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IT Systems Administrator

Sonalysts

Waterford, CT · Posted November 14, 2026

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Join our employee-owned company and help us develop systems and provide professional services that contribute to our national defense!

Sonalysts, Inc. is seeking an experienced IT Systems Administrator with critical thinking and effective communication skills to secure, support, and maintain our corporate IT systems. Our IT team supports a wide variety of IT requirements, and your work will be diverse and exciting as you support our ability to provide exceptional professional services and products for the U.S. Navy, U.S. Space Force, other Department of Defense and U.S. Government and commercial customers.

What You Will Be Doing :

The successful candidate will be a key contributor to the IT team and effectively manage multiple priorities to meet required deadlines. Responsibilities will include some or all of the following:

Maintain, upgrade, and administer organizational software, hardware, and networked systems

Design and implement server and service upgrades

Configure authentication using identity protocols such as LDAP, RADIUS, and SAML

Configure and review monitoring sensors for various services and hardware

Use scripts and other tools to automate information system administration and security functions on Windows and Linux (Powershell, Python, etc)

Support our software development factory requirements for Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment

Help ensure compliance and best practices are applied to the design, deployment, and implementation of various systems projects

Identifying, managing and resolving information system vulnerabilities by performing vulnerability scans, analyzing results, and implementing remediation actions.

What’s In It for You?

Working on challenging and innovative IT projects

Learning and applying new tools and technologies

Salary ranges between $75,000-$120,000, dependent on experience, qualifications and other relevant business criteria.

Becoming an integral part of an innovative employee-owned company which includes:

Flexible Time Program enabling an optimal work-life balance by permitting partners to arrange their work around personal appointments, parent-teacher conferences, children’s activities and the like, so long as the partner gets the job done on-time.

Paid Time Off

401(k) Plan with company match

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

Sales Bonus Program

Special Performance and Retention Bonus Program

Health and Dental Insurance

Dependent Care Assistance Plan

Health Care Reimbursement Plan

Employee Referral Bonus Program

Professional Development through Tuition Reimbursement Program, Online Training Program and Targeted Skills Program

Relocation Assistance to Southeastern Connecticut, to be in the vicinity of our Waterford, CT headquarters. Southeastern Connecticut offers unlimited waterfront access from restaurants to parks, beaches and downtown areas, hundreds of miles of hiking trails, thrilling nightlife entertainment, fascinating history, and abundance of farms and vineyards with offerings of markets and farm-to-table dinners and is conveniently located at the mid-way point of Boston and New York City and within an hour drive of three major commercial airports. Visit Southeastern Connecticut for the famous lobster rolls, apple cider and steamed cheeseburgers and stay for the highly ranked schools, low crime rates and abundance of attractions.

Required Qualifications:

Degree in a relevant field (e.g., Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related discipline) from an accredited institution, or 5+ years of comparable professional experience.

Experience with support, configuration, or maintenance of Windows Servers

Must be a U.S. citizen, eligible for a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) SECRET security clearance*

Preferred, but not required, experience in the following:

Possessing an active U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) security clearance*

Hold a current DOD Information Assurance Workforce (IAWF) Level II (or higher) IAM or IAT certification(s) ( e.g. , GSEC, Security+, SSCP, CCNA-Security, CISA, CISM, GCIH, CGED, CISSP, CASP)

Active Directory experience including GPO, OU design and configuration

Experience with network configuration and management

Working knowledge of cyber-security implementation methodologies

Working knowledge of AI technologies, including generative AI tools, prompt engineering, and AI security best practices

Working knowledge of cloud technologies

Strong knowledge of incident management and change management best-practices

Working knowledge of NIST SP800-171requirements

*Obtaining a U.S. Government security clearance involves a comprehensive background check. Candidates are eligible for a clearance if they have demonstrated sound financial management (including good credit) over time, are free of criminal records, have limited foreign contacts or ties, and other factors indicative of a position of trust to protect information sensitive to the U.S. Government.

Sonalysts, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to and will not be discriminated against on the basis of, race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, disability, or other basis protected by law.

This job is not available to residents of New York City because of local law restrictions there.

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