demonstrate a growth mindset
• You use modern AI tools with judgment: integrating them into workflows where theyre impactful reviewing their outputs and handling proprietary or sensitive data responsibly

What You Bring:

Must-Have:

• Willing to support 24/7 operations and shift work.
• Active DoD Secret or Top Secret security clearance
• Proficient understanding of Linux systems administration in production environments
• Hands-on Active Directory administration experience
• Experience with cloud identity and access management (IAM) tools
• Working knowledge of system vulnerabilities and security issues
• Solid networking fundamentals DNS DHCP VLANs firewalls and routing
• Working experience with automation and infrastructure-as-code tools (Ansible Terraform Kubernetes Docker or Packer)
• Experience with cloud computing concepts and the AWS component stack
• Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills curious and investigative approach to problem-solving
• Hands-on experience with Atlassian tools Confluence and Jira
• Experience with help desk/ITSM systems and ticketing workflows
• Strong collaboration skills comfortable working across multiple teams and sharing knowledge
• Strong written and verbal communication skills comfortable working directly with customers end users and engineering teams
• Active CompTIA Security certification (DoD Directive 8140/8570.01-M)
• Ownership mindset you follow through document your work and find the right balance between persevering and asking for help

Bonus:

• CISSP or CEH certification
• Advanced Ansible Terraform or Kubernetes usage in classified or production environments
• Linux certifications (RHCSA RHCE LPIC or equivalent)
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines or DevSecOps practices

Required Education: 2 years of systems administration/information technology experience with a Bachelors degree OR an Associate degree with 2 additional years of experience beyond the minimum required OR a High School Diploma/GED with 4 additional years of experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted in lieu of a degree.

Clearance Requirement: This position may require an active TS/SCI Clearance. Current clearance holders are strongly encouraged to apply. If you dont currently hold one Bluestaq will sponsor eligible candidates through the clearance process based on program needs.

About Bluestaq
At Bluestaq we build secure data platforms that matter for space missions national defense healthcare systems and commercial innovation. Founded in 2018 weve become a leader in enterprise software and secure data management by staying focused on what counts: modern architecture operational excellence and mission impact.

Were engineers problem-solvers and builders who take the mission seriously but not ourselves. We automate the repeatable question the status quo and design systems that are as reliable as they are scalable. Whether were supporting space defense systems or healthcare advancements we build with the same principles: cloud-native solutions security by design and relentless simplicity.

Relocation:Relocation assistance may be available for this role and is evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Date the Position Closes: Applications will be accepted for 60 days beyond the posting date or until the position is filled whichever comes first.

Bluestaq is an Equal Opportunity prohibit unlawful discrimination against applicants or employees on the basis age 40 and over color disability gender identity genetic information military or veteran status national origin race religion sex sexual orientation or any other status protected by state or local law.

Bluestaq will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities and employees whose work requirements interfere with a religious belief unless doing so would result in an undue hardship to Bluestaq or a direct threat. Employees needing such accommodation are instructed to contact Human Resources immediately at .