Job Title:  System Administrator Location:  Annapolis Junction, MD or Fairfax, VA Company:  Zachary Piper Solutions Duration:  4 years left on contract Clearance Required:  TS/SCI w/ Full Scope Polygraph Full Job Description: Zachary Piper Solutions is looking for a  System Administrator  to join a growing team in support of a government agency. This position will be  fully onsite , located in either  Annapolis Junction, MD or Fairfax, VA . Responsibilities/Overview: Employ best practices when implementing security requirements within an information system including software engineering methodologies, system/security engineering principles, secure design, secure architecture, and secure coding techniques Work directly with programs to ensure Information Technology (IT) infrastructure solutions meet the program requirements and schedules in a lab environment Provide comprehensive end-to-end computing support in closed environments from desktops to servers Provide broad range of systems and application support Prepare release planning for software and hardware across the system, including patch management Administer user system access and establishing safeguards to protect information to meet security requirements Develop, design, integrate and maintain all computer applications Evaluate complex system's production readiness and supportability Perform the restoration of routine to complex computing service operations Integrate security solutions into information systems