Innovative Defense Technologies
IT Systems Engineer - JobID-0034
$114K–$231K
Arlington, Virginia · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of full-time professional experience in systems administration or system engineering.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information Technology, or equivalent full-time professional experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must currently possess an active Secret U.S. Security Clearance.
About the job
Builds, integrates, secures, and maintains IT systems and networks at IDT’s Arlington office and customer sites, including automating processes and maintaining compliance.
What you'll do
- Install, provision, update, and maintain physical and virtual servers, networking devices, operating systems, and software.
- Implement and review security processes, user permissions, device hardening, and vulnerability remediation to maintain compliance.
- Develop and maintain system images and technical documentation for systems and networks.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information Technology, or equivalent full-time professional experience.
- 5+ years of full-time professional experience in systems administration or system engineering.
- Experience with VMware or similar virtualization, network troubleshooting, scripting with Bash, C, and/or Python, and TCP/IP concepts.
- Active Secret U.S. Security Clearance; ability to travel up to 25%; Security+, CCNA, or equivalent IAT Level II certification.
Nice to have
- Strong understanding of Red Hat or similar Linux distributions; tactical-system networking or PKI authentication experience.
- Experience with Ruckus devices, VMware NSX-T, or configuration automation software such as Ansible, PowerShell, Chef, Salt, or Puppet.
Pay
$114,000 - $184,000 USD base salary; $135,000 - $231,000 USD base salary
Tools
Red Hat, Windows, VMWare, Bash, C, Python, TCP/IP, Cisco
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