System Administrator

Maxar Technologies
paid time off, tuition reimbursement, flex time, 401(k)
United States, Virginia, Chantilly
4501 Singer Court (Show on map)
Jun 09, 2025
Please review the job details below. Are you a System Administrator that likes working on important and high visibility projects? Then we need your help! We have an urgent and immediate need for a Systems Administrator to join our team at a customer-site in Chantilly, VA. Life with Us Project: This customer office Provides Geospatial Support across the Enterprise. You will have the opportunity to help support applications enabling critical missions. The job will allow you to be instrumental in developing new ideas and unique solutions to optimize large user bases for diverse applications as they grow to enterprise scale. Your Career: We at Maxar are very serious about professional development and continuing education. We offer everyone the opportunity to define their own career trajectory. Our group has some amazing resources at our disposal specifically for this purpose. You will work with your direct supervisor and/or a mentor to set appropriate goals and design a plan to help you make consistent progress. We offer: Dedicated professional development time Online learning platform access * Conference attendance * Corporate partner industry training * Peer groups * Paid certifications * Education reimbursement * Student loan forgiveness * Hackathons! * Flexible Time Off Tenure bonus based on using required clearance on-site Day-to-Day with your Colleagues: Work with team members to deploy, optimize and maintain enterprise geospatial systems including databases, tools and applications and provide user support Maintain and optimize on-premise hardware and cloud-deployed systems Assist in security accreditation process, patching and continuing maintenance including security scans and creating and adhering to security technical implementation guides (STIGs). Minimum Requirements: US Citizen with active/current TS/SCI security clearance with required Polygraph Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Geography, etc. 4 years of relevant experience may be substituted for a degree. Experience as a Systems Administrator to include physical and cloud-based systems, migration and recapitalization, monitoring and backup and recovery Desired Skills: Experience deploying, maintaining and managing geospatial tools and applications including Google Earth Enterprise and the ESRI stack. Familiarity with Geospatial Database administration Experience with the Sponsor's Security Accreditation Process to include scanning, monitoring and mitigation plans Familiarity with DevOps concepts and operations Experience with AWS cloud services, application development and migration processes Experience working with Information Systems Security Engineers (ISSEs) In support of pay transparency at Maxar, we disclose salary ranges on all U.S. job postings. The successful candidate's starting pay will fall within the salary range provided below and is determined based on job-related factors, including, but not limited to, the experience, qualifications, knowledge, skills, geographic work location, and market conditions. Candidates with the minimum necessary experience, qualifications, knowledge, and skillsets for the position should not expect to receive the upper end of the pay range. The base pay for this position within California, Colorado, Hawaii, and the Washington, DC metropolitan area is: $155,000.00 - $185,000.00 For all other states, we use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop market-driven ranges for our roles, and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health and welfare insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees. You can find more information on our benefits at: https://www.maxar.com/careers/benefits The application window is three days from the date the job is posted and will remain posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. If the job is reposted regardless of reason, it will remain posted three days from the date the job is reposted and will remain reposted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. The date of posting can be found on Maxar's Career page at the top of each job posting. To apply, submit your application via Maxar's Career page. Maxar Technologies values diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.