Job Family:Cyber Consulting
Travel Required:Up to 10%
Clearance Required:Ability to Obtain Public Trust
What You Will Do:The Senior System Administrator supports a large-scale Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) solution by delivering enterprise-level system administration, platform operations, infrastructure sustainment, and security-focused maintenance. This role ensures stable, secure, and compliant operation of the GRC environment across production and supporting ecosystems, enabling reliable workflows, risk management capabilities, reporting, and continuous modernization.
Key Responsibilities- Provide full-lifecycle system administration for enterprise GRC platforms and supporting infrastructure, including installation, configuration, optimization, and performance tuning.
- Manage access control and enforce least-privilege principles across the GRC environment to support functional roles, workflows, and approval structures.
- Execute patch management, upgrades, and configuration management aligned with security baselines, release cycles, and compliance frameworks.
- Deliver advanced troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for system, application, and integration-level issues within a complex enterprise environment.
- Perform operations and maintenance (O&M) activities, including health checks, monitoring, service continuity, data integrity verification, and environment upkeep.
- Lead or collaborate on vulnerability remediation, system hardening, and remediation of audit findings to maintain a secure and compliant platform.
- Support infrastructure sustainment, including servers, virtualized environments, cloud resources, and supporting components essential to GRC platform functionality.
- Maintain detailed and continuous documentation, including SOPs, configuration standards, maintenance records, architecture diagrams, and operational runbooks.
- Assist modernization efforts-such as enhancements, workflow optimization, and integration with enterprise services-aligned with GRC roadmap priorities.
What You Will Need:- Minimum of SEVEN (7) years of enterprise systems administration experience, including hands-on management of complex technical environments.
Minimum of THREE (3) years of troubleshooting and technical support experience. - Demonstrated proficiency with:
- System administration for large or complex environments
- Access control and identity enforcement
- Patching, updates, and configuration management
- Infrastructure operations and maintenance
- Vulnerability remediation and system hardening
- Experience supporting or integrating with enterprise software platforms (GRC, workflow automation, case management, or similar).
- Strong understanding of secure system operation principles and compliance-driven environments.
- Certifications: Security+, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, CASP+, GIAC, MCSE or EIGHT (8) or more years of directly relevant and applicable experience.
What Would Be Nice To Have:- Minimum of SIX (6) years managing large or complex enterprise systems at a senior level.
Experience supporting or operating enterprise GRC solutions, risk & compliance platforms, or secure workflow-driven applications. - Familiarity with:
- Cloud-hosted and hybrid infrastructure
- Identity, access, and governance workflows
- Vulnerability management and secure configuration standards
- Enterprise operational frameworks, including ITIL/DevSecOps
What We Offer:Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.
Benefits include:
- Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
- Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
- Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Basic Life & Supplemental Life
- Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
- Student Loan PayDown
- Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
- Skills Development & Certifications
- Employee Referral Program
- Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
- Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
- Mobility Stipend
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