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About this Systems Administrator role at Leidos

Leidos · Onsite · Reston, VA

Leidos is seeking a System Administrator to be part of a team responsible for the implementation of quick turnaround desktop, video, and voice hardware and software requirements.  The position requires excellent communications skills, both verbal and written. The candidate must be able to work in a high-energy environment and adapt to shifting priorities.


Primary Responsibilities

  • Must possess the ability to coordinate multiple engineering projects simultaneously
  • Perform technical assessment of customer defined requirements
  • Design and develop technical modifications or reconfigurations interfacing with customers and members of the technical team
  • Perform switch port analysis availability and enable port(s) following all port security protocols
  • Perform optimization and maintenance of workstations and virtual environments
  • Provide updates to engineering designs and technical documentation
  • Support site expansions working collaboratively with Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) to  adding new desktop equipment or perform recaps/upgrades to existing equipment
  • Review technical design documentation in order to integrate new equipment for site expansions
  • Conduct a technical site survey in order to assess site expansion needs and implement the optimal technical solution
  • Review the current site network infrastructure baseline in order to proactively verify feasibility of expansion requirements
  • Ensure adherence to project procedures and security guidelines when providing remote and site support services to external partners
  • Develop and implement system repeatable installation and test procedures

Secondary Responsibilities:

  • Address and resolve technical problems of moderate complexity relating to the installation of hardware, peripheral devices, and network connectivity
  • Responsible for the installation, configuration, testing, and troubleshooting of desktop and peripheral hardware devices consisting of workstations, monitors, VoIP phones, printers, and desktop video teleconferencing equipment both on-site and off-site customer locations
  • Perform software installations and troubleshoot issues 
  • Perform de-installation of equipment / decommission site services
  • Hands-on experience with physical network cable installation and management

Travel:  May require occasional travel throughout the WMA or continental U.S.


Basic Qualifications: 

  • Requires BS degree and must have at least 4 years of prior relevant experience or 8 years of experience in lieu of degree
  • Clearance: Must have an active Top Secret/SCI clearance w/Poly to be considered
  • Strong interpersonal and customer service skills
  • Effectively complete engineering projects with nominal direction
  • Day-to-day fluency using Microsoft Active Directory to manage policies and user objects
  • Experience troubleshooting, administering, and using Microsoft Windows Enterprise 10 (imaging and basic configurations)

* As a condition of employment, this position requires the candidate pass both a customer required medical and psychological screening


Preferred Qualifications:

  • Possess and maintain one of the following certifications: MTA-IT, A +, Network +, or Security +.

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 23, 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 $73,450.00 - $132,775.00

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 $103,113/yrbelow the typical range for System Administrator roles.

$102,713 median $149,630 $177,000

Typical range $131,425–$170,000/yr, from 10 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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