System Administrator (Windows)

Location: Hybrid, with onsite days at USCG Headquarters in Washington, DC; U.S. citizenship and an active Top Secret clearance with eligibility for SCI are required.

Salary: $80,000–$90,000 annually.

Company

hirify.global delivers software engineering, cloud operations, and cyber risk management solutions for mission partners, including U.S. government customers.

What you will do

• Apply and track patches, updates, security configurations, security baselines, and STIG settings across intelligence systems in line with CGCYBER directives and deadlines.
• Resolve Tier 2 and Tier 3 escalations, troubleshoot hardware, operating system, network connectivity, and application issues, and identify root causes of recurring problems.
• Manage user accounts, group policies, and access permissions in Active Directory.
• Remediate vulnerability-scan findings and support system hardening, audits, and cybersecurity compliance reporting.
• Maintain configuration, procedure, knowledge-base, and asset documentation.
• Coordinate changes and incidents with ISSOs, network engineers, and government leads while following change-management and security procedures for classified systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
• 2–3 years of Tier 2–3 help desk or system support experience.
• Hands-on experience with patching and security configuration in Windows environments.
• Strong troubleshooting skills and a methodical approach to problem solving.
• Clear written and verbal communication with technical and non-technical users.
• U.S. citizenship and an active Top Secret (TS) clearance, with eligibility for SCI.
• Ability to work a hybrid schedule with onsite days at USCG Headquarters in Washington, DC.
• DoD 8140/8570 IAT Level II certification, such as CompTIA Security+ CE.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting USCG, DHS, DoD, or Intelligence Community systems.
• Familiarity with AWS environments.
• Linux administration experience.
• ITIL Foundation certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Mission-focused work supporting U.S. Coast Guard intelligence systems.
• Hands-on environment focused on solving complex technical problems.
• Work includes collaboration with mission partners, security professionals, network engineers, and government leads.
• Equal opportunity employment.