User Profile System Administrator

Leidos Holding • $73K — $132K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of relevant experience in a system administration role with a focus on user profile management.
  • Proficient in AppSense or similar user environment management products.
  • Solid understanding of IC IT standards and best practices.
  • Hands-on experience with IT Service Management (ITSM) tools such as ServiceNow.
  • Capable of scripting and automation using PowerShell or equivalent languages.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills, with experience mentoring junior team members.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, meeting DoDM 8140.03 certification requirements.

Responsibilities

  • Remotely configure and troubleshoot user endpoints, ensuring timely software support.
  • Implement and maintain the user profile management system for seamless user transitions.
  • Distinguish user-specific issues from broader service outages for quick resolution.
  • Coordinate with various stakeholders to gather data and develop incident resolution strategies.
  • Establish solutions for availability and capacity management based on operational insights.
  • Document technical findings and resolutions for continuous process improvement.
  • Mentor junior team members and supervise tasks within the team setting.

Benefits

  • 401(k) with company match and immediate vesting.
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance options for employees and families.
  • Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance.
  • Paid time off for vacation, holidays, and personal matters.
  • Opportunities for professional development and continued education.
Full Job Description
Leidos is seeking mid-level User Profile System Administrator to support a large enterprise IT contract for the DOD. The System Administrator will support operations across multiple geographic locations and networks. The System Administrator provides systems and software operations and maintenance support in a large network enterprise, multi-enclave environment. This administrator will deploy, operate and maintain the user profile management system to ensure roaming user profiles are available every time a user logs onto a network. This individual will work in a team environment to ensure mission needs are met and ensure functionality of capabilities of customers.

Primary Tasks:
  • Individuals in this role may be required to remotely log into the end users' endpoint (desktops and/or servers) in order to perform technical software configuration, rebooting, and other remedial actions.
  • Provide implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance support. Rapidly distinguish isolated user problems from service outages.
  • Deploy, operate and maintain the user profile management system to ensure roaming user profiles
  • Coordinate with customers and stakeholders to collect data, conduct analysis, develop, and implement solutions associated with incident tickets and requirements.
  • Establish comprehensive availability and capacity management solution using lessons learned
  • Develop solutions to complex technical issues.
  • Provide follow-up reports (technical findings, feedback, resolution steps taken) for root cause analysis, engineering technical assessment and process improvement initiatives.
  • Mentor junior teammates and may supervise others.
  • Update operations and maintenance documentation for 24/7/365 IT Operations Center personnel to assist with initial troubleshooting, triage, and outage classification during non-duty hours.


Basic Qualifications
  • Experience with interacting with customers to handle complex service inquiries and problems.
  • Experience working as a Tier 2 system administrator: knowledge of desktop software applications such as web browsing and client software, and IT Service Management (ITSM) software.
  • Extensive experience supporting AppSense, User Workspace Manager/User Environment Manager family of products for user profile management.
  • Knowledge of IC IT standards and best practices.
  • Experience deploying, operating and maintaining the user profile management system to ensure roaming user profiles are available for customers throughout the enterprise
  • Experience with Scripting/Automation using PowerShell or other scripting languages
  • Experience with log reviews, incident analysis, and identification of issue trends.
  • Experience troubleshooting issues in a growing environment.
  • Time management skills.
  • Strong oral and written communications skills.
  • Track record of working effectively within a team, and support to peers toward improved processes and results.
  • Experience with IT Service Management (ITSM) ticketing systems such as ServiceNow.
  • Experience reviewing wo
  • rk products from peers for consistency and accuracy.
  • Experience supervising and mentoring others in a small team setting
  • Candidate must, at a minimum, meet DoDM 8140.03 (previously DoD 8570) - IT System Admin Intermediate certification requirements (Cloud+, GICSP, SSCP, Security+ CE, GSEC, or higher)


Education:
  • The candidate must have Bachelor's Degree with 4+ years. Additional experience may be substituted in lieu of a bachelor's degree/


Clearance:
  • Due to the nature of the government contracts we support, US Citizenship is required.
  • TS/SCI with Poly required for Position or TS/SCI and willingness to get a poly.
  • Desired Qualifications:
  • Ivanti User Workspace Manager Administrator certification or equivalent AppSense certification
  • ITIL Foundation certification


Original Posting:
September 29, 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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