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Systems Administrator

Riverside Research

United States, New York, New York

156 William Street (Show on map)

Jul 25, 2025

Systems Administrator

Location

US-NY-New York

ID

2025-3904

Category

Information Technology

Position Type

Full Time Salary

Riverside Overview

Riverside Research is an independent National Security Nonprofit dedicated to research and development in the national interest. We provide high-end technical services, research and development, and prototype solutions to some of the country's most challenging technical problems.

All Riverside Research opportunities require U.S. Citizenship.

Position Overview

Riverside Research is seeking a personable and highly technical individual to fill the role of Systems Administrator, capable of providing information technology support to groups performing cutting-edge research supporting national security interests. In this mid-level position, a successful candidate will leverage their technical expertise to maintain IT systems in several distributed classified computing environments. This position will be located in our New York office.

Responsibilities

Provide Tier 1 and Tier 2 support of a VMware based environment that includes both Windows and Linux machines

Capability to troubleshoot complex information technology problems using all available resources

Act as the liaison between the customer and IT management

Develop new and maintain existing installation and configuration procedures

Working knowledge installing, upgrading, and configuring hardware and software

Apply security updates/patches to Windows and Linux operation systems

Remediate monthly compliance scans

Repair and recover from hardware or software failures

Assist with management of communication security account and related devices

Coordinate with tier 3 functional roles within the information technology team as needed

Coordinate and communicate all significant information technology changes/outages with the appropriate parties such as the customer, management, and information security

Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree and minimum of 5 years' experience, an advanced degree with no experience, or equivalent work experience

Ability to manage time independently without direct supervision

Knowledge of communication security processes and procedures including related hardware

DoD 8140 (451) Systems Admin - Intermediate Certification (Security+ or Equivalent)

Active Top-Secret (or higher) USG Clearance with SCI eligibility

Desired Qualifications:

Seeking a candidate that has at least 5 years' experience performing a systems administration

Experience across traditional IT stack (Clients, Networking, Servers, Storage)

Working experience installing and configuring Linux operating systems

Implemented STIGS on Windows and/or Linux operating systems

Active Top-Secret clearance with SCI adjudication and a CI poly

Global Comp

$85,000- $125,000 This represents the typical compensation range for this position based on experience, location and other factors.

Closing Statement

Riverside Research Institute is a not-for-profit, technology-oriented defense company, where service to our customers and support of our staff is our overall mission. Riverside is an affirmative action-equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding recruitment and hiring. Riverside offers comprehensive compensation and benefit packages to our employees.
Riverside bases its employment decisions solely on technical experience, qualifications and other job-related criteria related to our organizational purpose as a not-for-profit company, and without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, veteran's status or any other status legally protected by applicable federal, state, and local law.