Watch Officer/Systems Administrator - Panama Shift
Company: Peterson Technologies
Location: Bladensburg
Posted on: February 18, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description POSITION SUMMARY: System
Administrator / Watch Desk position that provides support for a
dynamic operational environment while maintaining the capability to
interact with multiple levels of the Agencies organizations. The
following roll will be responsible for supporting the current
infrastructure by checking for system vulnerabilities and managing
various Data flow / Watch desk projects. This position is also
responsible for providing request management support, which can
include but is not limited to, account creation, removal, transfer,
grouping, password management, as well as storage allocation,
locality, recovery, backup, and restoration, etc. Responsibilities
also include support for Windows operating systems. Including
installing and loading operating system software, troubleshoots,
maintains integrity and configures network components along with
implementing operating systems enhancements to improve reliability
and performance. This position will also need to provide detailed
documentation. For the required and desired qualifications, include
what position the candidate acquired the said experience and one
(1) example of what they did to gain that experience. REQUIRED
QUALIFICATIONS: a) Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field. Five (5)
additional years’ experience in a Systems Administrative or Watch
Desk position can be substituted for a bachelor’s degree b) Minimum
3 years’ experience as a Systems Administrator or Watch Desk
Analyst c) Minimum 2 years’ experience with Microsoft Windows
operating systems administration and industry best practices. d)
Minimum 1 years’ experience providing Tier 1 (Help Desk) and Tier 2
(Escalation) problem identification, diagnosis and resolution of
problems e) Past proven ability and willingness to work under the
technical direction of senior staff. f) Experience performing under
various levels of urgency and ability to meet deadlines. g)
Experience communicating and documenting technical issues, risks,
and approaches to direct reports, peers, superiors, and clients h)
Experience providing support for the escalation and communication
of status to agency management and internal customers i) Experience
gathering requirements based on feedback and feature requests of
users. Requirements: Applicants selected will be subject to a
security investigation and may need to meet eligibility
requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance
with polygraph is required. Must be willing to work Panama Shift
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Previous Watch Desk Support experience
Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Certification Salary range =
$120,000 - $150,000, depending on education, certification and
experience. Peterson Technologies provides for an excellent benefit
package to include generous PTO, healthcare, STD, LTD, Life
Insurance, 401k contribution and Tuition and Training
reimbursement. Salary range depending on experience Peterson
Technologies will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants
who are unable to utilize our online application system due to a
disability. Please send your request to HR at jobs@ptech-llc.com or
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