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DecisionPoint

Defense IT services and mission support

Senior System Administrator

Full-TimeDeadline 8/14/27
No salary listed
Senior, Expert
Bachelor's
North Charleston, SC, USA
In PersonFully on-site in Charleston, South Carolina.
IT OperationsSystem Administration
No H1B Sponsorship
US Top Secret Clearance Required

About the job

Requirements
  • A high school diploma is required.
  • A minimum of 8 years of experience supporting systems administration, server administration, infrastructure operations, or enterprise IT support within DoD or federal environments is required.
  • Experience administering Windows server environments, Active Directory, Group Policy, permissions, file shares, and enterprise services is required.
  • Experience supporting SCCM administration, software deployment, patch management, operating system deployment, imaging, software inventory, and compliance reporting is required.
  • Experience administering virtualized environments, including virtual servers, workstations, hosts, clusters, datastores, resource pools, or virtual desktop infrastructure, is required.
  • Experience supporting storage administration, backup and recovery, data replication, disaster recovery, continuity of operations, and file storage services is required.
  • Experience implementing DISA STIG requirements, supporting vulnerability remediation, maintaining compliance documentation, and supporting audit activities is required.
  • Experience troubleshooting complex hardware, software, endpoint, server, application, storage, virtualization, and connectivity issues in secure enterprise environments is required.
  • Experience coordinating with cybersecurity teams, network teams, service providers, Government stakeholders, and technical leads to resolve operational issues is required.
  • Knowledge of Windows Server, Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, SMTP, file services, certificate services, DoD PKI, and enterprise account administration is required.
  • Familiarity with SCCM, software packaging, patch deployment, operating system deployment, client monitoring, software inventory, and IAVA compliance reporting is required.
  • Knowledge of virtualization platforms, virtual server administration, VDI concepts, host management, datastores, clusters, resource pools, templates, and licensing is required.
  • Understanding of storage administration, NAS/SAN concepts, NTFS permissions, CIFS shares, iSCSI LUNs, NFS storage, backup, recovery, and data replication is required.
  • Knowledge of DISA STIGs, vulnerability management, patch management, system hardening, POA&M support, audit support, and compliance documentation is required.
  • Familiarity with DoD information assurance requirements, ATO support, cybersecurity documentation, secure configuration management, and mission assurance practices is required.
  • Ability to use scripting or automation tools such as PowerShell, batch scripts, JavaScript, or comparable approved scripting languages is required.
  • Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills across server, desktop, virtualization, storage, and enterprise service environments are required.
  • Ability to provide senior technical guidance and coordinate system administration activities in mission-focused DoD environments is required.
  • Strong attention to detail when applying STIGs, documenting configurations, reviewing logs, supporting audits, and maintaining compliance artifacts is required.
  • Ability to coordinate effectively with cybersecurity teams, network administrators, service providers, Government stakeholders, and technical leads is required.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills for documenting issues, reporting status, preparing technical artifacts, and supporting operational requirements are required.
Responsibilities
  • Serve as a technical lead for system administration activities and coordinate issue resolution and daily operations with Government, contractor, cybersecurity, network, application, and service provider teams.
  • Install, configure, maintain, patch, monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize Army-approved server operating systems, Windows services, enterprise applications, and supporting infrastructure.
  • Administer Active Directory and core enterprise services, including user and computer accounts, security groups, permissions, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, SMTP, file shares, certificate services, DoD PKI, and email and account request processes.
  • Manage virtual, storage, and backup environments, including virtual servers, hosts, clusters, VDI components, NAS/SAN resources, file permissions, replication, recovery, disaster recovery, and continuity of operations support.
  • Support SCCM and endpoint management activities, including software packaging, imaging, operating system deployment, patch deployment, third-party software deployment, client health monitoring, inventory, and compliance reporting.
  • Install, configure, troubleshoot, and sustain commercial and Government-provided software across approved operating systems, hardware platforms, and mission environments.
  • Apply and document STIGs, vulnerability remediation, IAVA support, patching, POA&Ms, scan result review, compliance reporting, and other cybersecurity requirements.
  • Provide technical artifacts and documentation supporting ATO, C&A, audits, SOPs, troubleshooting guides, system configurations, architecture diagrams, and accreditation packages.
  • Monitor and resolve system administration trouble tickets; recommend improvements to performance, reliability, security, and infrastructure operations; and support contingency, emergency, exercise, surge, and after-hours requirements.
  • Ensure all assigned activities comply with applicable DoD, Army, USTRANSCOM, SDDC, information assurance, cybersecurity, and operational requirements.
Desired Qualifications
  • A bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a related technical discipline is preferred.
  • An applicable DoD 8140 / IAT Level II certification is preferred, as required for the position.
  • Applicable PWS IA baseline and computing environment certifications are preferred, as validated against the DD254 and final RFP.
  • Security+ CE, CySA+, Microsoft, VMware, Windows Server, SCCM, or other relevant technical certification is preferred, depending on the final labor category and access requirements.

About the company

DecisionPoint delivers IT support services to U.S. defense and federal agencies, helping them improve mission delivery. The company uses four Centers of Excellence to design and implement solutions that blend skilled professionals, mature processes, and smart technologies to tackle government challenges. It differentiates itself through its Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) status and its center-based approach to delivering large-scale IT programs across defense and federal sectors. Its goal is to help government agencies transform and enhance performance to meet critical mission requirements.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Gaithersburg, Maryland

Founded

2011

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What believers are saying

  • April 16, 2026 USTRANSCOM awarded DecisionPoint a $25.2 million IBS prime contract.
  • March 4, 2026 Navy awarded its first prime support contract for Norfolk Naval Shipyard.
  • October 2024 VA awarded the DecisionPoint-Decision Lens team an $80.5 million contract.

What critics are saying

  • Federal contract concentration leaves revenue exposed to award delays and recompetes.
  • GAO and SBA protests already touched DecisionPoint's eligibility and size status.
  • Rapid growth threatens SDVOSB eligibility; losing it would crush set-aside access by 2027.

What makes DecisionPoint unique

  • DecisionPoint is an SDVOSB defense IT shop with prime DoD credentials since 2012.
  • It pairs cybersecurity, cloud engineering, and mission support for classified federal environments.
  • The Agile Defense JV extends access through GSA Polaris and other federal vehicles.

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