Systems Administrator Intern

Position Title: Systems Administrator Intern
Requisition ID: [TBD by HR]
Position Location: Fairfax, VA
Position Reports To: Software Infrastructure Manager, Engineering 
Supervises Others: No

Trident has built a reputation as a trusted provider of aerospace and defense electronics & processing systems including digital RF & Optical command and control solutions and atmospheric & airborne sensors. Our three operating units: Space Electronic Systems (SES), Integrated C4ISR Systems (ICS) and Optical Precision Systems (OPS), develop within the agile framework which enables us to produce proven, purpose-built systems that solve our customers’ mission critical challenges across space, air, land, and sea.

Trident’s Integrated C4ISR Systems (ICS) specializes in products and services that improve the safety and survivability of our armed forces. We develop solutions for a wide range of demanding missions and environments, including tactical communications systems for multi-national interoperability, autonomous predictive maintenance and logistics solutions, and scalable, responsive, all-domain surveillance systems. Trident's integrated systems support the protection of the National Capital Region and various military installations both domestic and abroad. We can deliver innovative, high-performance solutions that meet our customers' evolving requirements by integrating our specialized knowledge in electronic systems with appropriately scaled development methodologies.

Position Summary

The Systems Administrator Intern will support infrastructure and operational activities within an aerial surveillance system for a Department of Defense customer. This role provides hands-on experience with system administration, virtualization, cybersecurity, and network support in a mission-critical setting. The intern will assist with system deployment, configuration, and maintenance, and contribute to efforts to ensure system performance, reliability, and security.

Duties and Responsibilities

This position will report to the Software Infrastructure Manager, Engineering and will coordinate closely with the QA, Software Development, and Systems Engineering teams.

• Support day-to-day system administration activities across the system environment.
• Assist with virtualization efforts, including deploying and configuring virtual machines within a VMware environment.
• Help monitor system health and performance, identifying and reporting issues as needed.
• Contributes to cybersecurity initiatives, including system hardening, patching, and compliance-related activities.
• Assist with applying updates, patches, and configuration changes to maintain system integrity and security.
• Provide support for basic network configuration and troubleshooting tasks.
• Document system configurations, procedures, and changes.
• Collaborate with system administrators, network engineers, and cybersecurity personnel to support operations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Science, or a related field. 
• Basic understanding of operating systems (Linux)
• Must be geographically located within a commutable distance to the Trident location 
• US Citizenship required

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to virtualization technologies (e.g., VMware).
• Basic experience with system administration tasks (user management, system updates, etc.).
• Familiarity with cybersecurity concepts such as patching, system hardening, or vulnerability scanning.
• Experience with Linux command line or scripting (e.g., Bash, PowerShell).
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to communicate results effectively.
• Experience with GIT and Jira is preferred

Trident Systems reserves the right to change or assign other duties to this position. 

Trident Systems is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact recruiting@tridsys.com.

Pay Transparency: The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)