Windows Systems Administrator

NikSoft Systems Corporation

October 21, 2025

12:14 PM

Reston, VA

Company size : 51-200 employees
Job Type & Title : Remote
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About Company:
Founded in 1998 with the vision of providing innovative IT solutions to the Federal Government, NikSoft delivers real value to customers, and help the government accomplish its mission. Our employees are dedicated career professionals who share in NikSoft’s vision through their continuing commitment to customers’ success. We have successfully delivered full system lifecycle implementations. Thanks to our customers, NikSoft has earned a 96% customer satisfaction rating in Dun & Bradstreet’s Open Ratings. As a recognized IT solutions provider, we have mature processes in place as evidenced by our CMMI Maturity Level 3 Appraisal, ISO 9001, ISO/IEC/27001, and ISO/IEC 20000 Certifications.
Skills:

The Systems Administrator will manage, build, and troubleshoot physical and virtual servers using Windows Operating Systems. Perform administrative operations and maintenance functions of server hardware and software. You will be responsible for deployment, configuration, and life cycle management of the Windows platforms. You will provide support for system hardening to DOD security standards.

An understanding of DoD and government security standards and policies are needed to ensure all deployed changes are highly secure and available.

Qualifications:

5+ years of experience with Windows systems administration and maintenance.
Hands on experience with system hardening and implementation of DISA STIGs.
Ability to work with stakeholders including management and development teams in defining requirements.
Capable of interpreting vulnerability reports and defining executable actions that should be taken to reduce vulnerabilities and risks with proven ability to perform in-depth analysis on patch requirements, environment migrations, and build an action plan that will address vulnerabilities.
Familiarity with VMWare and SAN management and concepts

Preferred

7+ years of systems administration experience working in an enterprise environment (DOD environment highly preferred).
Some experience and/or familiarity with RedHat Linux operating system is highly preferred.

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