IT Manager - Systems Administration - Military veterans preferred

Job Title: IT Manager – Systems Administration

Location: Herndon, VA (On-Site)

Citizenship: US Citizen

Security Clearance: Must be eligible to OBTAIN a Secret Clearance

Overview:

We are in search of a hands-on IT Manager – System Administrator to support daily operations across IT infrastructure, security, and cloud environments. This role is ideal for someone eager to take ownership of support services, maintain infrastructure integrity, and manage secure cloud platforms. As part of a high-performance team, you will oversee daily IT operations across end-user support, security infrastructure, and multi-cloud environments.

Core Responsibilities:

1. IT Support Services

• Manage the Help Desk team to provide support for end users: workstation setup, imaging, software configuration, and troubleshooting.
• Manage employee onboarding/offboarding, including provisioning O365 accounts, MFA, license allocation, and mobile device access.
• Perform routine patch management and vulnerability scanning across all devices.
• Administer endpoint protection and detection solutions, ensuring compliance with security standards.
• Monitor and maintain endpoint protection and detection tools; ensure antivirus and EDR clients are operational.
• Maintain and execute IT policies, asset inventories, and user access reviews.
• Support compliance-driven IT audits and documentation requests.

2. Network & Infrastructure Security

• Maintain the integrity of both on-prem and cloud-based network infrastructure: VPNs, switches, firewalls, and internal routing.
• Monitor and escalate alerts from XDR/MDR/EDR platforms (e.g., Sophos, SentinelOne, Defender ATP).
• Oversee firewall policies, email security filters, log aggregation for threat analysis, monitor SysLogs, and escalate suspicious activities for remediation.
• Perform periodic security assessments, track remediation of vulnerabilities, and support infrastructure hardening efforts.

3. Cloud Environment Management

• Administer cloud resources in Azure, AWS, and GitHub: create and manage user accounts, enforce RBAC and MFA.
• Provision virtual machines, storage, and security groups under project guidance.
• Monitor cloud workloads and permissions for anomalies or drift from policy.
• Maintain GitHub repositories, organization access, and cloud key/secret rotation best practices.
• Ensure secure integration between on-prem systems and cloud environments using best practices.

Qualifications:

• 3–5 years of hands-on IT experience in system administration, or security operations.
• Experience supporting both on-prem and cloud-based environments.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365, Windows administration, Active Directory, MFA, and VPN setup.
• Familiarity with EDR platforms such as Sophos, SentinelOne, or Defender ATP.
• Working knowledge of firewalls, email security systems, vulnerability scanning tools, and cloud console interfaces (Azure/AWS).
• Strong attention to detail, documentation, and multitasking in a fast-paced, small-team environment.

Preferred Certifications:

• CompTIA Security+, Network+, or equivalent
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner or SysOps Administrator is a plus
• Familiarity with NIST 800-53 and RMF frameworks is a plus

About Us

AttainX Inc. is SBA Certified 8(a), Women Owned Small Business (WOSB), Economically Disadvantaged WOSB (EDWOSB), CMMI Level 3, ISO 9001:2015 certified QMS and Silver Level SaFe Partner. For more than 12 years, AttainX, Inc. has delivered emergent technologies, software products, and high-quality services that meet the needs of our Federal Government customers.

The last 3 years have shown significant company growth as we have increased our contracts portfolio and hold the “Best in Class” contract vehicles, GSA MAS and OASIS Small Business and 8(a) Pools 1, 2 and 3. In addition, we are prime on several Agency Specific IDIQ’s and BPA’s with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Energy, Navy, Health and Human Service and the Defense Intelligence Agency.

AttainX is dedicated to quality and best practices for the services we provide. We understand our people are the key ingredient to ensuring our customers Mission and Goals are met with excellence.

Benefits

We are proud to offer competitive compensation and benefits packages to include paid vacation, medical, dental, vision, matching 401K plan, tuition/training reimbursement, and Long & Short-Term Disability.

EEO Commitment:

AttainX is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer, we are committed to providing a workplace that is free from discrimination based on race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, veteran status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law. These protections also extend to applicants. Follow the links below to find out more.

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Accommodations:

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable workplace accommodation, please send an email to Human Resources. Indicate the specifics of the assistance needed.

Physical Demands:

Sitting and working on a computer for long, continuous periods each day; effective communications by telephone, email, and face-to-face; standing, walking, and sitting; handling and feeling objects or controls; reaching; talking and hearing; lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds; and specific vision abilities including close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust and focus.

Work Environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.