System Administrator
Leidos
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San Diego, CA · $87k–$157k a year · Posted November 4, 2026
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Leidos has filed 4 layoff notices in the last twelve months, covering 404 workers, most recently September 2026. These are public filings with state labor departments, and an open role can sit alongside them. See the filings
About the job
Leidos' Corporate Information Security Office, reporting through the Digital sector, is seeking a Systems Administrator to support classified IT operations across a geographically distributed wide-area network (WAN) environment, supporting users, infrastructure, and IT...