Network Systems Administrator II - Military veterans preferred

Title: ? Systems Administrator (Senior)? 

Department: ?Cyber Solutions/Div 11 

Reports To: Senior Program Manager 

Revision date: 6/10/2025 

FLSA Status: Exempt?  

Location: Columbia, MD? ? ? ? ?  

Level: T2 

Rate of Pay: $120k-$160k  

Company Overview 

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. is a leading global technology company providing terrestrial and wireless network solutions, next-generation 9-1-1 emergency services, satellite and space communications technologies, and cloud-native capabilities to commercial and government customers around the world. Our unique culture of innovation and employee empowerment unleashes a relentless passion for customer success. With multiple facilities located in technology corridors throughout the United States and around the world, Comtech leverages our global presence, technology leadership, and decades of experience to create the world’s most innovative communications solutions. For more information, please visit www.comtech.com.?

We’re seeking curious, growth-minded thinkers to help shape our vision, structures, and systems; playing a key role as we launch into our ambitious future. If you’re invigorated by our mission, values, and drive to change the world — we’d love to have you apply. 

Position Summary: 

Comtech Systems, Inc. (CSI) is looking for Senior Systems Administrator?to provide systems administration support for training and development programs for one of our government clients in Columbia, MD. 

Responsibilities: 

• Support Blue Team missions with opportunities to support Red, Hunt, and JCMA missions as required.
• Support operator laptop builds and software installation and configurations.

• Support the cyber range and lab environments by providing systems administration and automation in support of operator training, mimicking customer systems, and prototype development.
• Develop scripts to automate the initialization and maintenance of environments
• Be part of a team developing innovative solutions to improve mission capabilities.
• Work directly with the customer in a highly collaborative, integrated, fast-paced environment using leading technologies.
• Provide mentorship to other team members and be open to learning techniques and tools from them.
• Leverage skills to look for areas for process improvement and suggest solutions.

 
Qualifications:? 

• Windows Systems Administration
• Linux Systems Administration
• Systems Integration
• Experience with PXE boot
• Experience with scripting (e.g., Bash, Ansible, Python, PowerShell)
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (Terraform preferred)
• Cybersecurity experience is a plus (e.g., Systems Vulnerability Analysis, Adversary Emulation)
• Experience creating SOPs and documenting installation instructions

Preferred Qualifications 

• PXE Boot
• Ansible
• Python
• Bash Scripting

• PowerShell
• Terraform
• Splunk

• Active Secret clearance or ability to obtain.

Education: 

• Bachelor's degree (IT-related career field)?

 
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.