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Lead System Administrator

$125k

Maximus

The Lead System Administrator will lead the enterprise Patch and Upgrade Management function. This role owns patch strategy, prioritization, risk-based remediation, and rollback planning across on-prem, cloud, and hybrid systems, ensuring secure, timely, and compliant vulnerability remediation. Responsibilities Serve as Lead Sys Admin, owning strategy, execution oversight, and risk-based decisioning across on-prem, cloud, and hybrid platforms. Identify, analyze, test, coordinate approvals for, and apply system, software, and hardware patches and upgrades in accordance with vulnerability management timelines. Direct prioritization and remediation of high-risk and known-exploited vulnerabilities, ensuring accountability for timely closure. Establish and maintain standard configuration baselines and secure system hardening practices across enterprise platforms. Design, test, and oversee rollback and contingency procedures to restore systems to a known good state following failed patches or upgrades. Recommend and document compensating controls and mitigations when vendor fixes are unavailable or delayed. Ensure comprehensive patch coverage across all IT and OT environments, coordinating closely with cybersecurity, change management, and operations teams. Minimum Requirements Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust is required. An active Public Trust and/or DHS suitability is preferred. Must be a U.S. Citizen without dual citizenship. Enterprise Patch & Upgrade Management across Windows, Linux, network devices, and cloud platforms. Vulnerability remediation aligned to CVE, KEV, and ISVM guidance. IT/OT environment support (on-prem, cloud, hybrid). Secure configuration baselines and system hardening. Change, configuration, and release management processes. Rollback, contingency, and recovery planning. Technical leadership and cross-team coordination. Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience). 10+ years of system administration experience, including enterprise scale patch and vulnerability management. Preferred Skills and Qualifications Experience supporting large federal enterprise environments. Familiarity with ServiceNow change and release workflows. Cloud platform experience (AWS and/or Azure). Strong written documentation and audit-support skills. Experience mentoring junior system administrators. Security+ (or equivalent baseline certification). ITIL Foundation (or equivalent ITSM certification). Job Code: TCS221, T5, Band 8 Maximum Salary: $125,000 Minimum Salary: $115,000 Maximus is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics. #J-18808-Ljbffr Maximus

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