Program administrator Jobs in Washington, DC

Salary: $130,000 - 145,000 per year

Requirements:

• We require a bachelors degree in Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field and 4–7 years of relevant experience with increasing responsibility, or a comparable masters degree and 5+ years of experience.
• You must be a U.S. citizen without dual citizenship to meet clearance regulations.
• You must hold an active or inactive U.S. DoD Secret clearance or higher.
• You must have a DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level II or III-approved baseline certification.
• You have significant Linux systems administration experience, including Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Rocky Linux, or Ubuntu, particularly in information assurance and remediation.
• You have knowledge of DevOps or DevSecOps environments and tools such as CI/CD, GitLab, Bitbucket, Jenkins, and Nexus.
• You have experience with virtual machines, hypervisors, and Kubernetes-orchestrated containers.
• You are familiar with enterprise network architectures.
• You have experience with automated configuration management and server provisioning tools such as Ansible.
• You have experience in cybersecurity operations.
• You are familiar with network architecture and administration, network protocols, router and switch configuration (such as Cisco IOS), and firewall operations.
• Preferred experience includes deploying and maintaining DoD information assurance programs and standards, including DoD 8570, DoD 5520, NIST 800-171, and NIST 800-53.
• Preferred experience includes Bash and Python scripting or programming for automation.
• Preferred experience includes managing and maintaining Linux repositories.
• Preferred experience includes automated network and system monitoring with tools such as OpenSCAP, SCC, STIGviewer, and Nessus.
• Preferred experience includes Graylog, Kibana, or Wazuh SIEM solutions; eMASS; or serving as a COMSEC custodian.
• You must be able to work in person in McLean, VA; remote work is not available.

Responsibilities:

• Provide cybersecurity engineering services for classified and unclassified computer networks, primarily running Linux, in support of development networks.
• Assess system vulnerabilities, implement risk-mitigation strategies, validate system security, and test security products and systems for weaknesses.
• Carry out and improve processes and procedures that maintain the DoD-defined information assurance security posture of systems, including CMMC, 800-171, and 800-53 requirements.
• Assist with DCSA information assurance assessments.
• Collaborate with DevOps engineers to develop and maintain CI/CD environments, including Jenkins pipelines and quality and security analysis tools.
• Help create technical documentation for systems.
• Provide IT support to developers.

Technologies:

• Ansible
• Bash
• BitBucket
• CI/CD
• Cisco
• DevSecOps
• DevOps
• Firewall
• GitLab
• Graylog
• Support
• Jenkins
• Kibana
• Kubernetes
• Linux
• Network
• Nexus
• Python
• Security
• Ubuntu
• iOS

More:

We are seeking a Linux Systems Administrator to join our team delivering innovative software development for projects supporting Naval Combat Training Systems at the Naval Surface Warfare Center. Our work includes scientific, engineering, and technical services for the design, development, integration, testing, fleet implementation, and maintenance of training simulation systems. The role supports the network infrastructure, services, and systems used in software development for Navy combat system training. The position is full-time and based primarily at our facilities in McLean, Virginia, with occasional temporary on-site work at the NSWC facility in Carderock, Maryland; remote work is not possible. The stated annual salary range is $130,000–$145,000, with offers based on experience and role level. Benefits include a 401(k) with matching, dental, health, and vision insurance, a health savings account, life insurance, paid time off, a flexible schedule, professional development assistance, and tuition reimbursement.

last updated 41 week of 2026