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About this Jr. System Administrator role at Leidos

Leidos · Onsite · O'Fallon, IL

Leidos is seeking a candidate to fill a Junior System Administration position supporting DISA's GSM-O contract at Scott AFB, IL.  The System Administrator is responsible for protecting DISA’s information and information systems from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, perusal, inspection, recording and destruction.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • The candidate must be able to work independently to maintain the smooth operation of a multi-user computer systems, including coordination with customer and other administrators.

  • Communicate policies and procedures to customers

  • Update digital systems to provide insight to ongoing efforts and tickets

  • Monitor alarm systems

  • Perform basic level system administrator duties.

  • Interacts with users and evaluates vendor products.

  • Creates, maintains, and implements detailed documentation and maintains standard operating procedures.

  • Provides support on a M-F business hours schedule, also responsible for on-call, extended hour, and weekend support as required by mission or emergency situations.

  • System monitoring using installed tools as well as external tools.

 
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

  • BA Degree and less than 2 years of experience. Experience may be accepted in lieu of degree.

  • 1 year of experience in customer service environment

  • Must hold an active SECRET security clearance prior to start. 

  • Complete DoD 8750 certification e.g. Security+ within 6 months of start date.

  • Basic Understanding of Scripting Languages

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Additional training, education, or certification in IT related programs

  • Experience with a ticketing system

  • Experience working with virtual environments.

GSMO

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting:

September 24, 2026

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $50,700.00 - $91,650.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

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How this System Administrator salary compares

This role pays $71,175/yr — below the typical range for System Administrator roles.

$73,300 median $115,055 $163,338

Typical range $92,500–$137,869/yr, from 610 comparable System Administrator listings on JobsRadar (pay annualized to USD). See System Administrator salary insights →

About Leidos

Leidos Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $17.2 billion for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2026. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com . Pay and Benefits Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are

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