Enterprise Systems Administrator

Location: Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado Springs, CO or Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, AL Clearance Required: Active DoW Secret Security Clearance Travel Required: Up to 10% of the time LaunchTech is a veteran-owned company that prides itself on delivering service before self and excellence in all we do. We are seeking dynamic professionals who embody our core values of Integrity, Commitment, and Excellence to join our growing Crew in support of our customers across the federal, state, and commercial markets. Do you enjoy keeping complex Windows, cloud, and container environments secure and running? This role directly supports the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on the Integrated Research and Development for Enterprise Solutions (IRES) contract, where your systems expertise keeps mission-critical enterprise services available and compliant. What You’ll Be Doing The candidate will: Administer, maintain, and troubleshoot Windows Server environments, including Windows Server 2022 and Windows Server 2025, supporting enterprise applications and infrastructure services. Perform operating system and application maintenance; account and access management; patching; vulnerability remediation; Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) compliance; configuration management; and general systems administration. Support virtualized, hybrid-cloud, and Software as a Service (SaaS) environments, including tenant administration, identity and access management, service configuration, monitoring, incident response, and vendor coordination as applicable. Deploy, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot containerized applications using approved container technologies and registries. Support Kubernetes-based platforms and workloads, including application deployments, namespaces, role-based access control, configuration and secret management, monitoring, troubleshooting, and patching. Support Windows and Linux container workloads in accordance with approved security, operational, and availability requirements. Assist with automation and repeatable deployment processes using PowerShell, Desired State Configuration, Ansible, Terraform, or equivalent approved tools. Perform daily monitoring to verify the availability, integrity, performance, and security posture of systems, applications, containers, and associated infrastructure. Respond to incidents, service requests, and user-support requirements across multiple platforms; document troubleshooting, corrective actions, and lessons learned. Maintain technical documentation, standard operating procedures, configuration baselines, system diagrams, and recovery procedures. Coordinate with cybersecurity, network, cloud, application-development, and service-delivery teams to resolve technical issues and support mission requirements. Participate in maintenance windows and provide occasional after-hours support. Perform other duties in support of the Service Delivery Team. What You Bring Basic Requirements: Must have 1, or more, year of directly related experience Must have experience administering and maintaining Microsoft Windows Server environments, preferably including Windows Server 2022 and/or Windows Server 2025. Must have experience implementing defined cybersecurity controls, vulnerability remediation, system hardening, and Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) compliance activities. Must be familiar with Kubernetes concepts, including deployments, services, namespaces, role-based access control, configuration management, monitoring, and troubleshooting. Must be familiar with supporting cloud-hosted or Software as a Service (SaaS) applications, including service monitoring, tenant administration, access management, and incident coordination. Must have strong troubleshooting, technical documentation, customer-support, communication, and teamwork skills. Must be able to adapt to changing priorities and learn emerging technologies. Must have experience supporting Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), or hybrid-cloud environments. Must have experience with scripting and automation, preferably PowerShell; familiarity with Python, Bash, Ansible, Terraform, or equivalent tools. Must have experience establishing, maintaining, and following documented technical processes and procedures. Must have an approved DoD 8570/8140-aligned Level II certification, such as CompTIA Security+ CE or higher, as required by the contract. Must have an active DoW Secret Security Clearance Desired Requirements: Have 1, or more, relevant technical certifications in Microsoft Windows Server, Azure, AWS, Kubernetes, containers, virtualization, or automation. Experience with BMC Helix/Remedy or comparable IT service-management tools. Experience supporting Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), or hybrid-cloud environments. Experience administering or supporting Kubernetes platforms, such as Azure Kubernetes Service, Red Hat OpenShift, Rancher, or comparable enterprise Kubernetes distributions. Experience supporting Windows and/or Linux containers in enterprise environments. Experience with scripting and automation, preferably PowerShell; familiarity with Python, Bash, Ansible, Terraform, or equivalent tools. Experience supporting Infrastructure as Code, configuration management, automated deployments, continuous integration/continuous delivery pipelines, source control, or artifact repositories. Experience administering or supporting Microsoft 365, Microsoft Entra ID, or comparable enterprise SaaS platforms. Experience establishing, maintaining, and following documented technical processes and procedures. Relevant technical certifications in Microsoft Windows Server, Azure, AWS, Kubernetes, containers, virtualization, or automation. Why LaunchTech? LaunchTech is built on a single standard: Excellence, Period. This role puts your systems administration skills to work across modern Windows, cloud, and container platforms supporting the nation’s missile defense enterprise. We offer: Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage 401(k) with company match Paid Time Off (PTO) Mission-driven work with opportunities to grow And more Ready to Join the LaunchTech Crew? LaunchTech is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, protected veteran status, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, age, pregnancy, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law. Visit www.welaunchtech.com to learn more about how we deliver Excellence, Period.