System Administrator
US$72,000 / yr base salary
Posted 15 Oct 2026
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- Expected experience
- 2+ yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- On-Site
- Contract
- Full-time
| Base salary | US$72,000 / yr |
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CertificationsSecurity+
Field of studyEngineering, Mathematics, Science, Technology
Study levelBachelor's
Job Description
Ready to make a difference? Our employees design, integrate, and test the world’s next generation communication and electronic warfare systems for the United States DoD and international customers. You will be among the brightest minds, working on the aerospace and defense industry’s most difficult problems. Drawing strength from our differences, we’re innovating for the future. We put our customers first – exemplified by our mission: “We Protect Those Who Protect Us®.” Sound like a team you want to be a part of? Come build your career with us.
BAE Systems is seeking a highly skilled and motivated individual to join our team of professionals as a Cyber System Administrator/Field Service Engineer. The qualified candidate will be working with the field engineering team to support and maintain Compass Call delivered mission systems and mission support systems at Davis Monthan AFB, AZ. The candidate will serve as a System Administrator for systems operated in support of the Compass Call program, including for operations, maintenance, training, and testing. The candidate will have detailed knowledge and expertise of the Information systems and provide day-to-day operations support for implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of Information Technology (IT) systems. This role will act as a key stakeholder in meeting program milestones by integrating technical, schedule, and resource requirements with interactions with internal and external users such as functional / government / customer entities and vendors, including day-to-day operations, monitoring and problem resolution for all of the client/server/storage/network devices, mobile devices, etc.
Responsibilities
- Implement, troubleshoot, and maintain IT systems, including Windows and Linux environments, network components, and security software.
- Manage day-to-day operations, monitoring, and problem resolution for client/server/storage/network devices, mobile devices, and other IT systems.
- Implement and troubleshoot technical security controls, maintain network infrastructure, and perform security-related compliance documentation.
- Communicate with customers to define required tools and resources, investigate new procedures, and resolve IT issues.
- Manage IT system infrastructure, optimize system operations, and perform system capacity analysis and planning.
- Provide help desk and escalation support for problem identification, diagnosis, and resolution.
- Perform data backups, maintain system inventories, and participate in security incident response and recovery processes.
- Work in team environments, collaborate across multiple IT disciplines, and attend required technical and security training.