Senior IT Systems Administrator

BAE Systems · Cedar Rapids, IA · Engineering & Technology

senior operations Systems Engineer ic · Posted Apr 27, 2026
$88,189 – $149,922
USD per year

About this role

BAE Systems is hiring a senior-level Systems Engineer in the operations function based in Cedar Rapids, IA. The posting calls out experience with Python, TypeScript, Splunk, VMware. Compensation is listed at $88,189–$149,922 per year.

Role
Systems Engineer
Function
operations
Level
senior
Track
Individual contributor
Employment
Full-time
Location
Cedar Rapids, IA
Department
Engineering & Technology
Posted
Apr 27, 2026

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Job Description
We put our customers first – exemplified by our missions: “We Protect Those Who Protect Us®” and “We
Innovate for Those Who Move the World.” Sound like a team you want to be a part of? Come build your
career with BAE Systems.

BAE Systems is seeking a Senior Closed Area Systems Administrator to provide comprehensive technical
and operational support for classified IT systems. This position requires a seasoned IT professional with
expertise in managing complex, air-gapped systems and lab environments in accordance with DoD and
Intelligence Community security requirements. You will be responsible for the configuration,
maintenance, and monitoring of secure networks and systems, including Lab-in-a-Box (LIB)
environments, virtualization platforms, endpoint protection, and logging/alerting tools. This position is
100% onsite within a closed, classified area. Some after-hours or weekend support may be required for
maintenance windows or incident response. You must be able to lift equipment (up to 40lbs) and work
within controlled environments.

In this Senior IT Systems Administrator you will make impacts in the following ways;